In this frame from video provided by Catherine Ellis, flames engulf pavilions at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit on Thursday in Belem, Brazil. Catherine Ellis/AP hide caption toggle caption Catherine Ellis/AP BELEM, Brazil — A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last […]
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Judge temporarily blocks National Guard deployment in D.C. : NPR
Members of the National Guard stand by an escalator at the Farragut North Metro station in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday ordered an end to the monthslong National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. to tackle crime, […]
Munich’s Eisbach wave has flattened, frustrating surfers : NPR
A man in a wetsuit surfs on the Eisbach wave in Munich’s English Garden on Oct. 7, 2025, about a month before the wave vanished. Malin Wunderlich/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Malin Wunderlich/Getty Images MUNICH — “It was gnarly. Dangerous. Only the most experienced could surf it,” says Jakob Netzer of what local surfers […]
How much plastic can kill a seabird? Just six shreds of a popped balloon, new study finds : NPR
To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new study finds seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals like porpoises, seals and whales don’t have to eat much of it for it to be deadly. Michael O’Neill/Science Source hide caption toggle caption Michael O’Neill/Science Source To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new […]
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat : NPR
A monarch butterfly feeds on milkweed, July 15, 2025, in Chicago. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP BILLINGS, Mont. — President Trump’s administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations from the Republican’s first term that […]
What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia : NPR
An F-35A Lightning II sits on the runway at the Florennes Airbase in Florennes, Belgium, Oct. 13, 2025. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP hide caption toggle caption Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation’s most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access […]
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering : NPR
A Texas lawmaker looks over a redistricting map during the debate in the state senate in August. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has quickly appealed to the Supreme Court a ruling that the redistricting passed by lawmakers at the urging of President Trump was based on racial gerrymandering. […]
U.S. sends 50 people to Ukraine amid war with Russia : NPR
Flames and smoke billow from buildings during mass Russian drones and missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital in July 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oleksii Filippov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oleksii Filippov/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. deported 50 people to Ukraine this week, a Ukrainian border official said on Tuesday, […]
Judge says he’ll OK opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family : NPR
Jen Trejo holds a photo of her son Christopher as she is comforted outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2023, in Washington. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP NEW YORK — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits […]
Trump administration overhauls homelessness policy : NPR
Tents are set up in a homeless encampment along a Los Angeles freeway in May. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP The Trump administration is upending its homelessness policy, with deep cuts to funding for long-term housing. Instead, it will shift money toward transitional housing that requires work and addiction treatment. In a […]