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A Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission plaque is seen along a roadside in New Castle, Pa. A recent review of all 2,500 markers has resulted in the state removing two markers, revising two and ordering new text for two others so far.

Racial reckoning turns focus to roadside historical markers

Pennsylvania is reviewing its 2,500 roadside markers, scrutinizing factual errors, inadequate historical context, and racist or otherwise inappropriate references.

A Hyundai Sonata sits in a Hyundai car dealership in Des Plaines, Ill., in 2012. U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years.

U.S. regulators step up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's opening an engineering analysis to evaluate whether previous recalls of some Hyandai and Kia models covered enough vehicles.

Leila Fadel has been selected as the fourth host of Morning Edition.

Leila Fadel is newest NPR host at Morning Edition and Up First

Fadel is named the fourth host of Morning Edition, joining cohosts Steve Inskeep, Rachel Martin and A Martinez. She replaces Noel King.

Hong Kong police raided the office of the online news outlet Stand News on Wednesday after arresting several people for conspiracy to publish a seditious publication. The website shut down hours later.

Hong Kong pro-democracy news site closes after raid, arrests

A vocal pro-democracy website in Hong Kong shut down Wednesday after police raided its office and arrested six in a continuing crackdown on dissent.

Overnight outage affects 7,000 HEA members

There were a couple of bright spots to the substantial power outage affecting the Soldotna area last night. If you lost power, you were in good company.…

Eko the tiger, who was killed after biting a man's arm when he crossed into an unauthorized portion of the Naples Zoo, is seen in Naples, Fla., in this handout photo taken March.

An endangered tiger was shot dead by police in a Florida zoo after attacking a man

An 8-year-old Malayan tiger named Eko was killed by police after it bit the arm of a cleaning crew member who put his hand in the enclosure after hours.

An public safety message from the government of South Africa. The country announced on Thursday that it was past the peak of its latest coronavirus surge.

As omicron heats up in the U.S., South Africa says its wave is on the way out

The variant caused fewer deaths and less severe infections than past versions of the virus in South Africa, but that could be different in other countries.

In this photo provided on Saturday by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang.

North Korea's Kim vows to build up military and maintain anti-virus measures

In a speech at a key political conference, Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his military capability, maintain draconian anti-virus measures and push hard to improve the economy.

Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, are seen in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.

Seoul: North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing back

A person who crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea on New Year's Day was likely a defector who had made the trip in the other direction in late 2020, the military said Monday.

Smoke rises from the Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Jan 3, 2022 after the fire re-ignited late afternoon. Firefighters are again on the scene after a major blaze tore through the precinct a day earlier.

Fire reignites at South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town

The fire started on Sunday and had been contained, but flared up again on Monday after firefighters had been sent home. A man was arrested in connection with the fire.

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