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There are 22 MacArthur fellows this year. They include (clockwise from left) filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, disability justice activist Alice Wong, scholar and writer Ruha Benjamin, poet and educator Juan Felipe Herrera, artist and performer Justin Vivian Bond, and poet Jericho Brown.

Here's who made the 2024 MacArthur Fellows list

This year, filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, poet Jericho Brown and disability rights activist Alice Wong are among the recipients of the so-called "genius grants." Each fellow receives $800,000.

Shailaja Paik is one of the 2024 MacArthur '"genius grant" recipients. She is a historian of modern India who writes about caste and gender, shedding light on the unseen lives of women from the Dalit caste — referred to as "untouchables."

This new MacArthur “genius” says she defied caste prejudice thanks to Dad and Mom

Shailaja Paik faced prejudice because of her family's Dalit caste and her gender. As a historian she's written ground-breaking books on India's Dalits and is now a MacArthur 'genius grant' awardee.

Director Francis Ford Coppola at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.

‘The movie tells you how to make it’: After decades, Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is here

“Every movie I make involves passion,” writer and director Francis Ford Coppola says. “The Godfather is very classical. Apocalypse Now is very wild.” His latest, Megalopolis, is a Roman epic – set in New Rome, a futuristic New York City.

David Hester inspects damages of his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins

More than 60 people were reported dead across the southeastern U.S. and millions were without power. Widespread flooding and landslides and cellular outages in western North Carolina impeded rescues.

Left: Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks during the Republican National Convention in July. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in August.

Vance and Walz debate in New York City tonight. Here’s what you need to know

The CBS News vice presidential debate will be the only time Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz get to face off ahead of the 2024 election. Here's what to expect.

Stressed out? These 8 skills can help boost mood and reduce anxiety

Life is stressful. Whether it’s work or relationship issues or you’re worrying about politics or global conflict, it can be overwhelming. NPR’s Stress Less: A quest to reclaim your calm aims to help.

The World Flight crew at Sand Point, Washington in 1924, before the start of their round-the-world journey. Staff Sgt. Henry Ogden (promoted to Lt. during the journey) is second to left.

‘Best kept secret’ in aviation history gets a once-in-a-century celebration in Seattle

The aviation world celebrates the 100-year anniversary when in 1924 six U.S. Army Air Corps pilots completed the first flight around the globe

A fire engine ladder extends up a building that was hit in an apparent Israeli airstrike, in central Beirut early Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

An airstrike hits a Beirut residential building as Israel expands attacks in Lebanon

The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday. It came after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people.

Israeli soldiers are deployed in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on Sunday.

Israel launches a 'limited' ground offensive in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military has launched what it called a "limited, localized" ground offensive in southern Lebanon against the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Jeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs over fire risk

Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. The automaker says the risk of fire is reduced when the battery charge is depleted.

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