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FEMA worker fired for telling hurricane responders to avoid homes with pro-Trump signs
FEMA's administrator said the employee told a team responding to hurricane survivors to skip homes with yard signs showing support for Donald Trump.
NPR NewsNPR NewsThese charts show how Trump's strategy to lose by less won back several swing states
President-elect Donald Trump won the election by flipping Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin after President Biden won them in 2020. Looking at how Democratic counties voted explains how he did it.
NPR NewsQatar suspends mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas
The Arab Gulf nation, a U.S. ally that has been a haven for Hamas leaders for nearly two decades, also said it will no longer host the Palestinian militant group’s political office, an official said.
NPR News13 states will have women governors next year, a new record
Republican Kelly Ayotte's victory in New Hampshire will bring the total number of women holding governor’s offices to 13 — surpassing the previous high of 12 set in 2023.
NPR News'Candyman' star Tony Todd dies at 69
The versatile actor had hundreds of screen credits to his name, including Platoon, The Rock and Final Destination.
NPR NewsOfficials say Qatar has decided to suspend its mediation efforts on Gaza
Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, officials said Saturday. The announcement comes after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a deal.
NPR NewsDonald Trump wins Nevada
Former President Donald Trump has won Nevada’s six electoral votes, according to a race call from the Associated Press. This is the first time in 20 years that Nevada has elected a Republican in a presidential election.
NPR NewsDinosaurs unearthed in China may have ended with a collapse, not a catastrophe
There's an area in China that's home to a huge trove of dinosaur fossils. It used to be thought it was formed through a Pompeii-like volcanic eruption, stopping dinosaurs in their tracks. But new evidence has come to light about how it likely came to be.
NPR NewsOpinion: Witnessing my daughters' first votes was a moment to remember
NPR's Scott Simon accompanied his daughters to the polls, as they voted in their first presidential election.
NPR NewsForeign Interference Recap
We look at the various threats sent to polling places on election day this week, as well as the extent to which foreign actors tried to interfere with the presidential election.
NPR NewsThey split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump
Data from a large survey of U.S. voters found that a significant subset of voters who supported abortion rights ballot measures also voted for Trump.
NPR NewsFrom Taiwan to technology, China ponders what's to come under Trump 2.0
Chinese business people may be able to find creative ways to avoid U.S. tariffs, but for Beijing, its concerns for the incoming Trump presidency go beyond trade.
NPR NewsThe transition to the Trump administration is underway. But it’s already behind
The presidential election is over, and the complicated two-month sprint has begun to hand over the levers of power from one administration to the next.
NPR NewsNew DNA evidence upends what we thought we knew about Pompeii victims
The findings, which used DNA from the plaster casts of people who died in the Mt. Vesuvius eruption two millennia ago, challenge the traditional gender and familial assumptions about the Pompeiians.
NPR News2020’s debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump’s 2024 victory
Election deniers have spent the past four years focused on false claims that 2020 was rigged. This year, it raised similar alarms about fraud — only for those claims to evaporate as returns came in.
NPR NewsMail ballot challenges are dropped in Pennsylvania shortly after Election Day
Within two days after Election Day, right-wing activists and two Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania withdrew thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ absentee ballot applications.
NPR NewsWhy it’s so hard for parents to let their kid quit
Piano lessons and soccer practice can encourage grit. But if your kid isn’t into it, it can become a stress-inducing obligation. Here’s how to have hard conversations with your child about quitting.
NPR NewsDeath toll rises to 20 in powerful bombing at rail station in southwestern Pakistan
The bomb exploded when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to the city of Rawalpindi from Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province, said a senior police officer.
NPR NewsJudge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after presidential win
The judge overseeing Trump's 2020 election interference case canceled remaining court deadlines as prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the presidential victory.
NPR NewsSouthern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds
Firefighters gained ground Friday against a wildfire that has destroyed at least 132 structures, as favorable conditions were expected to continue through the weekend after two days of gusty winds.
NPR NewsDOJ brings charges in an alleged Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump
Federal prosecutors charged a man who said he had been tasked by a contact in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.
NPR NewsIt's legal for police to use deception in interrogations. Advocates want that to end
Ten states have passed laws to ban the practice of lying to juveniles in custody during police interrogations. Now, one state wants to extend the ban to adults too.
NPR NewsBallot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country
Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, delivering a stinging setback to the election reform movement.
NPR NewsESPN host Kirk Herbstreit's beloved game day-crashing dog, Ben, has died
Ben, Kirk Herbstreit's certified emotional support animal, had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Audiences grew to love the 10-year-old golden retriever who appeared on TV with his owner.
NPR NewsBoycott men? South Korea's 4B movement gains traction in the U.S. after Trump's win
After Trump's win, there are growing calls among American women to boycott men. They're drawing inspiration from 4B, a South Korean feminist movement that rejects dating, sex, marriage and childbirth.
NPR NewsElwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' alert, dies at 74
Edwards recorded the iconic AOL lines at home with a cassette recorder for $200. Little did he know, he would become the voice that welcomed millions of people to the world of email.
NPR NewsBiden won big with young voters. This year, they swung toward Trump in a big way
Vice President Harris had hoped young voters would be a key part of a winning coalition. Instead, they swung — sometimes by double digits — toward President-elect Trump, especially in swing states.
NPR NewsBiden won big with young voters. This year, they swung toward Trump in a big way
Vice President Harris had hoped young voters would be a key part of a winning coalition. Instead, they shifted — sometimes by double digits — toward President-elect Trump, especially in swing states.
NPR NewsGetting more light in the day and less at night is good for your health. Here's why
Diet, exercise and sleep are fundamental to our health, but so it our relationship to light. A massive, new study suggests light-driven disruption can take years off our lives.
NPR NewsIsraeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam
Soccer Fans from Israel Attacked in Amsterdam, says Mayor. Prime Minister Calls Attacks "Anti-Semitic".