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Iran port explosion death toll up to at least 40, as president visits the injured

9:00am April 26, 2025

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran possibly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant.

Built on a rich coffee history, Yemeni cafes find U.S. success and new challenges, too

8:00am April 26, 2025

Yemen is an ancient birthplace of the coffee trade, and immigrants fleeing its civil war have brought their culture here in the form of cafes. Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened in the U.S.

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'Chooch Helped' this author and illustrator win the 2025 Caldecott Medal

8:00am April 26, 2025

Author Andrea L. Rogers and artist Rebecca Lee Kunz met by chance at the Cherokee National Holiday. Then they won the 2025 Caldecott Medal for their story about a helpful little boy named Chooch.

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Opinion: Pope Francis's sympathy for migrants was personal

8:00am April 26, 2025

Pope Francis often spoke with great sympathy for immigrants and refugees. NPR's Scott Simon reminds us that the Pope's father fled Mussolini's Italy, immigrating to Argentina.

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Trump meets Zelenskyy during visit to Pope Francis' funeral

7:05am April 26, 2025

It was their first face-to-face meeting since they argued in front of cameras in the Oval Office in February — and comes as efforts intensify to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch

5:00am April 26, 2025

by William Troop

Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.

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Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up

5:00am April 26, 2025

Social Security employees are feeling "overwhelmed" and wait times for phone services are up as workforce cuts from the Trump administration are being felt throughout the agency.

Why judges blocked the Trump admin's school DEI crackdown

5:00am April 26, 2025

On Thursday, three federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., said Trump's anti-DEI efforts were on shaky legal ground.

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Crowds of mourners and dignitaries pay respects to Pope Francis at funeral service

3:29am April 26, 2025

It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis.

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking scandal, has died

1:22am April 26, 2025

The American-born Giuffre, who lived in Australia for years, became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors after emerging as a central figure in financier Jeffrey Epstein's prolonged downfall.