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Florida’s attorney general is launching a criminal investigation into the alleged role of ChatGPT in a mass shooting at Florida State University last year.

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The Florida Democrat faced a potential expulsion vote in the House as she prepares for a federal trial on allegations that she stole disaster funds and used some of the money to finance her campaign.

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“Men can’t see the mess.” “Women are better at chores.” These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace.

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The status of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear enrichment program are among the biggest obstacles to extending the truce, which expires Wednesday evening.

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For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it’s everywhere, and a new book argues it’s key to understanding today’s inequality.

Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

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Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games for hours. Children are particularly vulnerable.

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President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve goes before a Senate committee today — but Kevin Warsh’s confirmation could be held up by forces that are outside his control.

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Cuba’s government confirmed that it had recently met with U.S. officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the U.S. energy blockade of the Caribbean country.

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A man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacan pyramids opened fire on tourists Monday, killing one Canadian and leaving at least 13 people, authorities said.

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Live election results: Get the latest on Virginia’s special election on redistricting.

The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan’s postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones.

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The 65-year-old Cook will turn over CEO duties to Apple’s head of hardware products, John Ternus, in September. Cook will remain with the company as executive chairman.

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The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself.

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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump’s second term.

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The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.

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“We women are the land guardians and keepers,” says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine.

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President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It’s become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections.

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The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smart watches or Oura rings, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.

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Contradictory election mailers, conflicting TV ads and vague wording on the ballot have Virginia voters saying that the campaigns on either side of the redistricting vote are muddying the waters.

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A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take English language courses.

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A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world’s prickliest plants. It could also help save them.

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The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.

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The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China’s technological leaps.

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U.K. police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies, the latest of which caused minor damage on Saturday night.

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At least 66 tornado reports were submitted across multiple states on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

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After briefly reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has again closed the vital economic waterway, saying it will restrict ships from passing through as long as the U.S. continues its blockade.

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Chile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it’s too demanding for men. “In spite of the challenges,” says one, “we’ve found freedom.”

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Exactly two months after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Trump’s tariffs, the U.S. government has set Monday as the day when some companies can begin requesting refunds.

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Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch but deny blame for bad care.

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A special day can be tinged with sorrow when your partner has dementia. But then he found the perfect gift.

With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market.

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This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft’s remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.

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South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches happened on Sunday morning from the North’s eastern Sinpo area.

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The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands.

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A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.

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A gunman has killed six people and injured at least 14 in a mass shooting in Ukraine’s capital before he was shot and killed by police.

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A rare look at one of the world’s most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world’s fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.

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Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.

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We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and encouraging its journalism.

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Friends gathered at a weaver’s studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.

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In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.

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They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other’s daughter. Now they’re living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.

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An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.

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Jay found himself sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, after attempting to break into a building on his college campus. A fellow inmate’s unexpected words brought him comfort — and changed the course of his life.

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Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity of the issues make a quick deal unlikely.

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President Trump said on Friday night the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain and attacks could resume if a ceasefire expires, while also appearing hopeful that a deal will be reached soon.

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U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna’s stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.

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Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government’s fiscal year, already surpassing 2004’s toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.

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Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That’s assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.

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They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.

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Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, acknowledged the ceasefire, but did not say whether it would abide by it and urged people displaced by war in Lebanon to refrain from heading home.

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Migrants deported from the U.S. routinely disappear into El Salvador’s prisons the moment they land or in the weeks that follow. Many remain incommunicado from family and lawyers for years.

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The short course provides solid basics for using AI. But it also misidentifies AI products, links out to bad advice and raises ethical concerns about the products it promotes

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Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration’s threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care.

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An NPR analysis shows how immigrants’ attempts to live or work legally in the U.S. are caught in a bureaucratic morass.

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Also: If you know what Eric Swalwell looks like, you’ll get at least one question correct.

Earlier in the morning GOP leaders had pushed for either a five-year renewal or the 18-month renewal President Trump had demanded, but both votes tanked.

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The federal judge’s decision continues to block above-ground construction on the $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other “national security facilities” at the site.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced.

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The 21-year-old Houston-born singer, whose real name is David Burke, had been under a secret investigation by an LA County grand jury after a 14-year-old girl’s decomposed body was found in his car.

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Ten Republicans voted alongside Democrats, in a rebuke to the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Should it pass the Senate, the White House said President Trump would veto the measure.

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Lawmakers have been in a stalemate for over 60 days about funding the entire department, which includes agencies that oversee immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity and the U.S. Coast Guard.

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The nomination comes after months of interim leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Los Jornaleros Del Norte play protest songs whose lyrics reflect the hopes and struggles of undocumented workers as they evade immigration agents patrolling the streets.

