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Jan 24, 2026
After President Trump's upheaval at Davos, U.S. allies are openly questioning whether Washington can still anchor the rules-based order.
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Jan 24, 2026
A dangerous winter storm is cutting across the nation's midsection, from New Mexico all the way up through Maine. More than 100,000 customers lost their power, and thousands of weekend flights were cancelled.
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Jan 24, 2026
Federal immigration officers shot and killed a U.S. citizen on Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting earlier this month. DHS says the man was armed and "violently resisted" arrest but refused to answer further questions.
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Jan 24, 2026
NPR's Daniel Estrin and Anas Baba reflect on how their reporting partnership across Tel Aviv and Gaza changed after October 7th, 2023.
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Jan 24, 2026
A long-running fight over how to calculate and repay state funding debts to public HBCUs is flaring across the South, and Emily Siner and Camellia Burris tell the story in their podcast 'The Debt' from Nashville Public Radio
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Jan 24, 2026
A surge of interest in mahjong is building new, in-person community in Washington D.C. as players look for joy, connection, and time off their phones.
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Jan 24, 2026
Reaction from Minneapolis Emergency Management Director Rachel Sayre to Saturday's shooting and the subsequent street confrontations.
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Jan 23, 2026
For two weeks, Minneapolis has seen protests and clashes between demonstrators and federal immigration agents, as the administration continues its aggressive campaign to arrest undocumented immigrants.
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Jan 23, 2026
Is Greenland a land of rare earth riches? The Indicator tells the story of an Australian geologist who learned the great cost of extracting Greenland's minerals.
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Jan 23, 2026
A large winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies and Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday.
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Jan 23, 2026
Each month, thousands of people across the country become U.S. citizens, and that new title comes with a new responsibility: the right to vote.
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Jan 23, 2026
The legendary Americana songwriter Lucinda Williams releases her new album World's Gone Wrong.
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Jan 23, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.
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Jan 23, 2026
The band's 1976 greatest hits collection just became the first album ever to earn 4x Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, or 40 million units sold.
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Jan 23, 2026
UNRWA is accusing Israel of breaking international law for demolishing UN buildings in East Jerusalem. Undeterred, Israeli officials say they want to shut down more UNRWA facilities.
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Jan 23, 2026
In the last installment of our correspondent's journey along West Africa's rapidly expanding urban coast, we arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast — at the heart of a region where promise and strain collide.
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Jan 23, 2026
Heading into the second year of Trump 2.0, when it comes to science, some argue Trump has no consistent ideology for decision-making. Others argue the unifying theme is destruction of science itself.
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Jan 23, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with cultural critic Chuck Klosterman about his new book, which trains a critical eye on the cultural significance and future of a sport he loves: football.
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Jan 23, 2026
In the thriller Mercy, a detective played by Chris Pratt finds himself accused of murder in a justice system entirely run by artificial intelligence. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence.
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Jan 23, 2026
On Friday, the Trump administration is expected to announce an expansion of the Mexico City policy that restricts federal health aid dollars from funding abortion-related services. The new policy will apply to all foreign assistance, not just health aid, and include anti-DEI and "gender ideology" provisions. Advocates worry it could push national governments to enact stricter anti-abortion policies.
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Jan 23, 2026
Many Palestinians are skeptical of President Trump's peacemaking efforts as they try to emerge from Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza. But Israeli business leaders like what they hear.
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Jan 23, 2026
South Minneapolis has been at the center of multiple tragedies, from the murder of George Floyd to the killing of Renee Good. Locals say the hard events brought them closer and helped them organize.
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Jan 23, 2026
Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.
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Jan 22, 2026
The DOJ has arrested at least two people in connection with protests at a Minneapolis church last weekend. One of the pastors is said to lead the local ICE field office.
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Jan 22, 2026
More than 30 years ago, a standoff with a white separatist family in Idaho led to federal rules on deadly use of force. Some say Renee Macklin Good's death in Minnesota offers a similar opportunity.
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Jan 22, 2026
A cutting edge pan-African HIV vaccine trial lost funding last year when the Trump administration shut down much of foreign aid. The setback was devastating but the researchers refused to give up.
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Jan 22, 2026
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes responds to a Defense Department announcement that it will assume greater control over the military newspaper.
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Jan 22, 2026
Across the South and Northeast, communities are preparing for snow and ice from a massive winter storm expected to move through this weekend.
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Jan 22, 2026
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened tolerance for disgust, and how penguins are adapting to climate change.
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Jan 22, 2026
How do Biden-to-Trump voters feel about year one of Trump's second term? A focus group of Pennsylvania voters provides some unique insight.
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Jan 22, 2026
This weekend, much of the country is expecting to be hit by a major winter storm. NPR's Life Kit share tips to prepare your home ahead of a big snowfall.
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Jan 22, 2026
The El Paso County medical examiner classified the death of a 55-year-old Cuban ICE detainee as homicide.
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Jan 22, 2026
Is there a deal between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland? Mary Louise Kelly and the team on NPR's national security podcast break it down.
