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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats on March 18. A closed session immediately followed the hearing. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images During the Senate Select Committee's annual worldwide threat assessment hearing on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard described

Feeling like a wilted flower most days? Perk up with these natural energy boosters. Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR Feeling like a wilted flower most days? Perk up with these natural energy boosters. Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR About a decade ago, Dr. Amy Shah was

US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the Strait of Hormuz with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; South Korea may face a similar predicament. South Korea and Japan are facing uncomfortable questions about their mutual defensive obligations as the United States seeks support from its allies in the war on Iran, now nearly three

A worker at a market for fuel oil and automotive fuel on March 17, 2026 in Erbil, Iraq. Recent drone attacks in the region have forced some oil refineries here to cease operation, while others continue. Sedat Suna/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Sedat Suna/Getty Images Europe Iran launched new missile attacks on Israel

Conservative lawmakers in several states are advancing legislation modeled by an anti‑abortion legal group to expand legal protections for crisis pregnancy centers — organizations that offer some health‑related services while…

AFP via Getty Images and U.S. Air Force/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR Wladimir van Wilgenburg stands in a residential neighborhood in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and points out incoming drones high in the sky. "The U.S. defense systems, as you can see, are taking down the drones," he says in a video recorded

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 4 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America When Sarah Lindbo's 14-year-old daughter Greta is thriving, she is playful, engaged and not in pain.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) (L), accompanied by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) (R), speaks during a nomination hearing for Dr. Casey Means, for the medical director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and U.S. surgeon general during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol

An attendee holds a U.S. and Israeli flag at an October 7th memorial rally near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images From New Jersey to North Carolina to Tuesday's primaries in Illinois, Israel has risen as an issue in Democratic primaries.

Cryptically-worded billboards, such as this one in San Francisco's Mission District, have been springing up all over the city in the past year or two. They are intended to be understood only by a small audience. Chloe Veltman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Chloe Veltman/NPR Billboards in San Francisco used to be easy to understand, whether