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For Republicans planning post-Trump future, one race in Washington is worth watching

For Republicans planning post-Trump future, one race in Washington is worth watching

The primary to replace Rep. Dan Newhouse is a rare opportunity for Washington's Republicans to seek federal office. Cand...

1 week ago
Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal

Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal

President Trump announced a proposed disarmament deal with Hamas last week. Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday ev...

1 week ago
South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy. What will Pyongyang do next?

South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy. What will Pyongyang do next?

South Korea is moving away from its policy of prioritizing the immediate denuclearization of North Korea. But despite th...

1 week ago
U.S. dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions

U.S. dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions

The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's finance m...

1 week ago
Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing

Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion...

1 week ago
A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people has caught fire in waters off Madura island, killing at least five people and le...

1 week ago
Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon

Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon

A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists....

1 week ago
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns

The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong inter...

1 week ago
Thousands of people under evacuation order from wildfires in Spokane, Wash.

Thousands of people under evacuation order from wildfires in Spokane, Wash.

There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders, which...

1 week ago
New video evidence upends the unsolved killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest

New video evidence upends the unsolved killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest

Hours of video analyzed in an 18-month investigation reveal what really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at ...

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Why is the rate of premature births so high in this community?

Why is the rate of premature births so high in this community?

About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to fi...

1 week ago
What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there

What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there

Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract...

1 week ago
We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist

We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist

NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conser...

1 week ago
Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says

Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says

Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant....

1 week ago
Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending

Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending

Trump said that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold off any attack" on Iran because "the...

1 week ago
'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80

'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80

Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awak...

1 week ago
Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers

Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers

A mountaineering team with climbers from around the world, including the U.S., was attempting to climb one of the talles...

1 week ago
Overnight Russian barrage kills nine in Kyiv, as air defense struggle with U.S. continues

Overnight Russian barrage kills nine in Kyiv, as air defense struggle with U.S. continues

Ballistic missiles tore into five districts of the Ukrainian capital before dawn Saturday. President Trump is now walkin...

1 week ago
Spain's Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge

Spain's Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge

The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into t...

1 week ago
Opinion: Remembering Margo Howard

Opinion: Remembering Margo Howard

Margo Howard had a lot of life experience and used it to offer advice for years as "Dear Prudence" for Slate. She died t...

1 week ago
They call it 'a dream fulfilled' -- new homes designed for (and by) slum residents

They call it 'a dream fulfilled' -- new homes designed for (and by) slum residents

It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room...

1 week ago
FDA weighs a new kind of flu shot based on technology RFK Jr. has questioned

FDA weighs a new kind of flu shot based on technology RFK Jr. has questioned

The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to market....

1 week ago
Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what's left

Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what's left

Residents of the ancient town of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon have endured wars in the past, but the latest conflict wi...

1 week ago
More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends

More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends

Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for l...

1 week ago
Death toll in Spain border crisis reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back in to Morocco

Death toll in Spain border crisis reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back in to Morocco

The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67. They included some who drowned and some wh...

1 week ago
Over 81,000 U.S. soldiers are missing from past wars. One may soon be identified

Over 81,000 U.S. soldiers are missing from past wars. One may soon be identified

In June, the Department of Defense disinterred the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier who had been buried in Sitka,...

2 weeks ago
For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts

For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts

The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Ex...

2 weeks ago
Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?

Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?

OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid...

2 weeks ago