The future of government-funded research at universities
The Trump administration is now cutting or threatening to cut federal funding for research. So, what does that mean for universities as we know them?
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Trump and Musk have a very public break up
The feud seemed to drive a stake through the big-money political bromance between the president and Elon Musk -- who spent close to $300 million to elect Trump and became one of his closest advisers.
Israel says it is arming clans opposed to Hamas in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the government was arming factions in the Gaza Strip to combat Hamas, after accusations from an opposition politician.
It's the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals
The NBA Finals begin. The best-of-seven series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers is sure to be thrilling. It's the seventh year in a row a different NBA champion will be crowned.
Legal scholar says President Trump learned lessons from his last travel ban.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Stephen Vladeck, a Georgetown University law professor, about how President Trump's legal strategy on travel bans has shifted from his previous administration.
How a million dollar pitcher is shaping softball
Texas Tech and the University of Texas are facing off in the College World Series. We talk about it and the million dollar player.
Trump's travel ban includes Afghanistan, where thousands await U.S. resettlement
President Trump's travel ban on a dozen countries includes Afghanistan. Since American troops left in August of 2021, many Afghans have already arrived in the U.S. but many more are still waiting.
After his mother's death, Ocean Vuong wrote his way through grief
Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.
Trump threatens to cut Musk contracts as feud quickly escalates
President Trump and his former adviser, Elon Musk, lashed out at each other on social media Thursday in a public feud that has ramped up since Musk left his role with the administration last week.
In recorded calls, reports of overcrowding and lack of food at ICE detention centers
ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have not. In the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded centers in Florida lacking food and medicine.