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Jan 22, 2026
Virginia Evans' debut novel, The Correspondent, was a sleeper hit of 2025. The book tells the story of a divorced woman in her 70s through her letters to her friends, kids, loved ones and strangers.
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Jan 22, 2026
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. "Weird Al" Yankovic grapples with the complicated feelings of watching his daughter grow up.
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Jan 21, 2026
Some people in Britain are asking what it would look like for their government to sever security and intelligence ties with its closest ally, the U.S.
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Jan 21, 2026
What does it feel like to truly own something? Children's book author and illustrator Jon Klassen is trying to give young children that feeling with a trilogy of board books. The first is Your Truck.
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Jan 21, 2026
It's not in the Olympics yet, but we'll introduce you to ice sailing ahead of this weekend's U.S. sailing championship.
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Jan 21, 2026
During a speech in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland. But he left many questions about the U.S. role in the world.
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Jan 21, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Gabriel Tallent about his new novel Cruxand why not taking risks doesn't always guarantee a safety net.
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Jan 21, 2026
Prominent former prosecutors are starting their own law firms after they leave Justice Department service. That says a lot about the DOJ and Big Law firms.
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Jan 21, 2026
Has your phone been prompting you for months to log into certain sites with a "passkey"? Security writer Kim Key of PC Mag explains why you might want to ditch your passwords in favor of passkeys.
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Jan 21, 2026
Brass Solidarity is a Minneapolis community band that was formed after George Floyd was killed. Now, they're playing at protests against ICE, in an effort to bring joy and break potential tension.
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Jan 21, 2026
Prediction market apps are thriving in President Trump's second term, with traders betting on everything from migrant deportations to election outcomes. A look at what's driving the industry's boom.
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Jan 21, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Ashley Parker of The Atlantic about her essay recapping how President Trump's relentless boundary-pushing has exhausted his critics.
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Jan 21, 2026
Submit your name on NASA's website if you'd like it loaded on an SD card and launched into space aboard Artemis II.
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Jan 21, 2026
A new report points to a decline in heart disease and stroke deaths, but cardiovascular disease remains the top cause of death in the U.S. Lifestyle changes could delay or prevent about 70% of cases.
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Jan 21, 2026
What does President Trump's base think of his second-term agenda? How will they vote in November? We road-tripped through conservative counties in Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania to find out.
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Jan 21, 2026
Forecasters are warning of a historic storm expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the East Coast. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow.
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Jan 21, 2026
The Trump administration wants the authority to fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor. Experts say that would undermine the independence of the central bank.
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Jan 21, 2026
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart, David Lammy, are raising alarms about Iranian ballistic missiles in Russia that threaten Ukraine.
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Jan 21, 2026
In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French "cravate") back to the battlefields of 17th century Europe.
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Jan 20, 2026
We talk with a NOAA scientist about the Northern Lights, and why their visibility seems to be increasing.
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Jan 20, 2026
In the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack last month, Australia toughened its gun laws on Tuesday.
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Jan 20, 2026
Security at the biggest ISIS detention camp in Syria has collapsed as Syrian Kurds withdraw to face advancing government forces.
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Jan 20, 2026
In West Africa, tiny Benin is riding a coastal building boom — but beneath the cranes and construction, new inequalities are taking hold.
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Jan 20, 2026
President Trump held court with reporters for more than 90 minutes marking the first year anniversary of his second term.
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Jan 20, 2026
Many Americans agree with President Trump that Europe should pay more for its own defense, but think his attacks on U.S. allies are unwise and will hurt the United States in the end.
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Jan 20, 2026
Like President Trump, lawmakers around the country blame corporate homebuyers for high prices and want to restrict them. Experts say it's not so simple, and passing laws has proved difficult.
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Jan 20, 2026
Dozens of doctors in Minnesota say immigration and enforcement agents have made providing health care in and out of hospitals much more difficult.
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Jan 20, 2026
Attendees at Davos are steeling themselves for major disruption — not only to the local traffic thanks to heightened security, but possibly to the existing world order.
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Jan 20, 2026
Attendees at Davos are steeling themselves for major disruption — not only to the local traffic thanks to heightened security, but possibly to the existing world order.
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Jan 20, 2026
A big crowd is big news for the Professional Women's Hockey League, which is only in its third season.
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Jan 20, 2026
People using AI chatbots are experiencing unhealthy emotional attachments or breaks with reality. Now a group of affected people are turning to each other for support.
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Jan 19, 2026
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at 93. For decades, he was a leader in high fashion and helped define Italian style.
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Jan 19, 2026
Tension is high as the World Economic Forum in Davos opens and President Trump threatens Europe over Greenland.
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Jan 19, 2026
The coastal corridor from Lagos to Abidjan is shaping into a West African megalopolis. Starting in Lagos, Nigeria, we navigate the chaos, the checkpoints, and the road that could change it all.
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Jan 19, 2026
The cancer drug leucovorin has been in high demand since the Trump administration endorsed it as a treatment for some autistic kids. Some experts say the drug's popularity has outpaced the science.
