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FILE - Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng plays with a zookeeper in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism—and cute little animals

by Associated Press

| December 20, 2024

Community | CULTURE

Here's everything (more or less) you need to know about 2024 in pop culture.

A masked customer browses the books on display in the Powell's City of Books store, the headquarters of Powell's in Portland, Oregon, during the COVID pandemic.

25 books publishing in 2025 that we can’t wait to read

by Sam Cohen

| December 19, 2024

Community | LITERATURE

Numerous books are set to be published in 2025, but these are a few of our most anticipated reads. Here are our 25 books publishing in 2025 we can't wait to read.

FILE - In this April 29, 2018, file photo, a drone operator helps to retrieve a drone after photographing over Hart Island in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences

by Associated Press

| December 18, 2024

NATIONAL NEWS

Is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems say it can be tough to tell from miles away, but there are clues.