Trump Rejects Iran Reply; Congress Prepares ICE Funding Vote

US-Iran Responses, Trump's Trip To China Amid Iran War, Congress To Do List Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories President Trump yesterday rejected Iran's

Oregon’s gubernatorial write-in: A six-foot pencil for literacy

J. Schuberth, who is running for Oregon governor as Pencil, speaks with voters and curious passersby as they walk around downtown Portland, Ore., to campaign on April 23. Schuberth is an advocate for reforming the state's K-12 school system. Eli Imadali/OPB hide caption toggle caption Eli Imadali/OPB PORTLAND, Ore. — The downtown Saturday farmer's market

Minnesota Hospitals’ Limited Charity Care Leaves Patients Struggling

Cori Roberts of St. Cloud, Minnesota, incurred more than $8,000 in medical bills after she was diagnosed at CentraCare with early-stage cervical cancer. She says the health system told her she made too much — about $41,000 a year — to qualify for financial aid. Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune hide caption toggle caption Anthony

Narges Mohammadi Transferred to Tehran Hospital

Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi in a hospital in Tehran, Iran on May 10, 2026. Narges Foundation Archive/via AP hide caption toggle caption Narges Foundation Archive/via AP BEIRUT — Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation

NAD+ Supplements and Infusions: What the Evidence Shows

Sunnu Rebecca Choi for NPR Scientists carrying out research on the compound nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide — or simply NAD+ — are running into an unusual problem these days: A little too much publicity around their subject of study. Enthusiasm for NAD+ boosting supplements, injectables and IV infusions has overtaken the wellness and longevity world, attracting

Share Your Best Tips for Cutting Your Food Bill

Let us know your best hacks for cutting costs. sergeyryzhov/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption sergeyryzhov/Getty Images I've been reporting on food and affordability for NPR for our new series What's Eating America . And in talking to people, business owners and experts, I've picked up some strategies to help keep my family's food costs

Savvy shoppers turn to discount grocers to cut food costs

Rich Henderson and his wife, Rachel Negro-Henderson, grocery shop for their family at the Aldi in Bellmawr, New Jersey. Rachel Wisniewski for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rachel Wisniewski for NPR NPR's series What's Eating America examines the forces shaping our food system and how they're scrambling the way we eat. BELLMAWR, N.J. — When

Two more MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus

One French passenger and one from the US test positive after being evacuated from the vessel in the Canary Islands. A French woman and an American man have tested positive for hantavirus infections as countries around the world repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said

Happy Mother’s Day to My Unfailingly Kind Mother

Bertha Ngumbi (right) with daughters Esther (left) and Faith. Family photo hide caption toggle caption Family photo Bertha Ngumbi, my sweet mother, is one of the kindest women I know. But when I was a kid growing up in Kenya with four siblings, her kindness annoyed me. My siblings — three sisters and one brother
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