Month: May 2025

Israel has closed six U.N. schools in east Jerusalem, forcing students to leave early and throwing the education of more than 800 students into question.

President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on British autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal.

Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline. Beachcombers say they look like "blue diamonds strewn across the beach."

Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it.

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding hurdles to those efforts, saying they want to combat fraud.

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

A U.S.-based aid group says that Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza has forced the closure of its community soup kitchens.

Writers, producers and other creatives are leaving their Hollywood jobs to become content creators. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Amy Suto, who quit Hollywood to create content independently.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve voted on Wednesday to hold interest rates steady for now, while they wait to see how President Trump's trade war plays out in the U.S.…

Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire investor known as the "Oracle of Omaha," is retiring as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO. What made him so powerful, and why does he have so many…