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"Losing so many kids is just devastating," Mayor Jim Kenney said. The four smoke alarms in the building did not appear to have been working, fire officials said.

Being the host that he is, Bob Edwards continues the Morning Edition tradition of bringing together the creme de la creme of cookery for a fantasy holiday feast. This year's celebrity chef potluck features Julia Child, Maida Heatter, Paul Prudhomme, Wolfgang Puck — and one would-be party crasher. NPR Online offers a sample of recipes from the gourmet repast, and an illustrated slideshow of the gathering.

Alyssa Gaines, an 18-year-old from Indianapolis, has been named the 6th National Youth Poet Laureate.

Moderna announced Thursday that the company has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a low-dose version of its COVID-19 vaccine as the first vaccine for children younger than age 5.

The first dominant big man of professional basketball has died. Basketball Hall of Famer George Mikan, who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships, was 80. Melissa Block talks to Tom Heinsohn, currently a commentator for Boston Celtics broadcasts and a former NBA All-Star player and coach.

Robert J. Vlasic died at his home earlier this month at age 96. The businessman helped grow Vlasic into America's number-one pickle by not taking himself, or the company, too seriously.

Rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories were rampant on right-wing social media before verifiable information came out about the gunman who killed 21 people at a Texas elementary school.

A New York judge said he will lift the contempt of court order if Donald Trump meets conditions including paying $110,000 in fines he's racked up for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena.

A group of parents Tuesday sued El Tejon Unified School district over a rural school's philosophy class. The class includes instruction about the evolution alternative Intelligent Design.

The Federal Reserve wants to control inflation, and its number-one weapon is higher interest rates. The Fed is expected to announce another sharp jump in borrowing costs on Wednesday.