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Trump uses 'Third World' in a social media post. What's up with that term? - 2025-12-03T13:52:07-05:00
"I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover," he wrote on Truth Social. That label raises the issue of how to classify certain nations.

Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide - 2025-12-03T13:47:00-05:00
The FDA is urging customers to toss certain brands of grated Pecorino Romano; at the same time, it escalated an existing recall of numerous shredded cheeses.

Did the Trump administration commit a war crime in its attack on a Venezuelan boat? - 2025-12-03T12:54:34-05:00
Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on a boat with alleged "narco terrorists," in which a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors in the water.

Greetings from Ukraine, where churchgoers seek respite ahead of another winter at war - 2025-12-03T11:37:20-05:00
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you - 2025-12-03T11:26:48-05:00
Brief glitches in video calls may seem like no big deal, but new research shows they can have a negative effect on how a person is perceived by the viewer.

One year on from martial law crisis, South Korea celebrates its democracy's resilience - 2025-12-03T07:37:36-05:00
One year on from failed presidential power grab, South Korea celebrates its resilient democracy, and tries to heal deep political divisions.

Dems seek to limit who can be immigration judges. And, the GOP wins House election - 2025-12-03T07:22:12-05:00
Democrats seek to limit who can serve as immigration judges amid layoffs from the administration. And, Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly wins a special House election in Tennessee.

A Palestinian imprisoned for planning a bombing is now a prized novelist, and free - 2025-12-03T06:00:00-05:00
Bassem Khandaqji entered prison 21 years ago for plotting a deadly bombing in Israel. He left prison as an award-winning novelist.

Belgium rejects EU plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine - 2025-12-03T05:19:02-05:00
Belgium on Wednesday rejected a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help prop up Ukraine's economy and war effort over the next two years, saying that the scheme poses financial and legal risks.

Missouri's redistricting drama renews focus on direct democracy … and 'Air Bud' - 2025-12-03T05:00:00-05:00
The road to redistricting in Missouri has been wild and winding, but its tie to a 1997 kids' movie starring a basketball-playing golden retriever might be the most unexpected development of all.