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Three months since Fresno implemented its new law, police have made over 300 arrests, but only a few unhoused people are taking them up on drug treatment services

What a year it has been in politics - how might some of 2024 dynamics play out in early 2025?

The song "Amazing Grace" was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards about the band's first collection of original tunes in 18 years.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kristen Coleman, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Maryland, about the recent cases of bird flu in cats and what steps to take to protect pets.

In 1959, MSU Professor Glendon Swarthout, inspired by his students heading to Florida for Spring Break, wrote a book about their experiences. The 1960 book "Where The Boys Are" was turned into a successful MGM film starring Connie Francis, debuting on this day. The film, book, and hit song popularized the Spring Break phenomenon well beyond MSU.

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After weeks of military activity, Israeli troops ordered people off the grounds of a hospital they say Hamas is using as cover. Officials say Israel is targeting civilians in an inhuman assault.

Zachary Loeb, Purdue University assistant professor, tells NPR's Juana Summers that the real story of Y2k wasn't about computers run amok. It was about experts sounding an alarm, and fixing problems.

Some hospitals are allowing dogs to spend entire shifts at the hospital for the doctors and nurses. The trained dogs help staff cope with the stress of their work amid high levels of burnout.