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Jan 19, 2026
As Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba collapse, Mexico has stepped up as the island's main supplier — though its support may be temporary under Washington's pressure.
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Jan 19, 2026
Delegates from Vietnam's communist party are meeting to choose leadership and chart its economic future. The current General Secretary To Lam is expected to keep his post and seek that of president.
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Jan 19, 2026
Brandon Jay and his wife, Gwendolyn Sanford, created Altadena Musicians to help those who may have lost their beloved musical instruments in last year's LA wildfires.
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Jan 19, 2026
Austrian researchers say they've found the first known example of tool use by cattle, courtesy of a Swiss-Brown cow named Veronika.
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Jan 19, 2026
A civil rights museum in Atlanta expanded recently and now includes the era of reconstruction that followed the Civil War and ultimately led to segregationist Jim Crow Laws in the South.
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Jan 19, 2026
Homeless encampment sweeps have been increasing since a pivotal Supreme Court decision in 2024. But medical experts and advocates for unhoused people say those sweeps have hidden health costs.
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Jan 19, 2026
ChatGPT Health is OpenAI's foray into medicine, and so far, it gets high marks from both a cancer patient and a leading doctor. But there are worries it could be misused.
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Jan 19, 2026
Owners of Pittsburgh's only daily paper plan to shutter the paper in May after a long labor dispute. But employees haven't given up on saving the Post Gazette, even if it has to change to survive.
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Jan 19, 2026
The prime minister of Norway says President Trump cited the Nobel Prize as a reason for not pursuing a peaceful resolution on Greenland.
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Jan 19, 2026
John Hayes, 18, has earned 140 merit badges, all the badges offered by Scouting America.
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Jan 19, 2026
More than three dozen people were killed as two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain.
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Jan 18, 2026
Are sleep trackers on your phone helping you get a full night's rest? NPR's Life Kit investigates.
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Jan 18, 2026
Until last year, the number of children orphaned because a parent died from AIDS, was plummeting. That's thanks to America's 20 year effort to get lifesaving HIV meds to millions in need. But last years upheaval in foreign aid funding is raising concern that more children will be at risk of losing a parent to the deadly virus.
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Jan 18, 2026
Between pre-game prayers with his mom and spectacular throwing arm talent, Trinidad Chambliss' underdog college football story this season has excited fans across the country.
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Jan 18, 2026
Fewer women are having children than a few generations ago. Sarah McCammon talks with three generations of women in one Atlanta family to understand how opportunities and choices have changed.
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Jan 18, 2026
Since the first sound film came out, Hollywood musicals have provided some of the most iconic movie moments. Three NPR movie fans discuss the merits and drawbacks of the genre.
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Jan 18, 2026
India said it would help create hundreds of "vibrant villages" along its border with China. Three years later, residents wonder where they are.
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Jan 18, 2026
Marchers gathered Sunday in downtown L.A. against the Iranian crackdown on the protests that have taken place over recent weeks.
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Jan 18, 2026
While fears of an imminent US operation in Iran have receded, tensions remain sky high as street protests continue and communication is difficult due to fear and internet blackouts.
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Jan 17, 2026
ACA enrollment is down for the first time in 5 years, and people are facing enormous premium hikes. Hopes for Congress to restore funding are fading.
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Jan 17, 2026
Tensions continue to escalate in Minnesota as the state continues to be the center of the administration's immigration crackdown. NPR's Jasmine Garsd reports from Minneapolis.
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Jan 17, 2026
The key question now is whether the Saudi-UAE rift settles back into business as usual or accelerates into a wider realignment, says Marc Lynch, professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University.
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Jan 17, 2026
A week after an arson fire at Mississippi's oldest synagogue, Rachel Myers, a leader of the congregation's religious school, talks about how the congregation is doing and about this weekend's services.
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Jan 17, 2026
A bipartisan group of Senators is in Denmark speaking to officials there as President Trump announces new tariffs and continues to talk about taking over Greenland.
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Jan 17, 2026
Stephen Fowler is NPR's go to reporter for document dumps. He explains how he approaches the day's biggest stories...and its most perplexing datasets.
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Jan 17, 2026
Henry Louis Gates Jr. previews the complex, multi-generational stories shaping the newest season of PBS' Finding Your Roots.
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Jan 17, 2026
Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud.
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Jan 16, 2026
New York City's nurses strike could go on for weeks. Nurses are seeking better pay and protection from violence on the job, among other things. The hospital systems say the price is too high.
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Jan 16, 2026
Minneapolis residents are resisting as federal immigration agents surge into their city, creating what some locals describe as an atmosphere of fear and siege on the streets.
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Jan 16, 2026
The Trump administration is looking to expand efforts to strip naturalized Americans of their citizenship. An immigration attorney weighs in.
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Jan 16, 2026
A section of an iconic California highway has reopened after three years. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rhea Withrow, who lives in a town that was isolated during the closure
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Jan 16, 2026
Social media users, in 2026, are reliving 2016 nostalgia online. We answer the questions swirling around why and what this means.
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