55 minutes ago Illustrator talks about making "Shortest Day" poem into a children's book

For NPR's series "Picture This," illustrator Carson Ellis talks about working with author Susan Cooper to make Cooper's poem "Shortest Day" into a children's book. (This story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on December 16, 2023.)

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2 hours ago German Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 killed, 200 injured, minister says

At least five people are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday.

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3 hours ago A Spacecraft Is About to Fly Into the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time

On Christmas Eve, NASA's fastest-moving probe will come closer than ever to the surface of the sun.

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4 hours ago Bing Crosby struggled to sing 'White Christmas' to troops, ‘most difficult thing’ in his career

Bing Crosby once said the most difficult thing he ever did in his decades-long career was sing "White Christmas" to homesick troops in France in December 1944.

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8 hours ago Santa and Mrs. Claus Use Military Transports to Bring Christmas to an Alaska Native Village

Santa and Mrs. Claus Use Military Transports to Bring Christmas to an Alaska Native Village  U.S. News & World Report

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8 hours ago Alaska National Guard, Salvation Army deliver Christmas to rural Alaska village

Alaska National Guard, Salvation Army deliver Christmas to rural Alaska village  Yahoo! Voices

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8 hours ago Brief government shutdown ushered in before Christmas as Senate works to advance House bill

Congress did not manage to send a spending bill to President Biden's desk before the pre-Christmas deadline.

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11 hours ago Owl I want for Christmas: Intruding bird perches atop VA family's Christmas tree

Owl I want for Christmas: Intruding bird perches atop VA family's Christmas tree  NBC Washington

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12 hours ago Alex Marlow: Democrats Are Trying to Drive a Wedge Between Musk and Trump

On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Democrats attempting to divide President-Elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Marlow said, “[T]hey’re trying to frame it as though Elon Musk is actually the…president-elect.” After playing video of The post Alex Marlow: Democrats Are Trying to Drive a Wedge Between Musk and Trump appeared first on Breitbart.

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13 hours ago Christmas Comes Early for Democrats: House Passes Spending Bill With Zero Democrat Nay Votes

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivered an early Christmas present to Democrats Friday night by extending spending levels overwhelmingly opposed by Republicans earlier this year. The post Christmas Comes Early for Democrats: House Passes Spending Bill With Zero Democrat Nay Votes appeared first on Breitbart.

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