Serena McMahon

East West Market in Vancouver, British Columbia, offered single-use plastic bags with embarrassing slogans to encourage customers to utilize reusable bags.

How A Grocery Store's Plan To Shame Customers Into Using Reusable Bags Backfired

Serena McMahon

A Canadian grocery store put embarrassing slogans, such as "Wart Ointment Wholesale" and "Into the Weird Adult Video Emporium," on plastic bags to get customers to use reusable shopping bags.

A plane arriving in Jacksonville, Fla., skidded into the St. Johns River on Friday night.

Boeing 737 Plane With 143 On Board Skids Into St. Johns River In Jacksonville

Serena McMahon

All 136 passengers and seven flight crew members on board are accounted for, officials say.

Sri Lankan officials inspect St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital, after a series of explosions on Easter Sunday at churches and hotels across Sri Lanka killed nearly 300 people and wounded hundreds more.

Death Toll Rises In Sri Lanka Explosions Carried Out On Easter Sunday

Sasha Ingber

Nearly 300 people were killed in blasts at three churches and three hotels. No one claimed responsibility, but the nation's defense minister says the attacks were the work of religious extremists.

Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 132nd celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.

Groundhog Day 2019: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early Spring

Serena McMahon

Phil, the famous groundhog, did not see his shadow, meaning an early spring is upon us.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells reporters Friday that the United States will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.

U.S., And Now Russia, Announce Plans To Withdraw From Nuclear Arms Control Treaty

Sasha Ingber

President Vladimir Putin said Russia will not deploy its intermediate-range nuclear missiles unless the U.S. deploys similar weapons.

Matt Damon played Brett Kavanaugh on the 44th season opener of <em>Saturday Night Live.</em>

Matt Damon Is A Sniffing, Shouting Brett Kavanaugh On 'SNL' Season Premiere

James Doubek

"I'm not backing down," says Matt Damon, in character as an angry Brett Kavanaugh during the Senate hearing over the sexual assault allegations. "I don't know the meaning of the word stop."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauds President Trump during a speech at the United Nations during the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.

Netanyahu's Not-Quite-2-State Solution

Serena McMahon

Days after President Trump endorsed a two-state solution, the Israeli prime minister tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that Israel must retain control of security in any agreement with the Palestinians.

A man casts his vote at a polling station on Sunday in Tetovo, Macedonia. Macedonians all across the country went to the polls to vote in a referendum to change the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia and end a long running dispute with Greece.

Low Turnout In Referendum Throws Macedonian Name Change Into Question

Serena McMahon

The referendum to add "North" to Macedonia's name fell far short of the required 50 percent needed to be implemented, but the country's prime minister is pushing for the measure anyway.