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In this April 2020 file photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un, center top, attends a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang.

North Korea's Kim at a critical crossroads a decade into his rule

As North Korea's dictator marks a milestone on Friday, he might be facing his toughest moment yet, as crushing sanctions, the pandemic and growing economic trouble converge

Nurse Sandra Lindsay, the first person in the U.S. to get the COVID-19 shot, serves as grand marshal of the Hometown Heroes Parade in New York City in July. The event honored essential pandemic workers.

Sandra Lindsay got the first U.S. COVID jab. Here's her secret to motivate others

Since Lindsay rolled up her sleeve to get vaccinated a year ago, she has devoted herself to motivating others, especially those who are hesitant, to get vaccinated. She shares five persuasive tips.

Literary fiction dominates Maureen Corrigan's 2021 Best Books list

Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan says 2021 was a spectacular year for literary fiction. As such, her annual Best Books list is exclusively composed of novels and short story collections.

This photo taken late on Dec. 14, 2018, with a long time exposure shows a meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower, seen from Wundwin township near the city of Mandalay.

You'll have the best view of the Geminid meteor shower overnight Monday

Although the moon will brighten up the sky and make it harder to see the Geminids this year, astronomers say from about 2 a.m. to sunrise, no matter your time zone, will be prime viewing time.

U.S. close to hitting 800,000 deaths from COVID-19

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in almost every state as the country now grapples with both the delta and omicron variants.

A photographer looks at the sky at night to see the annual Geminid meteor shower on the Elva Hill, in Maira Valley, near Cuneo, northern Italy on Dec. 12, 2015. (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)

When to watch the Geminid meteor shower — and Comet Leonard zooming by

Sky & Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty tells us when and where to look and what we'll see if the skies are clear.

Students walk in front of Fraser Hall on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan. (Orlin Wagner/AP)

What to know as student loan payments resume next year

The first payment will be in February for millions of borrowers.

Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House on Oct. 26, 2020.

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Meadows in contempt, sending a criminal referral to House

Ahead of the vote, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming read a litany of text messages she said Mark Meadows received during the Jan. 6 siege, including from Donald Trump Jr.

From left, U.S. Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and NCAA and world champion gymnast Maggie Nichols are shown after their testimony during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Sept. 15 about the FBI handling of the investigation of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of gymnasts.

Nassar abuse survivors reach $380 million deal with USA Gymnastics, Olympic committee

The two groups and their insurers agreed to a monetary payout and reforms to prevent future abuse in a major settlement with hundreds of gymnasts abused by the former U.S. team doctor

Tesla head Elon Musk talks to the press as he arrives to to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin last year.

Elon Musk is Time's 2021 Person of the Year

The magazine says it gives the title to the person who had the greatest influence for the past year. Musk, the richest person on Earth, is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.

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