Pediatricians raise the alarm on the effect of Trump's immigration crackdown on kids
The Trump administration has been pursuing a quiet immigration crackdown strategy: limiting access to health care and public services. The American Ac...
People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option
Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses rem...
Head Start got her out of homelessness. Trump proposal threatens that help for others
A Trump administration proposal would change access to Head Start for children experiencing homelessness and the kind of care they would receive if th...
The Fed raises interest rates for the first time in three years, protests over rising gas prices are being held around the world, Canada's prime minis...
OpenAI flags new concerning AI behavior, to track model misalignment regularly
OpenAI has disclosed six reports on unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models. This includes models acting without authoriza...
House passes Russia sanctions, sending bill named for Lindsey Graham to Trump's desk
The legislation was named for the late South Carolina Republican. It gives the president authority to impose tariffs on top importers of oil and natur...
You'd expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it
NPR dug into the upside-down world of FEMA flood insurance in coastal areas, and found many homeowners have no financial choice but to let their homes...
House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress
Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear before the committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a deposition. Now it's...
House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress
The House of Representatives has held billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he refused to provide additional information on his relatio...
The 'burnerverse' exploiting young women in college
Wired reporter EJ Dickson speaks with NPR's Juana Summers about an online community that targets and harasses young women with their own nonconsensual...
EU rolls out red carpet to Canada as first 'associate member'
The EU's top official backs Carney's push for Canada to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks to deepen ties amid pressure fro...
DOJ charges Russian agents with plotting attacks, including in US
The indictment says the defendants belong to a network that "is one arm of the Russian Federation's apparatus used to carry out external attacks" worl...
A tumultuous congressional primary season closes with record departures and defeats
Already, close to 100 lawmakers who started this Congress will not be around for the next one, according to an NPR analysis, driven by record-setting ...
How Jared Kushner is mixing U.S. diplomacy with his billion-dollar business
The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins says while Trump's son-in-law is a U.S. special envoy negotiating peace, he's also working on private business deals, ...
Mice with human brain cells offer a tool to study disease. Ethicists ask: What's next?
Neuroscientists have made a major advance in modeling the human brain in mice, offering a new way to study conditions like cerebral palsy. Ethicists a...
How are rising prices affecting you? NPR wants to know
Inflation, gasoline prices and the cost of living are top of mind in the election season. How are higher costs shaping the way you live? NPR wants to ...
Russia seizes Ukrainian POWs, then it demands favors from their relatives
Russia is believed to be holding thousands of Ukrainian POWs. Russia is also tormenting the families of these prisoners by contacting their relatives ...
Fed expected to raise interest rates. And, board votes to close Kennedy Center
The Fed is expected to raise interest rates today for the first time in three years. And, the Kennedy Center board voted yesterday to close the histor...
EU's Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become an associate member
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed making Canada the European Union's first associate member, a striking overtur...
Senators question Trump's picks for top health positions, including surgeon general
On Wednesday, the Senate committee on health holds a confirmation hearing for three top health officials, including surgeon general. Dr. Nicole Saphie...
Kosovo's ex-President Thaci convicted of war crimes, sentenced to 25 years in prison
A European Union-backed court convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of war crimes committed during his country's war for independence from Se...
Saudi Arabia calls an attempted Mecca attack a 'red line' as Houthis deny they did it
Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels overnight of trying to attack Islam's holiest city, prompting condemnation from countries in th...
A Kansas girl ran off to join the circus and changed the tattoo world
One of the country's first known female tattoo artists was born on a Kansas farm. Maud Stevens Wagner ran off to join the circus and later became a ta...
The Fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in 3 years
The Fed is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate to combat stubborn inflation. That could make it more expensive to borrow money to buy...
The 500 colleges where former students aren't repaying their loans, and why
Federal data shows many borrowers who aren't paying their loans went to private, for-profit colleges — schools that often market to low-income student...
