U.S.-German citizen is charged with trying to attack the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv

Activists sit in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest on Jan. 8, 2025.

A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the branch office of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, officials said Sunday.

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NPR NewsMay 26, 2025, 5:00 AM

Former police chief, serving murder and rape sentences, escapes from Arkansas prison

This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections Communications Department shows inmate Grant Hardin.

Grant Hardin was the police chief of Gateway, Ark. for about four months in 2016. Corrections officials did not provide any details about how he escaped.

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NPR NewsMay 26, 2025, 3:35 AM

Trump says he'll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on May 25, 2025.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 11:43 PM

'I cannot believe it': Alex Palou of Spain cruises to victory at the Indianapolis 500

Alex Palou, of Spain, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

The 28-year-old rocketed past Andretti Global's Marcus Ericsson in the final laps of the contest and held onto the top position until the end.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 10:06 PM

'I am Roman,' Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on Sunday.

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. Duties related to the title are usually delegated to an auxiliary or assistant bishop, known as a vicar.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 3:27 PM

Trump again blasts Harvard over international students as judge blocks revocation

People walk through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the home countries of some of Harvard's international students are "not at all friendly to the United States" and "pay NOTHING toward their student's education."

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 1:07 PM

Mumbai's iconic pav bread might soon be toast

A baker holds up a loaf of pav freshly baked at the Yazdani Bakery in Mumbai. A government plan to ban wood-fired ovens in bakeries as a way to curb pollution could lead to a price increase in the beloved pav — and erase its smoky flavor.

It's a working-class staple. And it could be priced out of the market by government efforts to make bakeries change from wood-fired ovens to other fuels to curb air pollution.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 10:00 AM

Inside Ukraine's last maternity ward in a region surrounded by Russian forces

Anastasia, 24, with her daughter, born the previous day, in a room at the Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital, on March 28.

NPR visits a hospital in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, in a town where many residents have fled but some young couples are holding on and hoping to raise their children one day in peace.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 9:00 AM

The world witnessed George Floyd's murder. 5 years later, what has changed?

A mural of George Floyd marks the place where he was murdered by Minneapolis police near the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, Tues., May 20, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. During the past five years, the intersection, which has come to be known as George Floyd Square, has served as a memorial space for all those who have died at the hands of law enforcement.

Five years after George Floyd's death sparked worldwide protests over police brutality and racism, NPR's Michel Martin reflects on Morning Edition's return to Minneapolis to examine what has changed.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 6:00 AM

Russia hits Ukraine with the largest drone-and-missile attack of the war so far

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 25, 2025.

At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in strikes that hit more than 30 cities and villages across Ukraine.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 6:00 AM

Russia and Ukraine continue prisoner exchange as another attack on Kyiv leaves 3 dead

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Russian servicemen react in a bus upon arrival to Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow, Russia, after returning from captivity by a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine.

Hundreds more prisoners were exchanged Saturday in the largest swap since Russia's invasion. Drone strikes in Kyiv, meanwhile, left at least three people dead.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 4:12 AM

PCH reopens after fire closure, just in time for the holiday weekend

Burned-out vehicles still line the reopened section of PCH, where unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean, previously obstructed from view, expose where multi-story homes burned to the ground.

A section of California's scenic Pacific Coast Highway that has been closed since January's deadly Palisades Fire reopens in time for holiday weekend traffic, to mixed emotions and high hopes for Malibu businesses.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 12:59 AM

Judge orders the Trump administration to return a Guatemalan man to the U.S.

A military aircraft waits for migrants to board from a bus at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Tx., on Jan. 30, 2025, before deporting them to Guatemala.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there.

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NPR NewsMay 25, 2025, 12:52 AM

Defense Sec. Hegseth puts new limits on press access at the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during an event with President Trump to sign executive orders regarding nuclear energy in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C..

The Pentagon restrictions on media covering the military follow a series of moves by the Trump administration to curtail press access. The changes overhaul historic access for the press.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 11:23 PM

Billy Joel cancels tour dates after diagnosis. What to know about the brain condition

Musician Billy Joel is seen during his 100th lifetime performance at Madison Square Garden in 2018, in New York.

The singer canceled his summer tour dates and revealed he has a brain condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus. It's treatable but tricky to diagnose, doctors say.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 5:47 PM

Americans are warned as latest DMV phishing scam targets phones

Vehicles drive on Interstate 5 ahead of the Memorial Day weekend Friday in Los Angeles. Departments of motor vehicles across the country are warning of a new batch of scam text messages that seek out recipients

Your state DMV probably won't text you about unpaid fees — but scammers will.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 3:55 PM

By the numbers: A look at international students at Harvard and across the U.S.

