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Iran says 4 people are dead and hundreds injured in a massive port explosion - 2025-04-26T09:00:34-04:00
A massive explosion and fire at a port in southern Iran has killed four people, authorities said Saturday. More than 500 others have been injured in the blast at the Shahid Rajaei port.

Built on a rich coffee history, Yemeni cafes find U.S. success and new challenges, too - 2025-04-26T08:00:00-04:00
Yemen is an ancient birthplace of the coffee trade, and immigrants fleeing its civil war have brought their culture here in the form of cafes. Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened in the U.S.

Opinion: Pope Francis's sympathy for migrants was personal - 2025-04-26T08:00:00-04:00
Pope Francis often spoke with great sympathy for immigrants and refugees. NPR's Scott Simon reminds us that the Pope's father fled Mussolini's Italy, immigrating to Argentina.

Trump meets Zelenskyy during visit to Pope Francis' funeral - 2025-04-26T07:05:50-04:00
The White House says it will release more details of the meeting, which it described as "a very productive discussion."

Photos: Pope Francis is laid to rest and mourned around the world - 2025-04-26T05:24:14-04:00
Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the images that captured the grief of those mourning him around the world.

These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch - 2025-04-26T05:00:29-04:00
Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.

Ten years after Freddie Gray's death, his neighborhood looks for hope - 2025-04-26T05:00:00-04:00
There's still a lot of need in Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, where Freddie Gray lived. People from the neighborhood work to meet it.

Why judges blocked the Trump admin's school DEI crackdown - 2025-04-26T05:00:00-04:00
On Thursday, three federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., said Trump's anti-DEI efforts were on shaky legal ground.

Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up - 2025-04-26T05:00:00-04:00
Social Security employees are feeling "overwhelmed" and wait times for phone services are up as workforce cuts from the Trump administration are being felt throughout the agency.

Crowds of mourners and dignitaries pay respects to Pope Francis at funeral service - 2025-04-26T03:29:00-04:00
It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis.