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An oil rig, 90 miles off the Gulf of Mexico, is on fire, the U.S. Coast Guard reports. Thirteen people on board the rig are accounted for. An explosion was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. ET.

The New England Aquarium in Boston called a press conference Thursday to dispel an urban legend that a 12-year-old boy with autism had abducted one of its penguins. The aquarium's spokesman Tony LaCasse says no such abduction took place and all the aquarium's penguins are present and accounted for.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is gathering evidence of war crimes in Ukraine and is promising to hold Russia to account.

Pope Francis, hospitalized recently with bronchitis, skipped the procession because of cold weather. It was the first time a pope was a no-show at the Colosseum Way of the Cross procession since 2005.

With Kentucky’s economy slowing to a trickle during the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s already cash-strapped coffers and services are going to take a…

A State Dept. official called the verdicts "an important first step in holding those responsible for the terrible crime accountable." But a U.N. official called them a "mockery" of justice.

Attorney Mark Zaid, who is also part of the initial whistleblower's legal team, tells NPR that a new whistleblower has talked to the inspector general of the intelligence community.

The 2020 campaign may just be starting, but digital disinformation efforts are well underway. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Natasha Korecki of Politico.

Libra will be controlled by a nonprofit group in which Facebook will share responsibilities with companies ranging from Mastercard and PayPal to Uber and eBay.

State Rep. Charles Booker of Kentucky reflects on the grand jury's decision to indict one of the three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in March.