This story was written by Randiah Camille Green and created in partnership with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. It is part of a year-long series focusing on programs and pathways…

President Trump continues his efforts to remake Washington, D.C. He wants to turn an area used by the public into a world-class golf course.

Katie Zacharia's short time as White House press secretary has brought renewed attention to the high-profile role.

Knowing when people are most at risk allows us to offer support when it might make the biggest difference.

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As Champi buzzsaws its way across the Western Pacific this week, the U.S. coast from North Carolina to New Jersey is bracing for several days of high water from a slow-moving nor'easter that could…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian…

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in El Paso is seen during an operation with migrants being transferred to a plane to be expelled under U.S. Title 42 from the United…

One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.

(The Center Square) – Jacksonville and Chicago have more high-income households than in 2019, and more luxury buyers than a year ago but fewer homes for sale, creating an opening for builders despite…

(The Center Square) – Illegal border crossings at the southwest border reached their lowest level in U.S. history over the past fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

(The Center Square) – Third-party candidates in multiple statewide races are criticizing their leading opponents and a Chicago area PBS station after being excluded from the only debates in their…

(The Center Square) – Companies operating data centers should be the ones that pay for upgrades to the electric grid, most voters say according to a new poll.

Organizers launched more than 2,500 No Kings events across all 50 states and the District of Columbia Saturday, this time focusing their efforts on the midterm elections. From roadside rallies to…

When one of the nation’s biggest investor-owned utilities, Pacific Gas and Electric, wanted to replace Merrian Borgeson’s aging gas service line in Berkeley, California, she asked the company not to…

Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.

The broader context, from Judge VanDyke's opinion dissenting from denial of rehearing en banc in Whitfield v. Mullin, joined by Judges Patrick Bumatay and Eric Tung; the question Judge VanDyke is…

President Trump's executive order deferring federal taxes on diesel is aimed at helping farmers but it's more complicated than it sounds and states are warning drivers they may owe taxes later.

“I tell my kids I work in a time machine,” said Rhony Dostaly. In a basement beneath Lincoln Center, the media preservation engineer rescues moments from the past. “I go back in time, and I grab…

(The Center Square) – Louisiana is using 15 investigators working overtime to address overdue child protection investigations in Baton Rouge, where nearly three-quarters of the state’s backlog is…

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Walking through East Cleveland, Ohio, feels a touch like you've wandered onto the set of a postapocalyptic film noir. Grand, gilded homes announce themselves on neighborhood streets, some crowned…

House Speaker Jason White – or at least the poll he commissioned – does not seem to be embracing what has become known as the “Mississippi miracle” that references the state’s dramatic…

Last month, Chinese streaming giant Tencent won the first round of its legal battle against the pirate site Olevod, when a Florida judge ruled that the case can proceed in the United States.

America's interminable war with Iran has killed thousands, disrupted commerce that flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and raised prices on the home front.

A 12-year-old in the Galveston school district was arrested after being disruptive and refusing to head to the school lobby.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—In Texas, suburbs have sprung up where oil pump jacks once bobbed.

Rep. María Elvira Salazar filmed an ad warning the president that he's "gone too far" on immigration. It reflected concern among some Republicans that their gains with Latino voters could be at risk.

This reporting was supported by a Transatlantic Media Fellowship from the Heinrich Boll Foundation.

Pakistan keeps no data on people with albinism, leaving needs unmet in schools, healthcare, and jobs.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the incident as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada's military on domestic soil.

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On October 4, I published a post on "Libertarianism and Democracy," critiquing political philosopher Matt Zwolinski's earlier Liberalism.Org article on the same topic. Earlier today, I posted Matt's…

On October 4, I published a post on "Libertarianism and Democracy," critiquing political philosopher Matt Zwolinski's earlier Liberalism.Org article on the same topic. Matt has written a response to…

Thousands of delegates are now gathering in Yerevan to discuss the future of life on Earth as we know it at the U.N.’s COP17 biodiversity summit. Countries have made considerable progress in…

NPR's Joel Rose talks with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek about the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.

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So reports the N.Y. Times (Mark Arsenault) yesterday, discussing former MIT cellular biology professor David Sabatini's victory on the defamation claim (and defendant's loss on her harassment and…

Craig Unit 1, a coal-fired power plant distinguished by tall exhaust smokestacks that rise above a rolling landscape in northwestern Colorado, was scheduled to close for good at the end of 2025 amid…

Kamora Greggs returned to her college campus with voting on her mind. She’d just visited her home in Jackson, Mississippi, about three hours away, when her mom encouraged her to exercise her right…

As a 27-year-old English literature graduate and English teacher from Gaza, I have always been passionate about teaching. I enjoy helping my students learn to speak English by reciting stories aloud…

Thousands of volunteer canvassers are hitting the streets across California, fighting for a first-of-its-kind wealth tax on the state’s ballot on November 3. Those mobilizing for Proposition 40…

A military-backed operation shut down a major illegal gold mining site in Gashaka-Gumti National Park, driving more than 4,000 miners from Nigeria’s largest national park, according to the Africa…

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, N.C., in September 2026.

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Sen. Don DeWitte is questioning the Northern Illinois Transit Authority’s decision to pay interim Executive Director Jamie Rhee $350,000 annually while she…

Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands of people.