Supreme Court's Alabama redistricting decision could encourage more chaos, experts warn
The court's repudiation of a lower court decision was only the latest case in which it has played a role in changing the congressional maps for Louisi...
Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers
President Trump signed an executive order that puts some 8,000 high-ranking civil servants into a new category of employees who can be fired for any r...
Trump confirms calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says they still get along
The president also acknowledged that he cursed at the Israeli leader in a heated phone call in which he told Benjamin Netanyahu not to bomb the Lebane...
People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick...
A sanded-down biopic about the King of pop and propaganda has resurfaced his music on the charts — along with questions about how his enduring magic b...
Firings at CBS' '60 Minutes' reflect the fight for media control in the age of Trump
The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after t...
How a single decision made a century ago split a family in half by race
Pope Leo's Black family roots inspired journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, became white and didn't return...
Greetings from Porto, whose lanes are lined with colorful textiles
Linen scarves, cotton aprons and dishtowels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshis whose home country shares Por...
Takeaways from Iowa's primaries. And, DOJ nixes Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund
Polls have now closed in six states that held primary elections yesterday. Here are the key takeaways. And, the Justice Department has scrapped plans ...
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed chan...
Ukrainian drones strike a St. Petersburg oil terminal ahead of Putin visit
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annua...
The world is connected by copper. It's a huge target for thieves
The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But those thefts cost the re...
Trump administration shares new work requirements for Medicaid recipients
The Trump administration this week released guidance for states on the work rules many Americans on Medicaid will need to abide by in order to be elig...
Sen. Warner warns of risks from Pulte's intelligence appointment
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee, about mortgage chief Bill Pulte's move t...
California's primary for governor is undecided as candidates vie to be in the top two
Republicans and Democrats all compete together in the unusual primary to set the one-on-one race in November. Two Democrats and one Republican were in...
Iran fires missiles in Kuwait and Bahrain, U.S. strikes Iran facility
Kuwait said Wednesday it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack hit the country's airport, injuring a number of people hours a...
Why one of the cities most dependent on the Colorado River now has water for sale
Once one of the most dependent on the Colorado River, San Diego now may have water to sell to states that are seeing their supplies from the shrinking...
Iowa voters pick their nominees for competitive general elections
Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek will face Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the Senate race. For governor, Democrat state Auditor Rob Sand ran un...
Iowa voters pick their nominees for competitive general elections
Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek will face Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the Senate race. For governor, Democrat state Auditor Rob Sand and Re...
Trump signs AI safety order seeking voluntary review of new models
The order asks AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for the government to test up to 30 days before releasing them to the pub...
5 ways to reduce everyday exposure to 'forever chemicals'
Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to...
Doctors checked Biden just after Trump debate as Jill Biden feared he had a stroke
The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady r...
It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country li...
