NTSB Flags Staffing Issues After LaGuardia Plane Crash

Aircraft maintenance workers inspect the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, just off the runway where it collided with a Port Authority fire truck Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP The National Transportation Safety Board has raised concerns about staffing

Asia Returns to Coal Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruptions

FILE - A worker throws his cigarette on a truck parked in front of a cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Dadong, Shanxi province, China, on Dec. 3, 2009. Andy Wong/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP/AP BANGKOK — Asian countries are turning to coal as the Iran war disrupts oil and gas

Trump policies squeeze farmers amid Iran tensions

Dave O'Brien is straightforward about how the Trump administration's policies are affecting farmers. "They're choking us. We are getting choked out here," he said. "This is not going to end well." O'Brien has been growing corn and soybeans for 50 years in northern Illinois. He has voted for Republicans and Democrats in the past, but

Drone Footage Shows Tel Aviv Building Damaged After Missile Strike

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Iran Threatens Gulf Power Plants After Hormuz Ultimatum

Commercial vessels in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz on March 22, 2026 in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Israel launched more strikes on Tehran Monday as Iran warned it could start striking power plants in the Gulf region. The

Expanding ICE Detention and Local Pushback

Loading... The Trump administration's unprecedented expansion of migrant detention facilities is igniting fierce opposition in communities across the political and geographic spectrum, as the administration moves to scale up its detention footprint to fuel its campaign to arrest, detain and deport the largest number of immigrants in modern U.S. history. Flush with new cash —

D.C. Cherry Blossoms Near Peak Bloom and Their History

The sun rises over the Washington Monument and blooming cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin on March 27, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The cherry blossoms' peak bloom in Washington, D.C., is approaching, with their presence painting the Tidal Basin in shades of pink and white.

Balancing Safety and Independence for Older Drivers

The aftermath of a fatal crash last year in Green Lake, Wisc., where an 85-year-old driver accidentally ran over a 12-year-old boy who was riding his bike on the sidewalk. Courtesy of Angela Zodrow hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Angela Zodrow GREEN LAKE, Wis. — In June of last year, Angela Zodrow got the

What a GLP-1–Friendly Diet Really Looks Like

A bite from a Healthy Choice Chicken Fried Rice frozen meal, which includes chicken, rice, carrots and edamame in a sesame sauce. Healthy Choice, a Conagra brand, has a line of frozen meals labeled "On Track," geared toward GLP-1 users. Beck Harlan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Beck Harlan for NPR Some food companies
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