Supreme Court allows quick third-country deportations, for now
The Supreme Court blocked a court order requiring 15 days notice — enough time to contact their lawyers — to individuals the Trump administration is trying to deport to countries other than their own.
Ethiopia has launched a new offensive against rebels in Tigray
The Ethiopian government says it has launched a new offensive in the north against Tigrayan rebels.
Indigenous People's Day is a federal holiday now. Activists want to drop Columbus Day
This year marks the first time a U.S. president has officially proclaimed an Indigenous Peoples' Day observance. But not every state or city broadly recognizes this day in honor of Native Americans.
Facebook is under new scrutiny for it's role in Ethiopia's conflict
A whistleblower says Facebook's algorithms could be stoking tensions and fanning ethnic violence in Ethiopia.
A man couldn't flee Afghanistan. Then an unlikely friend from the past stepped in
20 years ago, Philadelphia high schooler Amir Sidiqi befriended his English teacher, Kevin Haney. That friendship came in handy when Sidiqi and his family were recently stranded in Afghanistan.
Encore: Book expresses still-fresh feelings about a tumultuous year
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with poet Tracy K. Smith about the book she co-edited, There's a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis, which was published earlier this year.
Raising the price of fossil fuels to reflect the true social cost
Researchers at the International Monetary Fund say trillions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies are making greenhouse-gas-producing fuels cheaper than they should be and making climate change worse.
3 economists have been awarded the Nobel for their work on 'natural experiments'
Three U.S.-based economists are sharing this year's Nobel memorial prize for their work on "natural experiments" which get around the need for controlled experiments.
An invasive plant is taking over the Kansas prairie. It may be too late to stop it
In the land of the open prairie, an invasive plant is threatening to transform Kansas' grassland ecosystems into biodiversity wastelands. Researchers are running out of time to find ways to stop it.
A surge in the cost of flood insurance could make housing unaffordable for many
Millions of homeowners with federal flood insurance are seeing their rates spike, in some cases by thousands of dollars. FEMA says the new program better reflects the real risks of climate change.
Breakthrough COVID may not be as threatening as scientists thought
Can a vaccinated person with a breakthrough infection infect others? Conventional wisdom says yes, but new research says it's not all that likely.