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U.S.
Trump will drop push for National Guard deployments in Chicago, LA and Portland, Ore.
Alina Hartounian
Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.
U.S.
In Mt. Olive, N.C., a ball doesn't drop for New Year's — a giant pickle does
Nick de la Canal
U.S.
A solution to homelessness in Phoenix seems successful, but funding is running out
Katherine Davis-Young
U.S.
Non-U.S. citizens will have to pay $100 surcharge to enter some national parks
Rachel Cohen
U.S.
The new challenges obtaining SNAP benefits for LGBTQ+ recipients
Rebecca A Smith
KCCU SCIENCE NEWS
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    Science Source
    What Stranger Things gets right about wormholes
    Katia Riddle
    The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormholes have making appearances for decades not only in science fiction but in actual science.
  • Alex Boersma
    Meet five new species discovered in 2025
    Arundathi Nair
    A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.
KCCU FEATURE NEWS
The 7-foot tall "2026" numerals are displayed at an illumination ceremony in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in New York. (Adam Gray/AP)
Adam Gray/AP
KCCU Feature
How the New Year's Eve countdown began
Here & Now Newsroom
Counting down to midnight in the last seconds of Dec. 31 is a modern phenomenon.
KCCU Feature
Lessons from Kilimanjaro: Slowing down is the key to success
Here & Now Newsroom
Samantha Balaban/NPR
World
Out with the mayo: How Ukrainians reclaim holiday food
Daniel Estrin, Samantha Balaban
HBO Max, Netflix, Sony Pictures Classics, Netflix, Netflix, A24
KCCU Feature
50 wonderful things from 2025
Linda Holmes