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The Western megadrought. This year, it's brought early, record-breaking wildfires to New Mexico. The drought is forcing permanent ecosystem changes. Can there be longterm solutions?

The former prime minister was sentenced to three years for violating the official secrets act, on top of a 20-year sentence already handed down by the military junta that took power in 2021.

Pop acts embraced the ukulele and the saxophone. Rock bands crafted weird, widescreen albums that still brimmed with solid, hummable songs. And a few notorious recluses returned to the public eye.

In a sign of the season, a crane hoisted an 82-foot Norway spruce into place at New York City's Rockefeller Plaza. The Christmas tree will be officially lit on Nov. 30.

President Bush is calling the killings in the Darfur region of Sudan "genocide" but some question whether the Bush administration is doing all it can to support peace in the region. Author John Prendergast, an Africa policy expert with the International Crisis Group, explains why.

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warns in a report that the U.S. could lose in Afghanistan without more troops. Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, says the report also says that focusing on force requirements misses the point entirely.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Jim Wiechmann of West Lynn, Oregon and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

As Team U.S.A. climbs the Olympics swimming charts, searches for "why do swimmers wear parkas?" are trending on Google.

See which jobs top the list — and which are less deadly than you might have thought.

President Trump linked Tylenol to autism despite little medical evidence. How are Americans meant to make important decisions about their health at this confusing moment?