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Hennepin County officials say these are the first charges filed against a federal immigration agent related to the crackdown that brought thousands of federal officers to the state. The widespread operation led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens.

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D.C. and 33 states now have to argue in favor of specific remedies and fines, which could be paused if Live Nation appeals. Experts say the long-term impact on ticket prices isn’t clear either.

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Pope Leo XIV condemns “tyrants” fueling war with billions. His calls for global peace during his Africa trip come amid rising tensions with President Trump.

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Lebanon ceasefire part of complex web of Mideast negotiations, from Iran to Gaza

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The seven-member body, whose ranks are composed of Trump appointees, was expected to approve the arch. The proposed monument strongly resembles Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, but almost 100 feet taller.

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In his first appearance this year, the health secretary is taking questions on his record on health, including his controversial moves on vaccines.

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Pakistan said it expected to host a second round of US-Iran negotiations to end the war, but did not say when or where the meetings would take place.

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In the final hours of President Biden’s term, an anonymous prediction market trader placed lucrative bets on who would be pardoned even as the odds were nearly zero.

Their sensitive facial hair may be the harbor seals superpower for tracking fish, scientists are learning.

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Indonesia is racing to build a new capital, promising a greener, futuristic city. But many citizens aren’t convinced it will live up to the vision.

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Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a “systemic jet fuel shortage” if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t normalize by the end of this month.

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The White House says it wants to choke off Iran’s oil export revenue. But experts say that blockades are often unpredictable and difficult to enforce.

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None of the 13 focus group participants — who all voted for President Trump in 2024 — said they would describe the military action in Iran as going well so far.

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Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for hours killing at least 16 people.

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The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month.

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The reforms signed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would apply to people convicted of committing or being an accomplice to crimes including homicide, femicide, rape and gang membership.

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Without qualified interpreters at doctors’ offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap.

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Some U.S. water systems are cutting back on fluoride because of a key chemical is in short supply. Israel is one of its main producers.

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President Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo are unprecedented, religious experts told NPR. Here’s how the situation differs from other popes’ political critiques.

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Klose led NPR for a decade starting in 1998, a period of incredible growth for the public media network.

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President Trump once again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and doubled down on a discredited probe of the central bank.

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The moment you board, the music grabs you. These privately owned, brightly painted minibuses are moving canvases, mobile sound systems — rolling declarations of what young Nairobi finds cool.

The Trump administration is moving to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of extremists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, who earlier received commutations instead of full pardons.

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In December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African musician to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he’s making history as well at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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President Trump said a second round of direct U.S.-Iran peace talks could resume in Pakistan within the next two days, even as he instituted a naval blockade of all Iranian ports.

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While parts of Sudan’s capital show fragile signs of life, across the country the conflict between the army and a rival paramilitary continues to drive mass displacement, hunger and allegations of atrocities.

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The average refund so far is $350 more than last year at this time, despite projections that it would be closer to $1,000 due to Republican-led tax changes as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Sometimes you just need to recombobulate. That word isn’t in the dictionary, but it is on a beloved sign at Milwaukee’s airport.

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A hospital in Nebraska shut down the only dialysis unit for miles, upending lives. That’s despite a new federal program that gave the state more than $200 million to improve rural health care access.

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Ruben Ray Martinez is considered the first person to be killed by ICE during President Trump’s second term. His mother believes his death could have been avoided.

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A majority of people who start the obesity and diabetes medicines known as GLP-1s also quit them, and plan to restart again. Research hasn’t yet shown the health impacts of cycling on and off the drugs.

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Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation of Cameroon with a message of peace for its separatist region and for talks with President Paul Biya.

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“How do I check that it’s not a hoax?” said Ari Hodara. The Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out he’d won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million.

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A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover.

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The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders, for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.

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The Trump administration has said that enforcement of the FACE Act by the Biden DOJ represents “the prototypical example” of the weaponization of the law against conservatives.

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With Qatar’s liquefied natural gas still offline, U.S. companies see an opening and are bringing in new investments.

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An Ohio man was convicted of cybercrimes involving obscene AI-generated images of women and children. But experts warn of the difficulties in going after such cases.

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Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic “synthetic” street drugs could derail the recovery.

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Firms like Function Health and Oura market regular blood tests to people wanting to take their health into their own hands. The process often raises more questions for patients than it can answer.

An Israeli whose parents were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and a Palestinian whose brother died from injuries in Israeli custody say they’ve become like brothers. Their new book is The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.

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Websites like youraislopbores.me have become playgrounds for people looking for light relief in a bot-heavy world.

