Tulsi Gabbard faces a barrage of questions during her confirmation hearing
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's embattled pick for national intelligence director, was grilled about whether she might clash with intelligence officers during her Senate confirmation hearing.
Hunter Biden’s ex wife and his former girlfriend testified in gun trial
Hunter Biden’s ex wife and his former girlfriend testified Wednesday in a Delaware courtroom about his drug use. His defense asked a FBI special agent about the contents of his infamous laptop.
Checking in with a couple advocating for ALS patients and caregivers
NPR's Juana Summers checks in with Brian Wallach, who has been living with ALS for seven years, and his wife Sandra Abrevaya on their ongoing advocacy for ALS patients, families and caregivers.
A priest recalls what it meant went a nun traveled 5 hours to visit his dying father
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, when Father Jim Martin's father was dying, a nun, Sister Janice Farnham, took a 5-hour train ride to visit him.
Gaza's sick and malnourished children die as hospitals collapse from Israel's war
A lethal combination of displacement, disease and malnutrition are killing Gaza's children as they wither away without healthcare.
What to expect from Biden’s border plan
Can the recent Biden’s executive order restricting asylum have a significant long-term impact in reducing the number of illegal crossings in the U.S. Southern border? We’re asking analysts and people following immigration trends. Jasmine Garsd.
Volunteers pick blueberries from a research farm for local food banks
A blueberry research farm in North Carolina can only donate — not sell — its berries, so volunteers help out by picking them for local food banks.
In the Coast Guard's wargames, climate change is now a key adversary
The Coast Guard is holding it's strategic wargames at a base in Portsmouth, Va., and climate change is a key adversary.
After getting bashed in elections, South Africa's ANC is frantic to form a coalition
South Africa is in unchartered political territory as the ruling African National Congress look to other parties to try and shore up its majority after a historic loss of votes in last weeks election.
USAID says it will send $90 million in aid to Gaza
The U.S Agency for International Development says that it will be sending $90 million to aid Palestinians in Gaza. The announcement comes amid growing concerns of famine.
Supplemental Security Income rules can limit the people the program is meant to help
Fifty-one years ago, Washington created a daring program to fight poverty. But instead of lifting people, it now traps them in poverty.
Scorching temperatures prompt excessive heat warnings in southwest U.S.
Extreme heat warnings are in effect for more than 10 million people in parts of the West. Cities are mobilizing to help the homeless and the elderly while firefighters are on high alert for wildfires.