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A vaccine trial is called 'unethical' and a 'unique' opportunity. Is it on or off? - 2026-01-22T12:36:00-05:00
The U.S. is giving $1.6 million to researchers to study how the hepatitis B vaccine affects newborns in Guinea-Bissau. Local officials say the trial is suspended. U.S. officials say that's inaccurate.

Tens of millions of Americans brace for winter weather blast - 2026-01-22T12:35:35-05:00
A winter storm is expected to wallop a huge chunk of the U.S. from the southwest, into the Plains, the Deep South, and the eastern seaboard. Heavy snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain are forecast.

5 takeaways from the 2026 Oscar nominations, where 'Sinners' made history - 2026-01-22T12:15:18-05:00
Sinners landed a record number of nods, while Avatar: Fire and Ash and Wicked: For Good fell short of their franchise predecessors.

The Taiwanese president's proposal to hike defense spending faces gridlock at home - 2026-01-22T11:54:24-05:00
Opposition parties are slamming the brakes on billions in defense funding as the China escalates military pressure.

See the full list of 2026 Oscar nominations - 2026-01-22T08:30:30-05:00
Horror movie Sinners has a record 16 nominations this year, including for best picture, actor Michael B. Jordan and a new category: achievement in casting.

World leaders to hold emergency summit on Greenland. And, SCOTUS weighs Fed case - 2026-01-22T07:06:59-05:00
European leaders hold an emergency summit on a possible U.S.-Greenland deal. And, the Supreme Court weighs whether the president can fire Fed governors.

Jack Smith to defend Trump investigations to House Republicans - 2026-01-22T05:00:00-05:00
Jack Smith's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee marks the first open testimony about his work after presiding over two federal criminal indictments of President Trump.

Some voters who backed Trump say ICE is going 'too far' - 2026-01-22T05:00:00-05:00
A new focus group of Biden-to-Trump voters weighs in on immigration operations and Trump's foreign affairs leadership on Greenland and Venezuela.

Rahm Emanuel critiques Democrats and offers advice for the upcoming midterms - 2026-01-22T05:00:00-05:00
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with longtime Democrat Rahm Emanuel about politics in the Trump era.

Trump vs. U.S. allies: How will this end? - 2026-01-22T05:00:00-05:00
The president has backed off his threat to take Greenland by force. But his highly inflammatory remarks in Switzerland rattled U.S. allies and threatened to tear down the pillars of the world order.