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The owner of a Jerusalem auction house holds up a note on happiness written by Albert Einstein in 1922. The note, which Einstein gave to a courier in lieu of a tip, sold for $1.56 million on Tuesday to an anonymous buyer.

Einstein's Note On Happiness, Given To Bellboy In 1922, Fetches $1.6 Million

The physicist had just won the 1921 Nobel Prize when he scribbled his theory of happy living on a piece of hotel stationery and handed it to the courier at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives to take part in a Ukraine peace summit near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15. Mitsotakis' administration says making six days of work mandatory is necessary due to a shrinking population and a shortage of skilled workers.

Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, bucking a trend

An employee who must work on a sixth day would be paid 40% overtime, according to the new law.

American Airlines passenger jets prepare for departure at Boston Logan International Airport in July. American is one of six airlines the Pentagon is turning to for assistance with the Afghan evacuation effort.

The Pentagon Is Calling On 6 U.S. Airlines To Help With The Afghan Evacuation Effort

The military is asking for 18 airplanes, but says the passenger jets will not fly into or out of Kabul. Instead, they'll be used to ferry passengers from temporary safe havens outside of Afghanistan.

People gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City on Monday, Sept. 19. The quake hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which said the quake was centered near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states.

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico on the anniversary of two previous quakes

The earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.

Biden is giving $6 billion to Micron for a semiconductor project in upstate New York

The Micron project comes after the White House has announced massive investments for Intel, TSMC and Samsung in recent weeks using funds from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.

Jonathan Henderson of the Gulf Restoration Network holds a jar of tar balls.

For BP Cleanup, 2013 Meant 4.6 Million Pounds Of Oily Gunk

Crews collected 4.6 million pounds of oily material from the Gulf Coast shoreline this year. Coastal residents are asking how long they'll be living with the effects of BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

A recap of Trump's trial in NYC, and why a delay in the Jan. 6 case is likely

Former president Donald Trump's trial in New York city proceeds as the Supreme Court appears poised to give him more delay in the federal case over Jan. 6th.

Pack Your Bags And Your Books For 6 Literary Journeys With Nancy Pearl

The latest stack of books from our go-to librarian will transport you to Newfoundland, New Orleans, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Massachusetts, and the British Isles.

A look at President Trump's foreign policy 6 months into his second administration

As a candidate, President Trump promised to change America's foreign policy. Six months into his second administration, NPR examines where things stand.

A large balloon in support of the Heartbeat Bill flies outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, in June 2012. More than four years later, the measure, which would ban abortions as soon as six weeks after conception, has passed the Legislature — after being folded into a widely supported child abuse bill.

Ohio Legislature Moves To Ban Abortion As Early As 6 Weeks After Conception

At six weeks after conception, many women still don't know they are pregnant. Similar laws have been struck down in other states, but supporters hope for a different outcome in a Trump administration.

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