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Ski industry conglomerate Vail Resorts is pushing back against criticism over staff pay and other operational struggles due to labor issues made worse by the omicron surge.

President Biden has threatened serious sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine, and 8,500 U.S. troops have been put on heightened alert. We examine what this crisis means for the White House.

The U.S. and NATO are readying troops for possible deployment to Eastern Europe to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. The Kremlin says Western governments and media are creating "hysteria."

From her apartment's rooftop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, photographer Lucía Vázquez documents the meaning of long-time friendships that have become as close as sisters.

There's an opening for the next landlord of Piel Island, which is about half a mile off England's northwestern coast. A big responsibility will be running a centuries-old pub called The Ship Inn.

"The Great Resignation" looks mostly like workers negotiating for a better deal.

Wordle players get six chances to guess a five-letter word. On social media, people share a graphic that shows how they got their answer, without the answer. The spoiler has been banned from Twitter.

Legal experts say the illegitimate submissions should motivate Congress to update the Electoral Count Act and "firm up the guardrails" of democracy.

The pandemic was marked by a surge in all kinds of investments — from stocks to Bitcoin. Now surging inflation is leading to steep falls across the markets.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to advocate Andre Bear about the root causes of child separation in Canada, and what needs to be done. The country promised more than $30 billion to the child welfare system.

Russia reinforces its military presence along the border with Ukraine. Stocks are in the midst of a wild ride as the U.S. grapples with inflation. Burkino Faso's president has been ousted in a coup.

Judges in Guatemala City on Monday found five men guilty of raping three dozen women some 40 years ago — during the height of the violence in Guatemala's long civil conflict.