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npr 31h ago 26°

5 things to know about the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security

The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
npr 24h ago 25°

Meet the power couples of the 2026 Winter Games, from rivals to teammates

Some of these power couples span multiple sports, while others compete in the same discipline — or even on the same team.
npr 26h ago 19°

Under oath and unredacted: The top political stories on Epstein this week

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced pointed questions on Capitol Hill, and lawmakers continued to press the Justice Department about its decision to redact certain information.
npr 40h ago 15°

Virginia court allows Democrats' redistricting vote in their plan to counter to Trump

The ruling allows an April election where voters can let the legislature draw a new congressional map. It could help Democrats win more House seats. Republicans might still fight it in court.
npr 15h ago 13°

Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station

The crew will spend the next eight months conducting experiments to prepare for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit.
npr 38h ago 13°

DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota

Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.
npr 41h ago 12°

A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law

A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states.
npr 23h ago 11°

It's a dangerous complication of pregnancy -- but a new drug holds promise

Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
npr 43h ago 11°

Kitty cats and cloud hands - how U.S. Olympic snowboarders keep calm in competition

U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong.
npr 26h ago 11°

Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
npr 48h ago 10°

Minnesota immigration crackdown will end, border czar says. And, DHS funding to expire

Border czar Tom Homan announced that the Trump administration will end the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. And, DHS funding is set to expire after lawmakers failed to advance a spending bill.
npr 13h ago 10°

Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted

Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
npr 22h ago 10°

5 European nations say Alexei Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin

In a joint statement, the foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say Navalny was poisoned by Russia with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs.
npr 38h ago

It's been five years since catastrophic Texas blackouts. How much has changed?

Power companies say they're better prepared for extreme weather, but challenges remain to electricity production as the state's demand grows
npr 19h ago

US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

The U.S. military says the strikes were carried out in retaliation of the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.
npr 26h ago

ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her

ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
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