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Skybar, one of Beirut's most popular nightclubs, has turned into a shelter for hundreds of displaced people who've fled Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon in recent weeks.

As part of our series about students and teachers, musicologist Bruce Nemerov describes the way that one song is recorded by several different musicians in different decades of the 20th century. The older musicians are teaching the younger musicians through the song "Sitting on Top of the World." We hear the song as recorded by Al Jolson, The Mississippi Sheiks, Howlin' Wolf, Eric Clapton, Bill Monroe and The Grateful Dead.

Scientists say the iceberg is one of the largest seen by satellites. But the full implications of its separation off remain to be seen.

In public testimony, the top diplomat for the U.S. in Ukraine described a conversation, heard by a member of his staff, between the president and Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU.

This timeline covers major moments in the controversy surrounding R&B singer R. Kelly, up to 2021, when he was convicted for sexual exploitation of a child, racketeering, bribery and sex trafficking.

Members of Congress and advocacy groups say Operation Warp Speed should release its contracts with vaccine makers after NPR reporting found the terms of many aren't public.

While a significant portion of the Super Bowl watching audience are around for the ads, it's not just the TV-watching audience to which those ads are geared. Here's a few notable ads to watch Sunday.

One hundred years ago today, the U.S. entered World War I. American GIs marched into battle armed with one important — and then still-novel — item to give them a jolt of energy and raise morale.

With the coronavirus spreading out of control in many parts of the U.S., some experts say the strategy of testing and tracing can't contain the pandemic until lockdowns bring case numbers down.

Crowded protests carry a risk of coronavirus transmission. But for some, showing up is nonnegotiable. Here's guidance to keep loved ones safe from the risk you might bring the virus home.