Netanyahu travels to Washington to address member of Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C., this week to address a joint meeting of Congress. He may also meet with President Biden.
Some GOP lawmakers in the South may be open to expanding Medicaid coverage
More Southern states are talking about expanding Medicaid to cover low-income residents. They've resisted the option for a decade, but are now running into competition for healthy workers.
California lawmakers say they expect to set the pace for AI rules
California often takes the lead with legislation to regulate tech. California lawmakers say they expect to set the pace once again on artificial intelligence.
Nikki Haley says she's staying in the race 'until the last person votes'
Despite her odds, Nikki Haley is vowing to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination — pitching herself as the forward-looking alternative to former President Trump and President Biden.
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U.S. Supreme Court takes up an environmental case. Nikki Haley vows to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Alabama's Supreme Court gives fertilized eggs the same rights as children.
Howard University's ice skating team is set to make history this weekend
Two Howard University students have formed the first figure skating team at an HBCU. The team makes its competition debut this weekend.
If regulators approve, Capital One plans to buy Discover for more than $35 billion
NPR'S Leila Fadel speaks with Fenway Summer managing partner Raj Date about the impact on consumers of the proposed merger between Capital One and Discover Financial Services.
More babies are usually born in China during the Year of Dragon but that's changing
For many young Chinese these days, the calculus of having a child is changing. We hear from two women in China — one pregnant with a "dragon baby," and one not.
Some of the people closest to Haiti's late prime minister are indicted in his murder
A judge investigating the 2021 assassination has indicted dozens of people, including the late president's widow. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Widlore Mérancourt, editor-in-chief of AyiboPost.
Award-winning Arab American journalist writes about her search for belonging
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Emmy Award winning journalist Hala Gorani about her memoir, But You Don't Look Arab, and what it's like to cover the world as a Syrian-American journalist.
The winner of this year's Great American Water Taste Test: Columbus, Wis.
The National Rural Water Association, which ran the contest, judged regional waters based on color, clarity, smell and most importantly: taste. Columbus' water made a splash.