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Why Some Fans Are Skipping the 2026 World Cup

Ty Malugani posing at St. James Park, the stadium of Premier League team Newcastle United in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Ty Malugani/‎Ty Malugani hide caption toggle caption Ty Malugani/‎Ty Malugani When Ty Malugani in Alabama heard the World Cup was coming to North America, he was thrilled. This was finally his chance to go to

How an Iraq Veteran Discovered Mindfulness in Bourbon

Iraq war combat veteran Fred Minnick hosts a bourbon tasting dinner at Cordelia, a restaurant in Cleveland's historic district, as part of a tour for his new book, Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man's Life. Dustin Franz for NPR hide caption toggle caption Dustin Franz for NPR Stay up to

Supreme Court Decision Threatens Black Congressional Representation

Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress Audio will be available later today. Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields is seen with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday at the Capitol. Fields represents the Louisiana congressional district at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday to

Turning Point Tour Closes in Idaho with High-Energy Rally

People stand in line outside the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena at the University of Idaho on April 28 for the last stop on Turning Point USA's This is the Turning Point Tour of college campuses. Saige Miller/NPR hide caption toggle caption Saige Miller/NPR Chloe Moes and Marissa Aten drove more than 500 miles to

{“title”:”Israel’s operations mirror Gaza, devastating southern Lebanese towns”,”content”:”In Mansouri, a village in the hills of southern Lebanon, the center is a landscape of ruin: single-story shops blown out, merchandise strewn across sidewalks, shattered glass, and collapsed homes. The mosque is charred and its minaret split; a Lebanese civil defense vehicle lies crushed in the rubble. Mansouri sits roughly six miles from the Israeli border and now borders an area Israeli forces call the ‘yellow line’ — territory they currently occupy.

Two Israeli soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, April 29, 2026 Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP MANSOURI, Lebanon — The center of the village lies in ruins. A row of single-story shops blown out, goods scattered on the ground, glass shattered along the sidewalk. Homes and buildings are

Israel Detains Gaza Aid Flotilla Near Crete, Activists Say

Boats carrying activists and humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza reposition in the port during a symbolic send-off as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, April 12, 2026. Joan Mateu Parra/AP hide caption toggle caption Joan Mateu Parra/AP ATHENS, Greece — Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel's

Soaring jet fuel costs raise wildfire aviation expenses

A firefighting aircraft drops retardant ahead of the Palisades Fire on Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In the summer of 2021, five "Fire Boss" airplanes skimmed the surface of a lake. They belonged to aerial firefighting company Dauntless Air, and they were helping fight

Father and Daughter Plead Guilty in NYC Art Forgery

A suspected forgery of an Andrew Wyeth painting is seen at RoGallery in New York, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Jake Offenhartz/AP hide caption toggle caption Jake Offenhartz/AP NEW YORK — A little over a year ago, the New York City art dealer Robert Rogal received a visit to his private showroom from a young woman

Trump Considers Reducing U.S. Troops in Germany

FILE - President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, March 3, 2026, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday leveled a new threat against NATO ally Germany, suggesting he could soon reduce the U.S.

Global press freedom at 25-year low, RSF finds

Reporters Without Borders warns that ‘journalism is increasingly criminalised worldwide’. Freedom of the press around the world has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, according to the leading Paris-based press freedom NGO, Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders. Every year, RSF publishes a World Press Freedom Index used
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