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Trump administration sets lowest-ever cap on refugee admissions to U.S. - 2025-10-30T14:49:46-04:00
The lowest cap on refugees since the program was established in 1980 comes as the U.S. prioritizes resettling Afrikaners from South Africa.

Trial set over NPR allegations that CPB yielded to White House pressure - 2025-10-30T14:46:40-04:00
NPR alleges that CPB unlawfully yanked away a planned three-year contract worth $36 million in the face of intense pressure from the White House to sever ties with the radio network.

Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here's what that would mean - 2025-10-30T13:06:47-04:00
The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.

Scientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it's a new tyrannosaur - 2025-10-30T13:04:48-04:00
A new look at the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex was not the only tyrannosaur roaming the land.

If SNAP food aid is cut off, small grocery stores also will feel the pain - 2025-10-30T13:00:08-04:00
If Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are disrupted, analysts say it could mean more pressure on the already shrinking number of small independent supermarkets.

A town in northeast China has shrunk by a third since 2010. Here's one family's story - 2025-10-30T12:43:19-04:00
An elementary school in Yimianpo is now a storage yard. The number of children in the town has dropped by half and there are fewer than three births per 1,000 residents in the province — China's lowest rate.

Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre, 'hero' doctors abducted - 2025-10-30T12:26:13-04:00
The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken.

Who's the man behind President Trump's dismantling of the federal government? - 2025-10-30T12:10:03-04:00
In a New Yorker article co-published with ProPublica, reporter Andy Kroll describes Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, as a "shadow president" with oversized influence.

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally - 2025-10-30T09:00:00-04:00
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

Candy is dandy but trick or treat for UNICEF has heft. And this year it turns 75! - 2025-10-30T08:20:13-04:00
The idea of asking kids to collect coins for needy children abroad was born of one couple's desire to add meaning to Halloweening. Some say it's now more important than ever.