Why gold prices are surging to record highs
Tariffs are roiling stock markets — but making gold hotter than ever.
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Son of ousted Myanmar leader speaks to NPR about her imprisonment
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kim Aris, son of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, about her imprisonment and why he's advocating for her release.
Judge says Alabama can't charge those who help people get abortions in other states
A federal judge ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people who cross state lines to help someone get abortion care.
Justice Department lawyers struggle to defend a mountain of Trump executive orders
The Justice Department lawyers defending the president's executive orders are struggling to answer questions and correct the record in front of judges.
Who loses in funding cuts to universities?
Proposed federal funding cuts to universities would have sweeping consequences that would impact local economies, scientific research and the institutions themselves.
Playboi Carti and Kendrick Lamar top the charts, but Morgan Wallen looms
Playboi Carti's supersized blockbuster MUSIC holds at No. 1 in its second week of release. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1and Morgan Wallen charts a fifth top 10 hit from an album that isn't even out yet.
2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents
GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.
Cory Booker uses many, many hours on senate floor to criticize Trump agenda
In D.C., New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been giving a speech on the Senate floor since 7pm on Monday night, only yielding for questions from other Democrats.
Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake
This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.