A person holds a Harvard College folder during a tour at Harvard University on April 17 in Cambridge, Mass.

The latest criticism from the Trump administration of Harvard University highlighted the number of international students entering the United States each year for higher education.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 1:01 PM

A hike on Cerro San Cristobal with stunning views of the Chilean Andes

The view of the Andes from Cerro San Cristobal above Santiago, Chile.

Cerro San Cristobal in the heart of Chile's capital offers stunning views of wildflowers, pine forests and the soaring Andes.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 12:00 PM

Trump's debunked 'burial site' video reopens 'wounds,' says victim's son

US President Donald Trump, right, and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa

Trump's misleading video of a 'burial site' for white South African farmers reopened 'new wounds,' victim's son tells NPR.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 12:00 PM

Opinion: Cheers to a life well lived

Actor George Wendt holds a glass of beer in a barroom in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 13, 1983.

Character actor George Wendt was known to a generation as Norm, the beleaguered, lovable everyman on the sit-com "Cheers." He died this week at the age of 76.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 12:00 PM

Justice Department cuts to public safety grants leave police and nonprofits scrambling

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a news conference at the Department of Justice on May 7, 2025 in Washington. In late April, the DOJ

Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 10:00 AM

This Memorial Day, NPR readers honor the ones they've lost

Military headstones honoring armed forces service members are decorated with American flags for Memorial Day.

Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is a day to honor and mourn fallen military service members. NPR readers share stories of the loved ones they've lost.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 10:00 AM

That zing in your teeth from a cold treat? Blame this ancient armored fish

This illustration depicts the early jawless vertebrate Astraspis being attacked by the sea-scorpion Megalograptus in dark, shallow waters. Both animals likely had tooth-like scales on their bodies that would have allowed them to sense things in the waters around them.

The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ancient armored fish.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 9:00 AM

Mahmoud Khalil told a judge his deportation could be a death sentence. Here's why

Mahmoud Khalil has asked an immigration judge to grant him asylum, saying he feared being targeted by Israel if he

Khalil's lawyers are trying to convince an immigration judge that if he's deported, Israel could target him over his advocacy for Palestinian rights.

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NPR NewsMay 24, 2025, 12:18 AM

Trump shrinks National Security Council in major foreign policy shakeup

President Trump walks to board Air Force One prior to departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday en route to New Jersey for the weekend.

The NSC has traditionally played a pivotal role in advising the president for his biggest diplomatic and security decisions. But in Trump's second term, it has seen its influence shrink.

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NPR NewsMay 23, 2025, 11:42 PM

Backyard feeders changed the shape of hummingbird beaks, scientists say

Hummingbirds gather around a hummingbird feeder filled with sugar water, in a backyard in the San Fernando Valley section of the city of Los Angeles, July 17, 2014.

A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.

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NPR NewsMay 23, 2025, 9:28 PM

Can Trump suspend habeas corpus?

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem got a pop quiz at a senate hearing this week. The question came from Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan, of New Hampshire.

Hassan asked Noem to to explain habeas corpus.

For the record, habeas corpus is the legal principle, enshrined in the Constitution, that protects people from illegal detention.

The reason that this bit of Latin is under discussion – is because the Trump administration says it's considering suspending habeas corpus.

This core constitutional protection has been an obstacle to the President's mass deportation plan.

Habeas corpus is a principle that's hundreds of years older than America itself.

What would it mean if the President suspended it? And could he, under the Constitution?

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NPR NewsMay 23, 2025, 8:52 PM

Cold case solved: College students help ID the remains of a 19th century sea captain

People walk along the beach in Margate, N.J., on Sept. 4, 2016. In 1999, bones that have now been determined to be the remains of ship captain Henry Goodsell were found washed ashore in Margate.

Remains of the "Scattered Man John Doe" began washing ashore in New Jersey in 1995 and went unidentified for the next three decades. Students at Ramapo College set about to solve the mystery.

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NPR NewsMay 23, 2025, 7:57 PM

Trump seeks to boost nuclear industry and overhaul safety regulator

Cooling towers at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Ga. President Trump signed executive orders which seek to reorganize America

A series of executive orders aims to promote new kinds of nuclear reactors while restructuring the body in charge of nuclear safety.

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NPR NewsMay 23, 2025, 7:45 PM

DOJ confirms it has a deal with Boeing to drop prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes

Relatives of victims hold a placard with photos of victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash in March 2019, prior to a hearing in Fort Worth, Texas, in January 2023.

The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing to drop criminal charges over two fatal crashes of 737 Max jets, despite objections from some victims' family members.

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