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Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to lead HHS. RFK Jr. has another hearing Thursday.

A Steinbeck scholar says Murder at Full Moon, a mystery about a series of brutal murders that appear to be the work of a werewolf, should be available to all. Steinbeck's estate disagrees.

Scientists find evidence that mice and humans may share some sophisticated emotional characteristics. It's now thought mice have the ability to be affected by another mouse's pain or suffering.

Iranian negotiators are due to arrive in Moscow Monday for discussions about moving Tehran's nuclear fuel production to Russia. Moscow says its proposal offers the best hope for breaking Tehran's standoff with the West.

Everyone suddenly wants to learn Mandarin Chinese. The problem is that there are few credentialed teachers. Now the Chinese government is making plans to develop teaching partnerships with U.S. public school districts.

Local organizations are behind food distributions in the East Side of Buffalo following the shooting at a Tops supermarket.

About 1,000 people have been evacuated from a town in Southern California after a landslide Wednesday. Multimillion-dollar houses in Laguna Beach were destroyed as residents escaped. Meanwhile, construction continues on new and glamorous homes in the area. Member station KPCC's Rob Schmitz reports.

German Theodor Haensch and Americans John Hall and Roy Glauber win the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on the physics of light. Their work with lasers has helped redefine how distance is measured and allowed physicists to measure the atom's internal structure with new precision.

One bundle of homemade camouflage netting was packaged with a note reading, "Death to enemies." The libraries are also sending Ukrainian books out of the country to refugees who have fled.

O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992.