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The prime minister announced new tax cuts to try to end the crisis that began after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The government could face a no-confidence vote over its response to the fuel protests.

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With Virginia on board, the National Popular Vote Compact is now enacted in states worth 222 electoral votes. Here’s what that means.

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An official briefed on Israel’s strategy for the talks described Tuesday’s meeting as “preparatory” and aimed at laying out a framework for future negotiations.

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Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of inequality on Earth.

New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural code.

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Local TV giant Nexstar’s $6.2 deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces togh challenge from a pair of anti-trust lawsuits.

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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is responsible for a huge share of intel collected by the U.S. Lawmakers and civil liberties advocates are worried it enables warrantless spying on U.S. citizens.

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An inquiry found that a mass killing by a British teenager in 2024 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class could have been prevented if his parents and state agencies had acted on his violence fixation.

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No one was injured at Altman’s home or the company offices, authorities said.

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Swalwell’s resignation follows allegations of sexual assault and misconduct made by multiple women against the California Democrat.

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Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024.

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Pope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict.

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In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump’s signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.

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The U.S. Central Command said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” from 10 a.m. EDT, following the breakdown of talks after 21 hours of negotiations.

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A long-term study of the world’s largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a “civil war.”

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Federal regulators want airlines to cut the number of flights at O’Hare Airport in Chicago this summer. It’s an unusual move, sparked by a turf war between two major airlines with hubs at the airport.

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The year began with many people becoming U.S. citizens, but by December, fewer people were doing so, driven by ramped-up scrutiny of applications and eroding trust in the system.

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Wellness influencers tout the therapy’s power for everything from rejuvenating skin and hair to boosting longevity. Devices sold for at-home use abound. We look at the evidence behind the hype.

Last year, Congress approved $75 billion for immigration enforcement. That money has allowed ICE to operate nearly unfettered during a record-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

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As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.

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Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.

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The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

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Voters will have to wait until at least Monday to learn the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election after the process was mired with logistical issues that left thousands unable to cast ballots.

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A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said.

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President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job.”

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The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family.

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Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist Fidesz party, putting an end to Orbán’s 16 years in power.

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Pope Leo XIV’s four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.

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The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, Washington’s lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance announced on Sunday.

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In a rare interview, a wounded Hezbollah commander tells NPR about his secretive Shia Muslim militia’s new command structure and how it has managed to keep firing rockets into northern Israel.

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The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here’s what NASA staff and other scientists say about the basis for the amazing events of the film.

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The order comes as the Trump administration challenges a lower court ruling that the estimated $300-million project requires congressional approval.

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The proposed 250-feet-tall, white-and-gilded monument would stand on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., by the Potomac River.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long been accused of corruption. Sightseers now flock to his hometown as groups aim to raise awareness of what they say are the leader’s excesses.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long been accused of corruption. Sightseers now flock to his hometown as groups aim to raise awareness of what they say are the leader’s excesses.

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In the first weeks of the war, the Chicago-born Leo was initially reluctant to publicly condemn the violence and limited his comments to muted appeals for peace and dialogue. But Leo stepped up his criticism starting on Palm Sunday.

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Fans across the country tuned in to see the Artemis II crew make their splashy return to Earth.

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India’s satirists are turning Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a punch line — and the government is hitting back.

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In her new book You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong, Dr. Trisha Pasricha shares habits and practices to make your relationship with your solid waste as smooth as possible

It’s a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon.

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NPR visits the last detention camp for ISIS wives and children in an increasingly precarious northeastern Syria.

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The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening.

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Anthropic announced this week that its new model found security flaws in “every major operating system and web browser.” Even before the news, AI models had gotten dramatically better at finding bugs.

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With 35 candidates in the race, Peru is set to elect its 9th president in less than a decade. Amid rising corruption and crime, voters are left asking: Can this election finally break the cycle?

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Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, is set to host peace talks today with leaders from Iran and the US, including Vice President J.D. Vance.

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The first lady made a public statement on Thursday saying she was not friends with Epstein, and calling for further action in Congress. Survivors of the late sex offender’s abuse differ on her proposal.

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Officials in Minnesota have sued the Trump administration, saying federal officials are withholding evidence in the killings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as well as the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man.

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The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.

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Hungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán’s “illiberal democracy,” as challenger Péter Magyar taps voter frustration, with stakes for Europe, NATO and the U.S.

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Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge.

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A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use.

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The fragile ceasefire agreement was tested again on Friday after Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon, and Kuwait was attacked with drones.

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Xi Jinping and the KMT’s Cheng Li-wun agreed to pursue peace, but Taiwan’s ruling party worries it will enable Beijing to undermine its democracy.

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Since Trump began his second term, his administration’s use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.