- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...054/congress-dhs-shutdownThursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.Posted 5 days 8 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/g-...ouse-arrest-doubts-lingerThe secrecy surrounding Suu Kyi's new location has alarmed her son, Kim Aris, who says he has received no authoritative confirmation of her wellbeing.Posted 5 days 8 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...ding-human-genome-dies-79Pioneering scientist J. Craig Venter has died at 79. His "whole genome shotgun method" helped genome sequencing become faster and cheaper.Posted 5 days 10 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...nity-attacks-antisemitismThe British government pledged to increase security for Jewish communities after a string of arson attacks and a double stabbing. But members of the community lashed out at the government.Posted 5 days 11 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...nergy-oil-prices-iran-warThe U.S. economy revved up in the first three months of the year, despite a spike in energy prices caused by the war with Iran.Posted 5 days 13 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/g-...ights-wildfire-fuel-costsThe Pentagon estimates the war with Iran has cost $25 billion so far. And, the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's 2024 election map was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."Posted 5 days 14 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...cer-rates-young-screeningIt's a very treatable form of cancer if caught early, yet younger adults rarely get screened. Patient advocates want more people to talk to their doctors about risk factors and number 2.Posted 5 days 15 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...p-soccer-football-ticketsSome fans in the U.S. and around the world are unhappy with World Cup ticket prices and U.S. immigration policies. So they're deciding not to come, raising concerns across the travel industry.Posted 5 days 16 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...ongressional-black-caucusBy weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.Posted 5 days 16 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...-college-campus-tour-kirkThe final stop on Turning Point USA's college campus tour at the University of Idaho seemed more like the organization's previous events, with audience member debates and an energetic, young crowd.Posted 5 days 16 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/g-...119210/lebanon-israel-warIn southern Lebanon, towns near the border with Israel have been largely destroyed by Israeli demolitions and strikes. Israel says it has been attacking Hezbollah infrastructure, but civilian infrastructure has also been significantly affected.Posted 5 days 16 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...teran-bourbon-mindfulnessLike many vets, it took Fred Minnick time to find the best way to cope with what he would learn was PTSD. For Minnick, sense and peace came with bourbon and "taste mindfulness."Posted 5 days 16 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/g-...tercept-gaza-aid-flotillaActivists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver aid say Israeli forces intercepted them, detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing near the Greek island of Crete.Posted 5 days 17 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx...-costs-iran-war-wildfiresThe Iran war has nearly doubled jet fuel prices in the United States. That means the bill for firefighting aircraft operations this summer will likely rise by tens of millions of dollars.Posted 5 days 19 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/g-...-fake-warhols-and-banksysA father and daughter in New Jersey have pleaded guilty to running a years-long counterfeiting scheme to trick art galleries and auction houses into buying forged paintingsPosted 5 days 20 hours ago - 04/30/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-...austria-nuns-vatican-romeThe three octogenarian nuns, who made headlines last year after they broke back into their convent, joined others at St. Peter's Square for a general audience with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday morning.Posted 6 days 4 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-...-119094/congress-fisa-702The House has approved a three year extension of the surveillance program known as FISA Section 702. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces a difficult path to final passage.Posted 6 days 4 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx...ng-congressional-grillingThe Pentagon says that the cost of the war with Iran is estimated to be some $25 billion. Defense officials were appearing on the Hill for budget discussions.Posted 6 days 5 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx...b-tuberculosis-rapid-testTB tests use phlegm not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives and positives. A new test is more accurate and takes less than half an hour.Posted 6 days 5 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-...ion-but-still-no-end-dateThe Pentagon estimates the war has cost $25 billion over the past two months. In congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not say when the war might end.Posted 6 days 6 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx...imony-openai-altman-day-2In his second day on the stand in the trial he launched against OpenAI, Elon Musk said the AI start-up he'd helped found had strayed from its charitable mission.Posted 6 days 8 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx...t-louisiana-redistrictingAlthough the court kept Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact, Wednesday's decision all but guts the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement and protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn.Posted 6 days 11 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx...land-review-gemma-correllFrom the Emotional Roller Coaster to the Worry-go-round, cartoonist Gemma Correll walks us through her brain's not-so-amusing amusement park in a darkly funny memoir.Posted 6 days 11 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-.../syria-olive-harvest-homsIn the warm sun, gathering handfuls of hard olives promised a taste of home that residents of a village in the Homs countryside had been missing for nearly 14 years of civil war.Posted 6 days 11 hours ago - 04/29/26
- http://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx...shooting-chat-gpt-lawsuitThe lawsuit claims OpenAI was negligent for failing to report the shooter to authorities after her account was flagged for "gun violence activity and planning."Posted 6 days 12 hours ago - 04/29/26
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