Some federal employees fired under anti-DEI orders weren't doing DEI work
Some of the first people fired by the Trump administration are fighting back, including those targeted for work they'd done promoting diversity, equity and inclusion under the Biden administration.
What is the strategy behind the U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen?
We've heard a lot about U.S. bombing plans for Yemen – mostly from a group chat on Signal. But how's the actual bombing campaign going after nearly three weeks? We've heard a lot less about that.
Scientists get closer to finding out just how hot is too hot for humans to live
How hot is too hot for humans to live? A new study is getting scientists closer to an answer.
Obama photobombs a picture of siblings among D.C.'s cherry blossoms
D.C.'s cherry blossoms are a classic backdrop for family photos, and that's what Portia Moore had in mind by having her kids pose for professional photos -- but a figure photobombed the picture.
Farmers aren't happy about Trump tariffs
Many farmers worry the sweeping tariffs announced by President Trump will drive up prices for critical supplies and hurt American exports.
Local journalists in Gaza report on the war as foreign journalists still lack access
Israel hasn't allowed outside journalists independent access to Gaza since it launched its war. That means it's been almost solely Palestinian journalists reporting on a war they're living through.
This week in science: running and the brain, fermented space food and bat navigation
NPR's Short Wave brings us the stories of how running a marathon could change your brain, fermenting food in space, and the mystery of how bats in flight avoid colliding with each other.
In southern Spain, farmers welcome the rain while Seville residents search for sun
It's been raining non-stop in the south of Spain, where people traditionally hang their laundry to dry in the sun. In Seville, many are going to the local laundromat to use dryers for the first time.
Danes boycott U.S. goods over Greenland tensions
Danish consumers are turning their back on U.S. goods because of tensions over Greenland.
Markets plunge after 'Liberation Day' tariffs
President Trump's sweeping tariff announcement triggered a sharp drop in U.S. stock markets, a flashing-red warning sign of the economic fallout that's expected to result from the widening trade war.
Are trade deficits bad? No, economist says
For decades, Trump has been arguing that trade deficits are bad. BUT - should we be eliminating trade deficits at all? Economist and Harvard professor Jason Furman says no.
Researchers unearth rare King Arthur sequel
Researchers have discovered a manuscript of one of the oldest versions of the story of King Arthur. How did they find and decipher it?