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This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories of 2024.

The State Department has shuttered the team involved in South China Sea security, getting rid of top experts on the subject at a time when the administration says security in the region is a priority.

TV critic David Bianculli says 2025 offered so many great shows he couldn't narrow them down. But in a year of intense TV, Netflix's haunting series Adolescence, stands apart.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The tundra village of Nunapitchuk sits on top of a high concentration of permafrost, and it’s melting. The Anchorage Assembly decided Tuesday night that the name of Alaska’s late Congressman should be attached to the city’s port after all. And melting permafrost is bringing decay and fungus …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Family and friends of a Marshall woman who was found dead in the Yukon River are asking why it took so long to find her. A world-renowned Yup’ik cultural museum in Quinhagak is celebrating its 5th anniversary this month. And Alaska remains near the top of the …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A cyclist from Homer came out on top at the U.S Professional Road Race Championship last Sunday. Suzanne LaFrance has declared victory in Anchorage’s mayoral race. And Finance Co-Chair Senator Bert Stedman talks about the state operating budget.

Our guests this week are several members of Kodiak High School’s Drama Club — Shakesbears, some in the studio and some by video conference. We discuss their historic and record-breaking run to becoming the 2020 Alaska state champions in Drama and Forensics. Wetherleigh Griffin, (at right in studio), Felix Lewis, (top …

The Israeli military said that one of its airstrikes earlier this month killed Hashem Safieddine. There was no immediate confirmation from the militant group about the fate of top official.

The exit of more than a dozen staffers follows turmoil at Heritage and the larger conservative movement over the role of right-wing influencers who've promoted antisemitic and other extremist ideas.

This year's Caldecott medal went to a book about an older sister frustrated when her baby brother "helps." The Newbery went to a middle-grade tale about a time traveler at the turn of the century.