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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu greeted with standing ovation in Congress amid protests in Washington
The Israeli leader speaks Wednesday to a joint meeting of Congress amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Republicans are strongly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are increasingly critical.
Lawyers for Trump to make a sweeping argument that he enjoys blanket immunity
A federal appeals court will hear arguments about whether Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution over alleged attempts to overthrow the last election.
Michigan defeats Washington to reign as college football champions
NPR's Michel Martin talks to ESPN's Jesse Washington about the Michigan Wolverines beating the Washington Huskies 34-13 to win their first college football national championship since 1997.
Congressional leaders reach an agreement on overall government spending
They agree on a deal that funds the government, but still can't agree on funding for Ukraine and Israel. That funding is tied up in immigration policy discussions.
Besides Israel's war in Gaza, there's a possible wider front with Lebanon
People in northern Israel are living through a low-level war. Israeli troops are trading fire with Hezbollah in nearby Lebanon. What's adding to the risk of a wider conflict?
What may be the world's first fully automated restaurant is opening in California
Customers at the CaliExpress restaurant in Pasadena will order and pay for their food from self-serve kiosks, and they can then watch as robots grind premium beef for their burger and cook up fries.
Wildlife photographer in Wales is surprised by who's been cleaning up for him
When Rodney Holbrook left his workbench a mess at the end of the day, he would discover it was tidied up in the morning. A night vision camera video showed a mouse gathering loose items in a tray.
Pentagon keeps Austin's hospitalization quiet for days from White House, Congress
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin waited several days to inform President Biden and members of Congress that he was hospitalized after complications from elective surgery.
After Alaska Airlines incident, FAA grounds certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes
NPR's Michel Martin asks retired pilot and safety consultant John Cox about the mid-flight blowout of part of an aircraft fuselage and the FAA's subsequent grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes.
Alabama convicted killer waits to be executed this month by nitrogen gas
by Chiara Eisner
We hear from Kenneth Smith, a death row inmate in Alabama, who is scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas — a method of execution that has never been used in the U.S.
GOP presidential candidates have 1 week left to change voters' minds in Iowa
Republican hopefuls are making closing arguments to voters ahead of next Monday's first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest: the Iowa caucuses.
Congress has the power to grant Trump amnesty so he is eligible for primary ballots
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Indiana University's Gerard Magliocca about the role of Congress in deciding whether former President Trump appears on ballots in Colorado and Maine.