With reported months-long consulate and embassy delays, Google and Apple say employees on H-1B visas should stay put in the U.S. right now to avoid the risk of getting stranded abroad. The latter tech company’s headquarters campus is seen in Mountain View, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple and […]
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Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court : NPR
Mississippi Supreme Court justices listen to arguments in Jackson, Miss., on July 6, 2023. On Friday, a judge ordered special elections for the court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates the Voting Rights Act. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP JACKSON, Miss. — A judge […]
U.S. launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters : NPR
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as carry teams move the transfer cases with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in an attack in […]
It’s the last news quiz of the year! Will you go out on top? : NPR
From left: an incorrect quiz answer, a quiz question, a correct quiz answer Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; John Lamparski/Getty Images; Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; John Lamparski/Getty Images; Hulton Archive/Getty Images This week, the president delivered a speech that interrupted the Survivor finale. Rude! There will also not be another news […]
Suspect in Brown University shooting found dead in New Hampshire : NPR
Crime scene tape outside of the Barus and Holley building on the campus of Brown University on Dec. 16. Boston Globe/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Boston Globe/via Getty Images The suspect in the shooting Saturday at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine was found dead in a New Hampshire storage […]
Mangione pre-trial hearing wraps, but judge won’t rule on evidence for months : NPR
Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Thursday , Dec. 18, 2025, in New York. Luiz C. Ribeiro/Pool New York Post hide caption toggle caption Luiz C. Ribeiro/Pool New York Post NEW YORK — After nearly three weeks of testimony, pretrial suppression hearings in Luigi Mangione’s New York state case have […]
Inflation cooled last month amid worries about affordability : NPR
Grocery prices in November were up 1.9% from a year ago, according to a report from the Labor Department Thursday. Overall inflation dipped to 2.7%, from 3% in September. Charly Triballeau/AFP hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP The cost of living continued to climb in November — though a little less than two months ago […]
Mourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia’s leader pledges new hate laws : NPR
Family carry the coffin following a service for Bondi Beach mass shooting victim 10-year-old Matilda, whose last name is being withheld at the request of her family, in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Steven Markham/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Markham/AP SYDNEY — Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief […]
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino to step down in January : NPR
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino speaks during a news conference on an arrest of a suspect in the January 6th pipe bomb case at the Department of Justice on Dec. 4, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said Wednesday he plans to step down from […]
Suspected gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder : NPR
Swimmers gather for a morning vigil in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, following Sunday’s shooting at Bondi Beach. Mick Tsikas/AP hide caption toggle caption Mick Tsikas/AP SYDNEY — A suspected gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney […]