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Dr. Heidi Overton speaks during a Aug. 10 press conference during which President Trump signed an executive order about the childhood vaccination schedule.

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Health

What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA

Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more.
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D.E., who requested NPR use his initials only, stands near the location two blocks from his home, in which he was violently arrested by ICE officials without a warrant, in Long Branch, NJ. D.E., 44, who has had a brain tumor growing in his head for years, was denied medication by ICE officers, and as a result, suffered from several seizures.

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D.E., who requested NPR use his initials only, stands near the location two blocks from his home, in which he was violently arrested by ICE officials without a warrant, in Long Branch, NJ. D.E., 44, who has had a brain tumor growing in his head for years, was denied medication by ICE officers, and as a result, suffered from several seizures.

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Immigration

The system meant to protect ICE detainees has collapsed

Critics say it is the reason why more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations, in the form of widespread hunger strikes.

ICE Grievances

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Sonora confirms first case of New World screwworm parasite

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The case comes just days before the U.S.-Mexico border is scheduled to reopen to cattle, starting with the Arizona-Sonora border.
Hind Rajab poses in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, with a photo of her granddaughter, Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed alongside her family in Gaza in February 2024.

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Hind Rajab poses in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, with a photo of her granddaughter, Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed alongside her family in Gaza in February 2024.

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Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of 5-year-old and paramedics

Israel's military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics.
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Elections

Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting

A Trump-aligned think tank has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, NPR has learned.
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Technology

Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers

Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege that data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.
Wildfire experts have found that homes with dense vegetation are at higher risk of burning, like in the Palisades Fire in 2025. New regulations in California require homeowners to manage plants within five feet of a structure.

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Wildfire experts have found that homes with dense vegetation are at higher risk of burning, like in the Palisades Fire in 2025. New regulations in California require homeowners to manage plants within five feet of a structure.

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Climate

California passes the toughest wildfire rules in the U.S. for home landscaping

California has adopted the toughest new rules in the country that require homeowners to manage the plants around their houses. Fire experts say it helps protect houses from burning, but public pushback has been strong.

California passes toughest wildfire rules in the U.S. for home landscaping

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WATCH

'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert

"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the Tiny Desk with a couple parodies, a Weezer pastiche and the Emmy-losing closing-credits blues-rock jam to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
A worker collects trash in a partially shuttered Evergrande commercial complex, on the day Hong Kong Stock Exchange delisted the Chinese property developer China Evergrande, in Beijing, China, Aug. 25, 2025.

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Asia

Chinese court sentences founder of property developer Evergrande to life in prison

Chinese property developer Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga after it collapsed with more than $300 billion in liabilities.

Life Kit: Tools to help you get it together

Lauren Ko, baker, artist and author of Pieometry.
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Want to make tastier, prettier pies? A baker tells us where to tart

Want to make tastier, prettier pies? A baker tells us where to tart

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Life Kit

Our relationship with money is emotional. How to make the most of your cash

Our relationship with money is emotional. How to make the most of your cash

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Researchers say there's growing evidence that nature has a powerful effect on us, improving both our physical and psychological health.
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Life Kit

There's no one way to enjoy nature. How to find what works for you and get outside

There's no one way to enjoy nature. How to find what works for you and get outside

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Dr. David Morens appears during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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Dr. David Morens appears during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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Science

Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records

Dr. David Morens, a former aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to violating federal law by trying to conceal emails about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records

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fata morgana is multi-instrumentalist and composer Taja Cheek's fourth album as L'Rain.

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Music

An art-rock illusionist rewrites pop in her own image

Taja Cheek's psychedelic project L'Rain has always been tagged as experimental. On fata morgana, she asks what separates music like hers from the mainstream.
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Health

A real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise

Oregon was the first state to establish a legalized and regulated psilocybin industry. Since then, thousands have tried magic mushrooms. Here is the latest data from the state's real-life experiment.

A real-world study of Oregon’s nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise

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U.S. Army soldiers try to dismantle a floating bridge during a training exercise on a river in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.

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U.S. Army soldiers try to dismantle a floating bridge during a training exercise on a river in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.

