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Winter roasted vegetable and grain bowl. (Kathy Gunst/Here & Now)

3 new recipes for finding balance and making a healthy start for the New Year

After a month of indulging in sugar, alcohol, and rich holiday meals, it's time to get healthy.

News Brief: Booster Shots, U.S. Capitol Security, Facebook Files

The FDA meets Friday to consider COVID-19 booster shots. The Capitol on Saturday faces its biggest security test since the Jan. 6 attack. The Wall Street Journal examines Facebook's internal memos.

Lithium brine evaporation pools are seen at various stages at Silver Peak lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nev. on Oct. 6, 2022.

High demand and prices for lithium send mines into overdrive

Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they can.

New START negotiator Rose Gottemoeller speaks to reporters in 2010 in Washington, D.C. The acting undersecretary of state for arms control is looking into ways social media tools can help regulate nuclear weapons.

A New Weapon Against Nukes: Social Media

A top State Department official wants to unleash the power of Twitter, Facebook and other services to crowdsource the fight to control the world's nuclear weapons.

The (Email) Thread That Tied Up The George Washington Bridge

An email thread released Wednesday is raising more questions about whether lanes were closed on the George Washington Bridge as political payback. The emails indicate that top officials in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration are involved in the closures — motivated more by politics than a traffic study, as originally claimed.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is surrounded by soldiers after giving an address at the Town Hall in Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 23.

Rumsfeld: U.S. to Trim Troops in Iraq

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announces a reduction in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Rumsfeld said the number of U.S. combat brigades in Iraq will be cut to 15 from 17. The top ground commander in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, also said he could advise further cuts in troop levels by spring.

Kamasi Washington performs at Circo Voador on March 23, 2019, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

Kamasi Washington's springtime jazz picks, from Roland Kirk to Letieres Leite

The legendary saxophonist and jazz composer shares his top four songs for the springtime.

Senate Report Blasts CIA's Prewar Iraq Intelligence

A report issued Friday by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee says claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction were "not supported by the underlying intelligence." The report blames the CIA for overstating the threat and criticizes outgoing CIA Director George Tenet for skewing advice to top policy makers. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR's Tom Gjelten.

Infrastructure Bill Expected To Pass As Early As Monday Night

The Senate pushed the bill — one of President Biden's top priorities — closer to passage on Sunday.

The exterior of the Los Alamos National Laboratories facility.

Lab Suspends Employees Over Missing Data

The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico places 15 employees on mandatory leave as the FBI investigates the disappearance of two data storage devices containing classified information. The incident raises questions over the balance between protecting top secret research at the nuclear weapons lab and scientists who value working unhindered by elaborate security measures. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

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