U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks next to Vice President JD Vance outside the White House in Washington, Oct. 30, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be […]
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House votes to end longest ever shutdown : NPR
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., leads a news conference with Democratic members of the House of Representatives about health care and the planned vote to end the government shutdown outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025. SAUL LOEB/AFP hide caption toggle caption SAUL LOEB/AFP The House of Representatives has approved a […]
Solar storms bring northern lights to much of U.S. : NPR
The aurora borealis lit up the night sky over Monroe, Wis., on Tuesday night. The northern lights were visible as far south as Alabama and Florida Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images Geomagnetic storms brought the northern lights to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night, painting […]
Space forecasters say solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras : NPR
The northern lights fill the sky behind the Saint Joseph the Woodworker Shrine Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, near Valley Falls, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP NEW YORK — Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications. […]
Why flight disruptions could linger even after the shutdown : NPR
Airplanes are parked at gates near the air traffic control tower at the Tampa International Airport Tuesday in Florida. Airports across the U.S. have experienced delays and flight cancellations as airlines decrease flights at dozens of major airports to ease the pressure on air traffic controllers, who have been working unpaid during the ongoing government […]
The ‘I’ve Had It’ podcast is popular with disaffected Democrats : NPR
Angie Sullivan (L) and Jennifer Welch (R) speak onstage during a GLAAD Pride Month event on June 26, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for GLAAD hide caption toggle caption Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for GLAAD For people who don’t like the Trump administration’s policies or how the Democratic Party has responded, there’s a […]
The Supreme Court will hear a case on mail ballot deadlines : NPR
A tray of mail-in ballots is seen at King County elections headquarters on Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption toggle caption Lindsey Wasson/AP The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case that could decide whether states can count postmarked mail ballots that arrive after Election Day — something […]
Atletico Madrid coming under U.S. ownership : NPR
Atletico Madrid’s Marcos Llorente celebrates scoring his side’s third goal during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Union Saint-Gilloise in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Manu Fernande/AP hide caption toggle caption Manu Fernande/AP MADRID — Atletico Madrid is about to come under American ownership. Apollo Sports Capital, an asset […]
Families sue Camp Mystic over flood deaths, alleging it ignored risks : NPR
An officer prays with a family as they pick up items at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 9. Ashley Landis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ashley Landis/AP The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to […]
Netflix dramatizes Garfield’s assassination : NPR
Michael Shannon plays President James Garfield and Betty Gilpin is first lady Crete Garfield in Death By Lightning. Larry Horricks/Netflix hide caption toggle caption Larry Horricks/Netflix Death by Lightning, a new four-part miniseries on Netflix, is a period piece that plays like a 19th-century version of The West Wing. It’s full of political intrigue and […]