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ICE officers set to deploy to airports as delays mount, border czar Homan confirms

People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will help the Transportation Security Administration 'move those lines' while also enforcing immigration law.

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Inside a rare lab that's blazing a bold trail as it hunts for new drugs

Kelly Chibale founded the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, a facility with everything needed to discover drugs for some of humanity

A scientist from Zambia who loves — LOVES! — chemistry runs a lab in South Africa that is being hailed for "extraordinary" work.

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An orthopedic surgeon explains the hand injury that has many MLB players on the bench

Baseball hitters are on a quest for power. But that quest comes at a cost. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas DiLiberti about baseball players suffering hamate injuries.

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She cared for her mother for 14 years. She says she'd do it all over again

Kathy Barnes-Lou cared for her mother for 14 years before her death. She learned that caregiving can bring life's purpose into focus, even as it grinds you down.

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Democrats who won big in last November's general election are grappling with reality

Some Democrats who were swept into office last November are grappling with the reality of governing. The new leader of Pennsylvania's Lehigh County says urgency is needed.

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The Iran war is impacting the global economy, and Asia is particularly vulnerable

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, about how the war on Iran is effecting the global economy.

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The effects of the Iran war on environmental and human health, according to an expert

As the war in Iran enters its fourth week, the costs are adding up. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Doug Weir, with the Conflict and War Observatory, about impacts to human health and the environment.

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Politics chat: Trump's mixed messages on the Iran war, the latest on DHS funding

We look at President Trump's mixed messages on the war with Iran, plus the latest on Department of Homeland Security funding, which Congress has frozen over his immigration enforcement policies.

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Trump threatens Iran's power plants as war enters fourth week with no end in sight

We have the latest on the U-S and Israeli war on Iran, where in the past 48 hours, Israel has struck one of Iran's nuclear facilities and Iran has responded with strikes in Israel.

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The U.S. is a big oil exporter. So why does it import most of the oil it consumes?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to University of Texas engineering professor Hugh Daigle about why the U.S. imports most of the oil it consumes despite being one of the world's largest oil exporters.

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The oldest known recording of a whale song reveals how oceans have changed

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have uncovered the oldest known recording of whale song. And it reveals a noisier soundscape of today's oceans.

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Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants as Iran strikes 2 Israeli cities

Israeli security forces and rescue teams inspect the crater left by an Iranian missile in Arad, southern Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026.

Iran launched missiles at two southern Israeli cities that lie close to the country's main nuclear research center, while President Trump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Cortina d'Ampezzo mixes Olympic legacy with Alpine glamour

The illuminated bell tower of the Basilica Minore dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo stands at the heart of Cortina d

Cortina d'Ampezzo, the "Pearl of the Dolomites," is a blend of Olympic heritage with celebrity chic, fine dining and Alpine tradition, even as climate change and new tourism reshape the area.

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Cuba's power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month

People walk on a street in the dark during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Cuba's power grid collapsed Saturday leaving the country without electricity for a third time in March as the communist government battles with a decaying infrastructure and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade.

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A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum.

At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan's western Darfur region last week, the World Health Organization said Saturday.

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How one Minnesota school is bouncing back after the ICE surge

Students walk from the bus to their elementary school in St. Paul, Minn., on March 18. For many students, it was the first week back after nearly two months of online learning.

NPR spent time inside a Minnesota school talking with educators, parents, and children as it tries to help kids feel safe again after the ICE surge.

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Airport security lines are long. Here's what to know if you're flying

Travelers wait in line at a TSA security checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 20, 2026.

Travel experts say passengers need to be prepared, and patient, amid the government shutdown. Until a deal is reached, officials say airport disruptions and delays could get even worse.

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Robert S. Mueller III, ex-FBI director who led 2016 Russia inquiry, dead at 81

Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Washington, about the Russia investigation.

Mueller's family told The New York Times in August that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

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Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness

Girls sit on a wall to get a good vantage point of people walking up the mountains with flaming torches and fireworks for Nowruz in Akre, the Kurdish region of Iraq on Friday.

In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.

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End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats

Aristocrat Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, pictured outside his family seat of Powderham Castle in Devon, Britain. The Earl is one of the 86 remaining sitting hereditary peers in the  UK parliaments

The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.

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Opinion: Lessons from a bad weather forecast

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Residents in and around Washington braced themselves for damaging storms earlier this week, but turns out it was a forecast flop. One local meteorologist apologized.

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When health insurance costs $2,500 per month, families make tough choices

Ken Warner sits with his cat Ostara in his home office in Manchester, Conn. where he writes sci-fi and fantasy novels. Warner and his wife, Parveen Vohra, who is a therapist, buy their insurance on HealthCare.gov.

A self-employed couple already had to dip into retirement savings for health costs. Now, they are skipping vacations and canceling streaming to afford health insurance.

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Meet the Dutch art detective who tracks down stolen masterpieces

For 20 years, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand has acted as an intermediary between the police and people who know where stolen artwork might be hiding.

For 20 years, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand has acted as an intermediary between the police and people who know where stolen artwork might be hiding. He says patience and trust are everything.

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DHS shutdown hurts families' access to detention facilities, Democrat says

U.S. Representative Julie Johnson, Democrat of Texas, speaks during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security in February 2026.

The difficulties for families adds to the patchwork of complaints about immigration oversight and other issues while the department remains without government funding for five weeks.

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Iran war enters its fourth week with no clear end in sight

The tail section of a ballistic missile fired from Iran sticks out of the ground at a vineyard in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on March 20.

As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump says the U.S. is considering "winding down" military efforts, as it also seeks to ease the energy crisis by lifting sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea.

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U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Va.

The policy required media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials formally authorized its release. A U.S. judge said the rules are at odds with the First Amendment.

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Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase

Elon Musk attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22.

A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations.

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Over 4,000 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail

Streets are flooded from severe rains Friday in Haleiwa, Hawaii.

Muddy floodwaters from severe rains have inundated streets, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for more than 4,000 people in towns north of Honolulu. Officials are warning about the possible failure of a a 120-year-old dam.

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CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era

Network microphones on the desk as President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation from the White House in Washington on April 28, 1942.

The change is part of a round of layoffs at CBS News. When the radio service began operation in September 1927, it was a precursor to the entire CBS network. Today its top-of-the-hour news roundups are delivered to about 700 stations across the U.S.

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Federal prosecutors ask to dismiss charges against officers in Breonna Taylor raid

Protesters participate in the Good Trouble Tuesday march for Breonna Taylor, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.

Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid.

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