Communities Waiting on Billions in Disaster Funding

The 2021 Caldor fire was a wake-up call for California's El Dorado County. The community is one of hundreds around the country waiting on a backlog at FEMA that's holding up disaster preparation projects. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Placerville, Calif. bears all the markers of

This week’s quiz reveals a dramatic twist! OR DOES IT?

From left: Arsenio Hall, Stephen Colbert, Zendaya. Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty Images Big news! Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, has — maybe — been unmasked. Coupled with the recent revelation of Banksy's — maybe — true

Why are most new jobs going to women?

The Labor Department says the vast majority of new jobs created over the last year went to women, most of them in health care. melitas hide caption toggle caption melitas In December 2016, as Donald Trump was headed to the White House for the first time, Betsey Stevenson offered the incoming president some economic advice.

Republicans brace for fight over Iran war price tag

The U.S. Capitol is visible in the early morning hours on April 2, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As the price tag for the U.S.-Iran war grows by the day, the path to paying for the conflict is paved with political peril for Republicans in control of Washington. The

There’s growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse

U.S. Army and U.S. Army National Guard/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR Bill Galvin has spent much of the past month answering the phone. "It's been very, very busy," he says. Galvin is the counseling director at the Center on Conscience and War, which helps run the 24-hour GI Rights Hotline, set up to inform service members

Overwhelmed by kid clutter? Get organized with these 7 smart tips

A million magnetic tiles scattered across the living room. Stuffed animals piled high in the playroom. Outgrown baby gear taking up space in the closet. When you live with kids, your home is bound to get messy. And the more stuff they have, the more time you have to spend organizing it and cleaning it

Digital fog of war in Iran yields mixed results

Loading... The first signs an American aircraft was shot down came over the Telegram messaging app. Images of aircraft debris and a pilot's empty ejection seat appeared on pro-Iranian channels. They were quickly followed by videos of search-and-rescue aircraft flying low over the mountains of southwestern Iran. Jake Godin got to work trying to figure

What to Expect When Artemis II Returns to Earth

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman looks at Earth through Orion's main cabin windows as the crew travels towards the moon. Wiseman and his three crewmates are set to return to Earth on Friday. NASA hide caption toggle caption NASA Flying by the moon, witnessing an eclipse, and traveling farther from Earth than

Morning news brief

Morning news brief Audio will be available later today. Vance to serve as lead US negotiator in peace talks to end Iran war, Israel and Lebanon to hold ceasefire talks, NASA's Artemis II astronauts return to Earth Friday.

Six months into ‘ceasefire’, Gaza suffers under persistent Israeli attacks

Since the Gaza “ceasefire” began six months ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 738 people and injured more than 2,000, according to Palestine’s Ministry of Health. Gaza faces unprecedented devastation, with more than 10 percent of its population killed or injured. The death toll has surpassed 72,000 people, mostly children and women, with at
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