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The decision aims to better protect the littlest kids amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off soon.

Banker Ella Beavers had her colleagues wondering about the black eye she brought to work one day. "It was hard to hide... but I managed," the 31-year-old Albanian-born banker says. Her co-workers soon learned the reason for the injury: her newfound passion for boxing.

Tara body-slammed the neighbors' dog to save her then-4-year-old owner. When a Los Angeles shelter prepared to present its annual trophy, no dog's heroics could match the cat's.

A drop of blood that was subjected to modern DNA testing enabled Vermont State Police detectives to make an arrest in the 1989 murder of a couple found stabbed to death in their home, police said.

In the past, Brazil has let public sector employees arrive late to work so they could watch the men's national soccer team play in the World Cup. Now that policy applies for women's matches too.

The U.S. men's team defeated Guinea 3-0 to advance to the knockout round in an Olympics for the first time since the Sydney Games in 2000. The Americans will face Morocco Friday in the quarterfinals.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to America First Policy Institute spokesman Marc Lotter about President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks and policies. The group has been advising the incoming administration.

If awards season has been building toward a second match-up of Barbenheimer, this round went to Oppenheimer. It also won best director, best drama actor, best supporting actor and for best score.

Some fans in the U.S. and around the world are unhappy with World Cup ticket prices — and U.S. immigration policies. So they're deciding not to come, raising concerns across the travel industry.

Allegations of guards beating and terrorizing detainees have emerged from jails Homeland Security uses to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. But legal redress for the alleged victims is unlikely. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling has the second of two reports.