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Court Orders Return of Los Angeles National Guard to State Control

National Guardsmen stand outside of the Edward Roybal Federal Building on June 9, 2025 in downtown Los Angeles. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Vondruska/Getty Images The Trump Administration must end its deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, according to a ruling

What to Know About Death Cap Mushroom Poisonings

Death cap mushrooms look similar to other edible varieties, but are highly poisonous. They grow near oak and other hardwood trees, usually in urban and suburban areas. William West/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption William West/AFP via Getty Images California authorities are warning people not to eat foraged mushrooms for the time being

Can 1929 Help Us Avoid Another Crash?

DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. It hasn't happened much in recent years, but there have been times when the U.S. economy has experienced the kind of convulsive upheaval that threatens the jobs and life savings of millions of people. In 2008, only massive cash infusions from the federal government prevented

Sophie Kinsella, ‘Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55

Sophie Kinsella, author of the 'Shopaholic' book series, has died The author, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in late 2022. News December 10, 2025 9:48 AM ET Author Sophie Kinsella, who penned the 'Shopaholic' books, has died at 55 Sophie Kinsella at the Costa

U.S. funding cuts risk reversing NTD progress

A nurse performs surgery on a trachoma patient in Ethiopia. Trachoma is considered a neglected tropical disease, caused by a bacterial infection, and can lead to blindness. Marco Simoncelli/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Simoncelli/AFP/via Getty Images Around 2018, Diango Tounkara started having trouble seeing at night. "I didn't know what was wrong,"

Evening Tiffins: Women Finding a Moment in Marikavalasa

Photo: Indian food stand offers late meal for working women Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. December 10, 2025 8:38 AM ET Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work

Ukraine says large Russian mechanised assault on Pokrovsk

Russia has claimed to be in full control of Pokrovsk, but Ukrainian forces say they still control the northern part of the strategic city in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have reported an unusually large Russian mechanised attack inside the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk, where Russia has reportedly massed a force of some 156,000 troops

Student Killed, Another Critically Injured at Kentucky State University

Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Whitney Moore Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University's campus in Frankfort, Ky., on Tuesday. Hannah Brown/The State Journal/AP hide caption toggle caption Hannah Brown/The State Journal/AP FRANKFORT, Ky. — One student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at a residence hall at Kentucky

Settlement Would End SAVE, Impact Millions of Borrowers

Millions of borrowers in Biden’s SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement to end a popular, yet controversial Biden-era student loan repayment plan. The Saving on a Valuable Education plan, better known as SAVE, was the most flexible and

South Korea, Japan Scramble Jets After Russia-China Patrol

Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Russian, Chinese planes entered its air defence zone during the joint exercise. South Korea and Japan separately scrambled fighter jets after Russian and Chinese military aircraft conducted a joint air patrol near both countries. Seven Russian and two Chinese aircraft entered South Korea’s Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) at
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