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A new study involving blimps, nets and radar beams reveals the staggering number of insects that fly above us each year in their seasonal migrations.

It's illegal for immigration officials to detain U.S. citizens. But an NPR analysis of public records found that in an eight-year period, some 1,500 people who were held turned out to be Americans.

The Tunisian man's fingerprints were found in the cab of the truck used in Monday's deadly rampage at a Christmas market in Berlin, German officials say.

Remaining rebels and civilians in east Aleppo wait in freezing weather for transportation out of the city; a few hundred people refuse to leave. Pro-regime forces might enter as soon as this evening.

Unsecured Malm dressers, prone to tipping over, killed three children in three years. A wrongful death suit has been settled, lawyers for the families say; Ikea confirmed a "tentative" agreement.

On Nov. 1, a church in Greenville, Miss., was torched and "Vote Trump" was painted on a wall. Now a member of that church has been charged with arson. Officials have not provided a motive.

Uber will have to park its self-driving cars in California for now. The state's Department of Motor Vehicles said it revoked the registrations of 16 vehicles owned by the ride-hailing company.

Wikipedia's most edited articles of 2016 range from the obvious to the outlandish.

In response to an NPR investigation that shows 10 times the number of cases as currently reported, members of Congress are asking three federal agencies to work together to obtain an accurate count.

Gambian president Yahya Jammeh is defying calls from regional and international leaders to give up power, despite his loss at the polls earlier this month.