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A firework display is seen during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on Friday.

The Winter Games have begun. See photos and highlights from the opening ceremony

The Winter Games kicked off Friday night in Beijing with an eye-catching but scaled-back opening ceremony. The city has made history as the first to host both the Summer and Winter Games.

FILE - This Wednesday, June 9, 2021, file photo shows Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman discussing the Senate passage of Ohio's two-year, $75 billion state budget, in Columbus, Ohio. Advocates for Ohio's new school-funding plan say it should finally provide a level of fairness and reliability that past spending programs lacked. The Fair School Funding Plan approved as part of the state budget last month spends about $12.4 billion this year and $12.6 billion in 2023. At its core the plan changes how the base per pupil funding amount, or the money the state provides districts for each student, is calculated.

Commentary: Ohio GOP marches on with its plan to prevent 'the tyranny of the majority'

The Republican plan to make a 60% vote the standard for statewide constitutional amendments was knocked off course this week — at least temporarily.

People vote in the midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022, at a fire station in Hialeah, Fla.

Advocates in Florida clamor for a fix for the formerly incarcerated who want to vote

There's no easy way for Floridians returning from prison to figure out what's needed to regain their voting rights. And advocates are critical of language set to be added to voter registration cards.

Insurer Tries 'Bundling' Cancer Treatment Costs

Oncologists would receive a set fee for certain cancers under this plan, which is being tested at five participating practices. Proponents say that this new strategy aims to identify the best medicines and cut back on profits doctors make by dispensing in-office chemotherapy drugs.

Fire burns in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in California. The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government lands.

The U.S. plans new protections for old forests facing pressure from climate change

The Biden administration catalogued 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on federal land. It plans a new rule to better protect woodlands from fires and other climate change effects.

Want to invest in coffee futures? One roaster says when it comes to the price of coffee, it "is like a roller coaster."

Coffee Futures: The Highs And Lows Of A Cup Of Joe

NPR's Uri Berliner gets a taste of the commodities market with a $227 wager on coffee. The futures price for coffee has tumbled for more than three years. But as he learns from interviews with coffee roasters and a futures broker, trying to predict coffee prices is not for the faint of heart.

As of March 2023, there were 316,000 job openings in tech, according to the nonprofit IT association CompTIA. Despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley, tech jobs remain plentiful.

Have tech skills, will work. Why IT jobs remain hot despite mass layoffs

The number of openings in the technology field is still high, and tech jobs continue to be attractive to workers looking for stable, lucrative careers.

Jordan's military is test-running an air bridge for aid to Gaza

NPR traveled with Jordan's military on a recent helicopter flight delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, part of a test program since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect last month.

WATCH: How traffic dried up in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is "about as wrong as things could go" for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones.

Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha delivers an urgent message to U.S. audiences

This "ethno-chaos" group brings sophisticated music and strong anti-Putin messages to their listeners at home and abroad, as "ambassadors of free Ukraine." They're currently on a U.S. tour.

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