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Minnesota Medicaid Funding Threats Could Spread to Other States

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.

Sen. Mullin faces confirmation hearing to lead Homeland Security Department

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

Israel a Key Issue as U.S. Support Drops

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.

Do you understand this billboard? If not, that’s the whole point

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

Fed Faces Tough Choices Amid Deep Economic Uncertainty

The Federal Reserve is facing tough choices as the economy faces deep uncertainty Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues are expected to hold their benchmark interest rate steady. Saul Loeb/AFP hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP The Federal Reserve's balancing act is getting harder. The central bank is expected to hold its benchmark

Ruling overturns Senegal’s Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the champion

Senegal supporters protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco during the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco on Jan. 18, 2026, in Rabat, Morocco. Youssef Loulidi/AP hide caption toggle caption Youssef Loulidi/AP GENEVA — Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday by governing

Venezuela wins first World Baseball Classic, beats U.S. 3-2

The Venezuela team celebrates after defeating the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP MIAMI — Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States

Cuba’s lights begin to return, but its crisis is far from over

Power supply is slowly resuming in Havana, but the country’s deeper crisis in relations with the US is endemic, long-term. The traffic lights are finally back on in Havana, but most of Cuba is still in the dark. Cuba’s national power grid collapsed yet again on Monday, and there was no electricity supply across the

‘Rewarding loyalists,’ punishing critics: How Trump’s Treasury sanctions foreigners

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left), Brazil's federal Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes and Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, have all been sanctioned by the Trump administration. Oliver Contreras, Evaristo Sa and Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oliver Contreras

From Descartes to punk rock, X has an extraordinary history

X marks many spots. jclegg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption jclegg/Getty Images What is X? X is a letter, a sound, a word, a symbol. X is the unknown. It can be sleek and edgy; it can be religious. For just a simple shape of two crossed lines, X is a lot of things. "I
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