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Male song sparrows don't bore their audience with the same old song.

The song sparrow might be nature's best DJ

Instead of playing the same old tune, male song sparrow's sing a variety of songs to keep potential mates interested.

This photo shows the Australian Navy's HMAS Adelaide docked at Vuna Wharf in Tonga's capital Nukualofa on Jan. 26 to deliver aid following the Jan. 15 eruption of the nearby Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai underwater volcano. Tonga's deputy chief of mission in Australia Curtis Tu'ihalangingie told Reuters that the infected dock workers were not at the same wharf the HMAS Adelaide docked at.

Tonga enters lockdown after first community transmitted COVID-19 cases detected

Two wharf workers tested positive Tuesday. The Ministry of Health has been testing workers there amid international aid shipments after last month's volcanic eruption.

Dan, left, and Tanya Snyder, co-owner and co-CEOs of the Washington Commanders, pose for photos after unveiling their NFL football team's new identity, on Wednesday. The new name comes 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to American Indians.

The Washington Football Team's new name is the Washington Commanders

The big announcement ends 18 months of research, focus groups and fan submissions for the organization's new identity and brand.

First lady Jill Biden listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a "Cancer Moonshot," event at the White House on Wednesday. Both spoke at the event. According to the White House, her advocacy for cancer education and prevention began in 1993, when four of her friends were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Here's how the Biden administration says it will halve cancer death rates by 2047

President Biden is relaunching "Cancer Moonshot," an initiative he led as vice president. It aims to dramatically reduce cancer deaths and improve the experience of patients, survivors and families.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, Wednesday during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa.

These 2 groundhogs have conflicting weather predictions — so take your pick

On the day when America puts its faith in the paws of furry forecasters, prominent groundhogs Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck do not agree on how many more weeks of winter there will be.

A woman walks towards the only crossing right now between the rest of Ukraine and the northernmost occupied territory, manned by guards on both sides who check documents in Stanytsia Luhanska.

The world worries of a Russian attack. But for these Ukrainians, war is already here

NPR travelled towards the "temporarily occupied territories" on the Ukraine-Russia border, where the people who live there are in limbo – cut off from both Ukraine and Russia, cut off from the world.

Alex Roldan (right), captain of the Salvadoran men's national soccer team, during practice at the Cuscatlán Stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Tuesday, where they will play against Canada on Wednesday. The game is part of the Americas regions' CONCACAF qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Salvadoran Americans bring World Cup soccer hopes to El Salvador as it faces Canada

El Salvador's national soccer team plays its World Cup qualifying match against Canada Wednesday night — with several players and coaches from the United States.

Psychopath or hero? 'Reacher' presents a vigilante who walks the line

Based on Lee Child's best-selling novel, this eight-part series by Amazon Prime Video features Alan Ritchson as an ex-military policeman on the hunt for a murderer in small-town Georgia.

In this image provided by the White House, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the President's national security team observe from the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, the counterterrorism operation responsible for removing from the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State group.

Biden says ISIS leader is dead after U.S. operation

A senior administration official said that during the raid, Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi "detonated a blast ... killing himself and several others, including his wife and children."

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., says the America COMPETES Act meets the challenges of the 21st century.

The House passed a bill aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness with China

The bill includes a number of provisions, such as $52 billion for chip manufacturing, $45 billion to improve supply chains for critical items, and $160 billion for scientific research and innovation.

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