South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gestures during a news conference to mark the first anniversary of the Dec. 3 martial law crisis at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — A year after his predecessor’s effort to impose martial law […]
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Trump says he doesn’t want Somalis in the U.S., urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it : NPR
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the […]
What to know about the Dells’ $6.25 billion donation and ‘Trump Accounts’ : NPR
Michael and Susan Dell pose for photographs on Nov. 26 in New York. The couple said they will donate $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for 25 million U.S. children. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Michael and Susan Dell will donate $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for 25 million […]
Trump pardons Honduran ex-president who was convicted of drug crimes : NPR
Then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez gives an speech in San Salvador, El Salvador. Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images Then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez gives an speech in San Salvador, El Salvador. Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images President Trump has officially pardoned former Honduran President, Juan Orlando Hernández, who US officials said was […]
U.S. ski resorts are bracing for a steep drop in international travel due to politics : NPR
Early season snow has started to accumulate at Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin ski area, as seen from nearby Loveland Pass on Thanksgiving weekend. Hart Van Denburg/CPR hide caption toggle caption Hart Van Denburg/CPR WHITEFISH, Mont. — A chairlift cranks into gear as a group of ski patrollers at Whitefish Mountain Resort gets the mountain ready for […]
Thousands of U.S. trucking schools could lose accreditation : NPR
The U.S. Department of Transportation is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration’s widening crackdown on trucking schools and drivers. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools as part […]
Fired worker sues government in case that could upend civil rights laws : NPR
The White House Alex Wong/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images North America Tania Nemer is one of dozens of immigration judges fired by the Trump administration this year. But a new lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., suggests what happened to Nemer—and why—has the potential to scramble the federal workforce and […]
Surprising longevity secrets from centenarians : NPR
A new survey of people who live to 100 finds most of them say they feel decades younger than their actual age. alvarez/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption alvarez/E+/Getty Images A new survey of centenarians finds people who make it to 100 are not letting the grass grow under their feet. Many have taken up […]
Thousands in Philippines protest corruption, demand return of stolen funds : NPR
Protesters destroy an effigy of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during an anti-corruption rally in Manila, Philippines on, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption toggle caption Aaron Favila/AP MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman Catholic church clergy protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of […]
Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction : NPR
Long-lost painting “Crucifixion of Jesus Christ” by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, is displayed at the auction house Osenat in Versailles, west of Paris, Nov. 30, 2025. Michel Euler/AP hide caption toggle caption Michel Euler/AP PARIS — For more than four centuries, people believed it had vanished. […]