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Kentucky has some of the nation's highest rates of overdose deaths. Kroger did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the settlement. Lebanon has a president. After more than two years without one, selecting a leader is a step towards addressing a decimated economy, financial system, and destruction from a war with Israel.

CNPR's Emily Fang reports the to-do list for the new president is long.

CNPR's Emily Fang reports the to-do list for the new president is long.

A spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency in Japan has beamed back some of the closest photos ever of the planet Mercury's North Pole. Pictures released today by the European Space Agency. It was the sixth flyby of Mercury by the Bebo Colombo spacecraft. I'm Jack Spear in PR News in Washington.

A spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency in Japan has beamed back some of the closest photos ever of the planet Mercury's North Pole. Pictures released today by the European Space Agency. It was the sixth flyby of Mercury by the Bebo Colombo spacecraft. I'm Jack Spear in PR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The body of former President Jimmy Carter arrived in the nation's capital today. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports the former president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, where members of the public will have the chance to pay their final respects. Ready?

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The body of former President Jimmy Carter arrived in the nation's capital today. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports the former president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, where members of the public will have the chance to pay their final respects. Ready?

Authorities in Las Vegas say the man who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck and killed himself in front of the Trump Hotel used the AI service chat GPT to plan it. NPR's Kirk Sigler has the latest on the investigation into the New Year's Day explosion.

Authorities in Las Vegas say the man who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck and killed himself in front of the Trump Hotel used the AI service chat GPT to plan it. NPR's Kirk Sigler has the latest on the investigation into the New Year's Day explosion.

President Biden is in Los Angeles today. He traveled to Southern California to mark the creation of two new national monuments, but events had to be canceled due to extreme fire risk. NPR's Deepa Shivram explains.

President Biden is in Los Angeles today. He traveled to Southern California to mark the creation of two new national monuments, but events had to be canceled due to extreme fire risk. NPR's Deepa Shivram explains.

Banking giant JPMorgan is the latest big company to say it's considering requiring all its roughly 300,000 employees to return to the office five days a week. Bloomberg News initially reporting senior execs at the company are discussing the idea, which would most likely affect back office staff who are currently required to be in three days a week. You're listening to NPR News in Washington.

Banking giant JPMorgan is the latest big company to say it's considering requiring all its roughly 300,000 employees to return to the office five days a week. Bloomberg News initially reporting senior execs at the company are discussing the idea, which would most likely affect back office staff who are currently required to be in three days a week. You're listening to NPR News in Washington.

President Biden's decision to block a nearly $15 billion deal by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. steel is not playing well in Tokyo. Japanese leaders seeing the rejection of the merger as a betrayal after decades of U.S. pressure to lift barriers on trade and investment. Japan is Washington's closest ally in Asia.

President Biden's decision to block a nearly $15 billion deal by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. steel is not playing well in Tokyo. Japanese leaders seeing the rejection of the merger as a betrayal after decades of U.S. pressure to lift barriers on trade and investment. Japan is Washington's closest ally in Asia.

Venezuelan opposition organizers are calling for mass protests ahead of President Nicolas Maduro being sworn in for a third term. As Jorge Valencia reports, it's amid a climate of repression over an election that, according to many international observers, Maduro lost.

Venezuelan opposition organizers are calling for mass protests ahead of President Nicolas Maduro being sworn in for a third term. As Jorge Valencia reports, it's amid a climate of repression over an election that, according to many international observers, Maduro lost.

It comes at a tough time for the nation's biggest ski resort. More than 200 ski patrol employees at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort walked off the job December 27th seeking higher pay. Ski patrol members say they want base pay to go from $21 to $23 an hour.

It comes at a tough time for the nation's biggest ski resort. More than 200 ski patrol employees at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort walked off the job December 27th seeking higher pay. Ski patrol members say they want base pay to go from $21 to $23 an hour.

Meanwhile, resort owner Vail, for its part, says it granted a 50% pay raise to ski patrol workers two years ago, the ongoing strike forcing the resort to close many of its lifts and trails. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.