Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai as fighting continues on all fronts
A resident gestures from an upper floor of a ruined residential building that was hit in an airstrike earlier this morning on March 30, 2026 in the west of Tehran, Iran. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off
Delano wrestles with Cesar Chavez allegations
Signage outside of The Forty Acres, the first headquarters for the United Farm Workers of America, founded by Cesar Chavez in Delano, Calif., on March 29. Jennifer Emerling for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jennifer Emerling for NPR DELANO, Calif. – A few hours north of Los Angeles, the small city of Delano is surrounded
Final World Cup Ticket Sale: 5 Things to Know
A fan holds a banner asking for a ticket outside the stadium prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar, on Dec. 18, 2022. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Europe The final window to buy World Cup tickets
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas Redirects Civil Rights Focus
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas is changing the priorities of an agency that had long focused its efforts on protecting vulnerable and underserved workers. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elizabeth Gillis/NPR In late February, Andrea Lucas sent a letter to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies. The Trump-appointed chair of the Equal
Babies are an afterthought in the birthright citizenship case, advocates say
Olga Urbina holds her 9-month-old son, Ares Webster, at a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in May 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images Bruce Lesley is incensed at one dimension of the debate about birthright citizenship that he says is being completely
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Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to some ships as Gulf countries face strikes, Trump's mixed messages on the war in Iran could hurt the GOP, TSA officers are receiving back pay as DHS remains unfunded.
Sudan war ‘being fought on women’s bodies’: Survivors detail sexual assault
In a new report, Doctors Without Borders says sexual violence is the ‘defining feature’ of the conflict in Sudan. Hanaan was 18 years old when she was raped by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group accused of committing widespread “war crimes” during nearly three years of fighting against Sudan’s army. She
Trump weighing all options on Iran’s Kharg island
A man lowers a suitcase from the balcony of a building damaged by a US-Israeli strike on a commercial district on March 29, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe President Trump says that negotiations with Iran are going well, and that Tehran "out of a
Philanthropy in science has little oversight. Jeffrey Epstein exploited that
A sizeable share of funding for science comes through philanthropy, which comes under little scrutiny. Jeffrey Epstein used this fact to cultivate scientists and launder his reputation, experts say. Hanna Barczyk for NPR hide caption toggle caption Hanna Barczyk for NPR When the Epstein files were released earlier this year, Scott Aaronson was surprised to
Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
A neighborhood near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is flooded in September 2011, after heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River to rise dramatically. Mel Evans/AP hide caption toggle caption Mel Evans/AP The town of Duryea, Pa., is on the banks of the Lackawanna River. Residents can see the low, placid water from their churches, schools and houses. But