The U.S. Surgeon General wants cancer warnings on alcohol. Here’s why Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. Read more on NPR

Cutting out alcohol for Dry January? These apps can help If you’ve resolved to quit drinking for the month, a little technological assistance may be the key to sticking to your goal. Read more on NPR

Study: Cash handouts have a dramatic impact on the deadliest infectious disease A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates. Read more on NPR

An aspiring nurse, a football star, a single mother and a father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year’s Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. Read more on NPR

Biden blocks U.S. Steel’s sale to Nippon, citing national security concerns The move wasn’t unexpected despite efforts by the Japanese government to persuade the Biden administration to approve the sale. Read more on NPR

Who is responsible when man-made debris falls from space and injures someone? NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Marlon Sorge of Aerospace Corporation, which researches space debris issues including who is responsible when man-made objects fall from space. Read more on NPR

FBI says deadly New Orleans attack suspect acted alone. And, the House speaker vote Why the FBI believes Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect behind the deadly New Orleans attack on New Year’s Day, acted alone. And, how Mike Johnson’s House Speaker vote could get derailed. Read more on NPR

For angry airline passengers, an apologist-in-chief smooths things over In this week’s StoryCorps, we hear from a former Southwest Airlines employee whose job was to apologize to customers who had a bad travel experience. Read more on NPR

Farmers are abandoning their land. Is that good for nature? Traditional farmers around the world are walking away from millions of acres of land where they once grew crops or grazed animals. It’s provoking mixed reactions. Read more on NPR

A record number of migrants reached the Canary Islands by sea in 2024, Spain says The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route. Read more on NPR