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Debra Pierce holds up a picture of Stanley Sears, her brother, while standing in the yard of the mobile home he was renovating before his death in 2024. Pierce believes North Carolina's Martin County needs higher-level emergency services and a hospital. Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health News

An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP hide caption toggle caption Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly . In the last two federal elections since the Supreme Court

Host Stephen Colbert receives a standing ovation during Thursday night's Late Show finale. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ENTERTAINMENT hide caption toggle caption Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ENTERTAINMENT Satirist Stephen Colbert ended the late night show he hosted for nearly 11 years on a whimsical and joyful note. During his finale, he invited his audience, his crew and famous friends

Warsh will lead the central bank at a time when its independence has come under scrutiny amid political pressure. Kevin Warsh has been sworn in as the new chair of the United States Federal Reserve Board of Governors, succeeding Jerome Powell, who has held the position since 2018. Warsh took the oath of office on

The Planned Parenthood clinic in Pullman, Washington. Abortion pills will be offered in advance for future use at Planned Parenthood clinics in Washington state and Hawaii. Don and Melinda Crawford/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Don and Melinda Crawford/Universal Images Group via Getty Images When abortion restrictions are in the news

People walk past damage from Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Federal forecasters predict 8 to 14 named storms, including tropical storms and hurricanes, will form in the Atlantic in 2026. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expect slightly fewer storms than

The father of Hussein Jaber, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, on May 12, cries during the funeral ceremony in Sidon the following day. Diego Ibarra Sánchez/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Diego Ibarra Sánchez/for NPR SIDON, Lebanon — In this southern Lebanese city, Nareej Ramal is weeping in

SpaceX's latest version of it's mega rocket Starship goes through testing as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP As SpaceX prepares for its public offering, it's undergoing a critical test of the largest rocket ever built. Later on Thursday

These women are trying to change Chinese smoking culture Despite public smoking bans in a number of Chinese cities, smoking is still a big thing — mainly among men. Johannes Eisele/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johannes Eisele/AFP/via Getty Images Hilda Wang scolds smokers and posts videos of the encounters. She says she's a

A customer shops at Walmart in Little Rock, Ark. Will Newton/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Will Newton/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter sent every weekday morning. Walmart will likely put its tariff refunds toward lowering store prices, executives said on Thursday, as they described shoppers who are increasingly anxious