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Religion

The world waits as cardinals work to choose the next pope

6:45am May 08, 2025

by Ruth Sherlock

The world is watching the Vatican on Thursday as 133 cardinals work to choose which of them will be the next pope.

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TSA Moves Toward Enlisting More Floppy-Eared Dogs

The agency's administrator told the Washington Examiner that the agency is phasing out pointy-eared dogs in favor of floppy-eared dogs, which seem to go over better with passengers.

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National

Shutdown-Delayed Immigration Cases Could Further Strain Backlogged System

by Laura Benshoff

The partial government shutdown, in part prompted by disagreement over federal immigration policy, means most of the country's immigration courts are not hearing cases.

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World News

Russia Arrests U.S. Man In Moscow On Suspicion Of Spying

The State Department confirms the man has been arrested and detained by Russian authorities. Steve Inskeep talks to former ambassador Daniel Fried about options for a Trump administration response.

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Rescued Cow Along N.J. Highway Gives Birth To Calf Named Winter

We reported that a cow bound for the slaughterhouse slipped out of a truck, and wandered along a New Jersey highway until it was caught. After taken to an animal shelter, the cow gave birth.

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World News

Brazil Prepares To Swear-In President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro

by Philip Reeves

Brazil on Tuesday inaugurates its new far-right president. It marks a reversal of the pink-tide of leftist leaders elected in South America in the last two decades.

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Research Supports Claims That Teeth Worsen Without Fluoridated Water

by Jeremy Hsieh

Using Medicaid payment data from towns in Alaska that have rejected fluoride in recent years, a new study supports dentists' claims that teeth get worse when the water supply is not fluoridated.

With Mattis Out, How Will The Pentagon Transition Under Shanahan?

Steve Inskeep talks with Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, who takes over from Jim Mattis on Jan. 1.

Pittsburgh Struggles For Clean Air As Nearby Town's Pollution Worsens

by Reid Frazier

The air is getting dirtier around the country's largest coke fuel plant near Pittsburgh. But the push to clean up pollution is complicated when residents depend on the industry that's causing it.

World News

Ireland's Momentous Change: Abortion Services Are No Longer Banned

by Frank Langfitt

Ireland is a country that's politics were once dominated by the Catholic Church and now abortion is legal. The change marks a significant milepost in the country's political evolution.

World News

North Korean Leader Addresses Policy Issues In New Year's Address

by Anthony Kuhn

Kim Jong Un declared that --while denuclearization is still his goal — his nation may have to follow a "new path" if the U.S. insists on unilateral action on that issue.

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National

California Housing Development Is A 'Disaster Waiting To Happen'

by Emily Guerin

California suffered devastating wildfires in 2018. But cities and counties are still allowing subdivisions to stretch out into the suburban edges with the highest risks of wildfire.

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News Brief: Government Shutdown, Spying Charges, North Korea

It's Day 11 of the partial government shutdown, and there's no end in sight. Russian authorities arrest an American on spying charges. North Korea's leader has given his annual New Year's Day address.