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Asia

North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says

The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.
Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026.

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Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026.

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World

Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the U.K. with their children

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won't resume their roles as working members of the royal family.
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Deep Dive

Education

15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why

There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.

15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here’s where, and why

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A14-foot tall blue rooster sculpture overlooks the race track from the roof of the National Gallery of Art's East Building in Washington, D.C.

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National

D.C.'s IndyCar race will zoom past museums. Some worry it could harm the art inside

Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.

Some worry vibration from D.C.'s IndyCar race could damage art on the National Mall

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Former Meta engineer Arturo Bejar leaves the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse as Meta is on trial over social media addiction in Oakland, California, on August 19, 2026.

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Former Meta engineer Arturo Bejar leaves the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse as Meta is on trial over social media addiction in Oakland, California, on August 19, 2026.

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Business

Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta

The former Meta employee testified that the company culture prioritized user numbers over child safety measures.

Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta

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A giant sequoia tree, with a circumference of 70 feet, stands beyond the remnants of small trees along the Trail of 100 Giants on August 25, 2022 in Sequoia National Forest, California.

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Environment

Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging

The end of "roadless rule" protections would open millions of acres of pristine forests to commercial use. Supporters say it will lead to better managed forests.

Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging

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Short Wave podcast: Revealing the science behind everyday mysteries

Scientists say they've found a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, can cause out-of-body experiences.
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Short Wave

This sausage-shaped part of your brain causes out-of-body experiences

This sausage-shaped part of your brain causes out-of-body experiences

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Short Wave

The U.S. horseshoe crab blood harvest is growing. Where's the accountability?

The U.S. horseshoe crab blood harvest is growing. Where's the accountability?

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The Core released to audiences 20 years ago. Ever since, audiences have bemoaned, laughed at and loved the loose use of geological science in the film.
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Short Wave

What scientists love and lament when Hollywood journeys to Earth's core

What scientists love and lament when Hollywood journeys to Earth's core

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The Chelmsford Immigration Court in Massachusetts.

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Military lawyers are appointed temporary immigration court judges in Massachusetts

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Some legal observers say the military lawyers have obligations to follow orders, and that could conflict with the traditional goal of providing fair hearings in immigration court. 
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My Unsung Hero

Strangers helped a college student get to his friend in the hospital

While Jake Berry was in college, he learned one of his oldest friends was in the hospital more than an hour away. Berry didn't have a car, but two strangers gave him a ride.

UNSUNG HERO - JAKE BERRY

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez speaks at a news conference following an FCC meeting in Washington on Feb. 18, 2026.

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Media

FCC's lone Democrat says Disney 'has found its courage' in lawsuit against agency

The Walt Disney Company is suing the FCC, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights by challenges to its ABC broadcast licenses. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez.

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez praises ABC lawsuit against agency

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The scaffolding and tarp covering the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13. The tarp remains one of the questions at the center of a federal lawsuit.

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The scaffolding and tarp covering the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13. The tarp remains one of the questions at the center of a federal lawsuit.

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In new filings, Kennedy Center says it won't try to put Trump's name on facade until Sept. 8

Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.
A Padres flag flying outside of a business in downtown San Diego, Oct. 1, 2024.

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A Padres flag flying outside of a business in downtown San Diego, Oct. 1, 2024.

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ICE detains San Diego Padres' minor league coach

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Oswaldo Pirela, who has been in the country since 2014 and worked for the Padres since 2024, was arrested at the El Paso International Airport Sunday morning.
Emergency room nurse Crystal Dhooghe speaks during a rally at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on March 17. She is among hundreds of unionized employees at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital who have been on strike since Sept. 1, 2025.

Emergency room nurse Crystal Dhooghe speaks during a rally at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on March 17. She is among hundreds of unionized employees at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital who have been on strike since Sept. 1, 2025. Teamsters J.C.43 hide caption

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Health Reporting in the States

Striking hospital employees sound alarm over workplace violence

 KFF Health News

In addition to pay, striking hospital workers say patient violence is an issue. Hospital workers are seven times more likely to be injured at work due to violent acts than the general working population.
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