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Supreme Court clears the way for Bannon contempt case to be dismissed

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Bannon spent four months in prison after defying a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

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Trump threatens Iran's power plants, bridges. And, Artemis II readies for lunar flyby

President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, in Washington.

Trump threatened to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz. And, NASA's Artemis II crew prepares to make its closest approach to the moon.

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Iran pushes back against Trump's deadline

Israeli search and rescue personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed in an Iranian strike in the northern city of Haifa on April 5, 2026.

Iran's top officials pushed back against President Trump's deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz, striking a defiant tone as the warring sides traded missile attacks.

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She paid into Medicare for years. Trump's immigration policy will end her coverage

Rosa María Carranza attends a protest supporting the temporary protected status program outside the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2025. Carranza, a resident of neighboring Oakland, worries she could lose her legal status and risk indefinite detention or deportation.

Rosa María Carranza has worked and paid taxes for more than two decades, but a provision in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make her and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrant seniors ineligible for Medicare. Now Carranza's once secure retirement is in question.

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Shingles can hit younger than you think. The vaccine can prevent excruciating pain

Pain and itching can be early symptoms of shingles.

A reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox, the illness can be miserable. Here's what to know about early warning signs, long-term symptoms and some surprising news about the vaccine.

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Guthrie returns to 'Today' show months after her mother's disappearance

Savannah Guthrie speaks onstage during an event with Hoda Kotb at the 92nd Street Y on Feb. 22, 2024 in New York City.

Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, has not been seen since returning home from a family dinner the evening of Jan. 31.

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These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

Harold Rogers and Miranda Lacy met at West Virginia State University—they both still consider this campus home. They went on to graduate school at West Virginia University, where they say they

Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that.

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President Trump says Iran has until Tuesday night to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump is in a tight corner politically as he ramps up Iran war messaging, Artemis II crew readies for lunar flyby.

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NASA's Artemis II crew readies for Monday's lunar flyby. Here's what you need to know

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At its closest point, the crew of Artemis II will loop about 4,000 miles from the lunar surface late Monday. The astronauts will also venture farther into space than any previous human mission.

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UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women's basketball title

UCLA players celebrate after defeating South Carolina in the women

UCLA secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season.

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A music festival booked Kanye West, now known as Ye, and lost major sponsors

Rapper and producer Ye, also known as Kanye West, seen before a 2025 concert in Shanghai.

The rapper Ye was announced as the headliner for the Wireless Festival in London. He's gained notoriety over the years for his antisemitic comments and activities glorifying Nazis.

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Hollywood studios reach a tentative agreement with writers union

The Writers Guild of America West building in Los Angeles on May 2, 2023.

The Writers Guild of America went on strike for months in 2023 in a dispute with Hollywood studios. This year the union announced a new four-year contract after just a few weeks of negotiations.

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These rock-climbing fish can shimmy up a 50-foot waterfall

Shellear fish have certain anatomical traits making it possible for them to climb as well as swim.

New research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve surprising athletic feats.

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In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. Some say they're targeted

Red Cross director of emergency medical services Alexy Nehme has asked United Nations peacekeepers and Israeli officials why volunteer paramedic Assaf was killed.

Lebanon says at least 54 health workers are among more than 1,400 people killed by Israel during the current invasion. Human rights groups say first responders are being targeted — something Israel denies.

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Questions to help you get 'financially naked' with your partner

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Having "brutally honest conversations" about money can bring couples closer together, says Vivian Tu, a financial educator. She shares questions to ask your partner at every relationship stage.

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More teens are getting hooked on gambling. Parents say it often goes undetected

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The explosion of online gambling and sports betting, as well as the advertising behind it, is attracting a growing number of young people, most of them boys.

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Trump says U.S. military has rescued airman shot down over Iran

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House before signing an executive order Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington.

A U.S. Airforce officer whose plane was shot down in Iran was rescued by U.S. forces early Sunday, President Trump announced on social media.

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Trump says U.S. military has rescued airman shot down over Iran

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House before signing an executive order Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington.

A U.S. Airforce officer whose plane was shot down in Iran was rescued by U.S. forces early Sunday after evading capture for more than a day in enemy territory, President Trump announced on social media.

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German researchers set right the story of a 9,000-year-old shaman's grave

When a 9,000 year-old grave of a shaman was discovered in Nazi Germany, the discovery was quickly politicized to support Nazi propaganda. But new analysis shows that initial narrative was all wrong.

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Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they don't consider race in admissions

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

A federal judge on Saturday said the Trump Administration the demand to collect data from universities was rolled out in a "rushed and chaotic" manner.

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After the Minnesota surge, ICE is moving to a quieter enforcement approach

A Florida Highway Patrol officer looks at pictures of undocumented immigrants accused of crimes before a press conference at the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations building on November 13, 2025 in Miramar, Florida. Florida law enforcement agencies have among the highest ICE cooperation rates in the nation, with state troopers making a significant number of immigration arrests.

ICE seems to be changing from aggressive immigration enforcement on city streets to an apparent return to operations that rely heavily on local law enforcement. But even in Florida, where sheriffs are required to cooperate with ICE, some conservative sheriffs have concerns about pursuing immigrants with no criminal records.

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'London Falling': A teenage imposter, an aging gangster and a body in the Thames

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In 2019, 19-year-old Zac Brettler leapt towards the River Thames from a fifth-floor luxury apartment in central London. Patrick Radden Keefe investigates the story of the teen's double life in a new book.

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Opinion: Humanity's hopes ascended with Artemis II

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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the successful launch of NASA's Artemis II this week. The four astronauts aboard will travel around the moon.

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Iran war enters its 6th week as military searches for downed jet crew member

People view the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran.

The war in Iran enters its 6th week as the search continues for the missing U.S. service member who bailed out of a fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday.

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The busiest place you've never seen

Home to just 221 people, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the only settlement on Tristan da Cunha, the world

Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island.

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Buttercream wool and jelly bean eyes: The art of the Easter lamb cake

Lamb-shaped cakes are an Easter tradition, with a long history in Central European countries like Germany and Poland.

The cakes – usually baked in the shape of a lamb using a special pan – have a long history in Central Europe, from the German osterlamm, to the Polish baranek wielkanocny, to the Alsatian lammele.

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When legal sports betting surges, so do Americans' financial problems

Advertisements for sports betting apps are seen in downtown Kansas City, Mo., in November.

As online betting has grown in popularity, a new report from the New York Federal Reserve builds on the troubling link between legal sports wagering and financial health.

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Tax refunds are trending a bit higher this year. Here's how people are spending them

Some people are splurging with their tax refunds. Others are finding that their refunds are being swallowed up by the rising cost of gas.

Some people are splurging. Others are finding that their refunds are being swallowed up by the rising cost of gas.

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Congress gave money for global HIV work. The Trump administration isn't spending it

Dr. Caspian Chouraya in his home in Mbabane, Eswatini, says U.S. funding cuts have meant many of his projects have shut down, like support groups for teenagers with HIV.

U.S. work combatting HIV/AIDS has saved millions of lives globally. Under the Trump administration, funding has been slow in coming and unpredictable, wreaking havoc on people trying to do the work.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what we do — and still don't — know about pain

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"Pain is a mysterious thing," says neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta. But understanding how it works in the body and different kinds of treatment can help you find the right pain relief when you need it.

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