Tennessee teens sue Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

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The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools.

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Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

Residents and Taliban police gather the remains of a projectile at the site of a strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 13.

Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital with an airstrike, marking a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month. Pakistan has dismissed the accusation.

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Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies

A federal judge in Boston blocked changes to U.S. vaccine policies championed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.

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Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants

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The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status.

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A new drug could be the beginning of the end for sleeping sickness

A tsetse fly — their bite can spread the parasite that causes sleeping sickness.

The goal in the world of global health s to bring an end to this scourge by 2030. A new drug looks as if it could do the job.

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Cuba hit by island wide blackout as energy crisis deepens

People line up in the street to buy bread in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 13, 2026.

On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.

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Vaccine critics keep the pressure on, even as RFK Jr. shifts focus

At a recent meeting of the MAHA Institute, vaccine critics said injuries from immunizations are an epidemic.

Anti-vaccine activists rally supporters to try to keep the momentum going on changing federal vaccine policies. This comes even as the White House tries to tamp down attention to the unpopular issue ahead of the midterm elections, and a powerful federal advisory committee plans to meet to consider even more moves.

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Gasoline prices are still rising as the Iran war stretches into its third week

A customer fuels up with regular gasoline priced at $5.29 at a Chevron gas station in Bellevue, Wash., Friday, March 13, 2026.

U.S. gasoline prices are up nearly 80 cents from a month ago, while diesel prices have shot up even more. Diesel is now just under $5 a gallon, according to AAA, up $1.34 from last month.

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Team USA dominated the Paralympics on both ice and snow. Check out the highlights

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A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.

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Senate prepares to vote on Trump's SAVE Act. And, takeaways from last night's Oscars

Tourists are reflected in water on the east side of the U.S. Capitol on March 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Senate Republicans are gearing up to vote on President Trump's controversial voting overhaul, the SAVE America Act. And, key takeaways from the 2026 Oscars.

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NPR News17 hours, 33 minutes ago

Trump threatens NATO allies over Strait of Hormuz help

A shirt is seen hanging Sunday amid the rubble in the Beryanak District in Tehran, Iran, after it was damaged by missile attacks two days before.

With the Iran war entering a third week and the price of oil reaching nearly $105 a barrel on Monday, President Trump again urged NATO countries and China to help the U.S. secure the vital Strait of Hormuz.

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Influencers push 'parasite cleanses' but doctors say to steer clear

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Some people online believe many of us have dangerous parasites in our gut and need to flush them out with herbal supplements. Here's what doctors say about the trend.

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As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it

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After the leucovorin got public attention as a potential autism treatment, families rushed to get it. Many doctors are torn about prescribing an unproven drug but don't want to lose patients' trust.

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Oil and gas prices are soaring. Some countries are ready with solar panels and EVs

Energy experts say that because of the rapid growth of solar, Pakistan has a greater cushion against the growing energy crisis.

As an energy crisis grows, some countries are more prepared because of renewable energy and electric vehicles. Pakistan reduced its reliance on imported natural gas because of the growth of solar.

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The war with Iran enters its third week, as Trump and his top aides refocus their messaging on "winning" to regain faltering support, in the Senate, Republican lawmakers take up the SAVE Act this week.

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5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia

This photo taken on March 8, 2026 shows Iranian players running towards their positions at the start of the AFC Women

The player's departure shortly before midnight on Sunday leaves two of an initial seven squad members in Australia.

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5 takeaways from an Oscars night that spread the love

Paul Thomas Anderson holds his Oscars for best adapted screenplay, best director and best picture for One Battle After Another.

It's thrilling to see the Academy recognize a weird, funny, scary performance like Amy Madigan's in Weapons. Here's what NPR critic Linda Holmes thought of the awards.

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'One Battle After Another' takes best picture. Here's the full list of Oscar winners

The cast and crew of One Battle After Another accept the Academy Award for best picture at the 2026 Oscars.

Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley won best actor and best actress_._ Paul Thomas Anderson received best director_._ Cassandra Kulukundis won the Academy's first ever casting award.

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Selection Sunday is here. Here's what to know ahead of March Madness

The Duke Blue Devils are likely to be the top overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Division I men

Brackets for the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are set to be revealed. Duke is expected to be the men's top overall seed. The undefeated UConn Huskies will likely lead the women's.

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Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes

Snow flurries fall as a woman carries an umbrella near the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2026. Following record high temperatures the day before, Washington, DC, recieved snow flurries on Thursday.

A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.

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How the U.S. is using AI in the war in Iran

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Lauren Kahn of Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology about the role of artificial intelligence in war.

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Texas's state animals, armadillos, are making North Carolina their home

Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas' state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.

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Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4

A Palestinian man carries Muhammad Bani Odeh, 5, at the funeral of four members of the Odeh family who were killed in their car by Israeli security forces during an army operation in Tammun, West Bank, Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry said.

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U.S. military names six killed in plane crash as Iran war enters third week

Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, March 15, 2026.

The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while the U.S. defense department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.

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NPR NewsMar 14, 2026, 10:56 PM

Why the Chicago Bears could be moving to Indiana

Grounds crew members glow snow off the field at Soldier Field during the first half of an NFL football divisional playoff game between the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Chicago.

While Illinois is trying to keep the team in Chicago's suburbs, Indiana lawmakers are offering a plan to finance a new stadium

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NPR NewsMar 14, 2026, 10:18 PM

Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it "woke"

US soldier Sgt. John Hubbuch of Versailles, Ky., one of the members of NATO led-peacekeeping forces in Bosnia reads Stars and Stripes newspaper on Sunday Feb. 14, 1999.

The new rules for the independent military newspaper are the Defense Department's latest effort to put extraordinary restrictions on journalists covering the agency.

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NPR NewsMar 14, 2026, 8:57 PM

In a small Lebanese town, grief and fear follow the Michigan synagogue attack

Mashghara, where Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was born and raised, is located in Lebanon

The suspect who attacked a synagogue in Michigan lost family members in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on March 5. Relatives and neighbors in his hometown share their views on his actions.

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NPR NewsMar 14, 2026, 3:35 PM

Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds 15, with peace talks stalled

Firefighters put out the fire at a residential neighbourhood following a Russia missile and drone attack, in Brovary, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

The strikes comes after the United States paused ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine due to the war with Iran.

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NPR NewsMar 14, 2026, 12:42 PM

As the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?

Kate Morrow and her 8-year-old twins, Jack and Lilly, at their home in Spartanburg County, S.C. Morrow struggles to understand why many of her neighbors haven

In South Carolina, some parents embrace vaccines, others opt out. Why do people make such different choices? A mix of politics, distrust and misinformation is pushing neighbors apart.

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NPR NewsMar 14, 2026, 12:24 PM

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says

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One of Bolsonaro's doctor's described the former Brazilian president's medical condition as "serious."

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