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While Trump continues to rack up victories on his vengeance tour, general election opponents are waiting in swing districts and swing states...

This year's list of endangered historic places focuses on equality and erasure

Eleven historically significant sites across the country will receive $25,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to commemora...

Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries. And, victims of mosque shooting revealed

Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ousted Congressman Thomas Massie in Kentucky's Republican House primary. And, police have identified the victim...

Former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero is under investigation

A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes...

To revive an extinct bird, you first need an artificial egg

May 19, 2026

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that would be necessary...

Some plants have a genetic superpower that may help them survive a cataclysm

May 19, 2026

Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a species facin...

The missing men of the American marriage market

May 19, 2026

A new study suggests the growing educational and economic divide between men and women is reshaping marriage and family life in America — le...

Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?

May 18, 2026

Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard ...

Thousands of U.S. countertop workers could have damaged lungs, safety expert says

May 18, 2026

Over 550 men in California have fallen ill after cutting natural or factory-made stone countertops. But epidemiologists say this isn't j...

Bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, to push back against conservative states' efforts to dismantle congressiona...

Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding 12 others

One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, l...

Executions nearly doubled in the U.S. last year, and soared abroad

The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty ...

One clinic tracks the heavy toll Trump's immigration crackdown takes on mental health

Zocalo Health, a clinic in Los Angeles, screens all its patients for depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. It documented a marked incre...

Timmy the humpback whale found dead off Danish coast

A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and cont...

This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive?

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump. Now he's running for reelection i...

Elephants eat their crops. Farmers strike back. It's a war that's only getting worse

In Sri Lanka, the islanders revere elephants. But for farmers, there's rising tension that's leading to more fatal encounters — for ...

The townspeople of Vilseck, Germany, worry that Trump may pull out 5,000 U.S. troops

President Trump's troop withdrawal threat rattles residents of a small Bavarian town reliant on U.S. military personnel and their famili...

Harvey Weinstein's third sex crimes trial in New York ends in mistrial

It was the second time in a year a jury was unable to reach a verdict on a rape charge brought by Jessica Mann. (Image credit: Spencer Platt...

Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?

Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discri...

Key takeaways from Trump's China trip

President Trump returns to the U.S. after wrapping up his whirlwind trip to China. (Image credit: Evan Vucci) from NPR Topics: News https:/...

SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit