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On Sunday, President Trump announced he will close the Kennedy Center in July for two years of renovation. Above, a tarp covers construction on the building's facade on Dec. 19, 2025, after Trump announced The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts would be renamed The Trump-Kennedy Center. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Mohaiminul Rafi, 27, has spent years preparing for Bangladesh’s civil service exams, chasing what he calls “the most reliable route to a secure life”: a first-class government job. With election campaigning under way across the country, he is now hearing promises aimed squarely at people like him: cash support or interest-free loans for the jobless

Exiled punk band says its members are proud to be branded ‘extremists’ and hits back at Putin as an ‘aging sociopath’. A Moscow district court has designated Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot as an extremist organisation, according to the state TASS news agency. The exiled group’s lawyer, Leonid Solovyov, told TASS that Monday’s court

A mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia follows a wave of antisemitic incidents in the country over the last two years. Saeed Khan/AFP hide caption toggle caption Saeed Khan/AFP The deadly shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach follows a sharp rise in antisemitic attacks in the country

First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus and Holley building at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday. Bing Guan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bing Guan/AFP via Getty Images A gunman opened fire inside a Brown University academic building Saturday afternoon as students were gathered

Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast, of the Republican Party, waves after winning the presidential runoff election in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Matias Delacroix/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP Photo SANTIAGO, Chile —Chile has taken a decisive turn to the right after José Antonio Kast, a hardline conservative, won the country's presidential

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday. Mark Baker/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Baker/AP A man who disarmed one of the gunmen in the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach is being praised for his heroic efforts and saving lives. One clip

These cookies fueled votes for women Bake sales and cookbooks were fundraisers for women's suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Recipes for treats like kiss cakes and ginger cookies were published in suffragist newspapers and cookbooks. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elizabeth Gillis/NPR The long fight for voting rights for women

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or be in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline . When Jo Lambert first found out that one of her loved ones was feeling suicidal, she felt terrified. "I was so panicked by the grief I might experience