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Supreme Court rules administration can end protected status for Venezuelans for now
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration, for now, can end the safeguard known as Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S.
Silicon Valley Bank may not have had a recent test to judge its resilience
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, who is on the Senate Banking Committee hearings, about recent bank failures.
Why is Italy raising eyebrows at the World Baseball Classic?
Instead of having sports drinks in the dugout, the team has an espresso machine. Ex-Major Leaguer Mike Piazza, Italy's manager, would prefer to drink it from a ceramic cup rather than a paper one.
Morning news brief
Financial markets are on edge over troubles at Credit Suisse. The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok be sold. New CDC data show the maternal mortality rate jumped over 40% in 2021.
A new Guinness World record holder has been on the radio for 7 decades
Mary McCoy started working as a DJ in 1951 when she was 12. At 85, she hosts a two-hour country music show — six days a week on KVST in Huntsville, Texas.
Synthetic opioids threaten communities including the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma
by Brian Mann
The fentanyl-opioid crisis is hitting young people hard and some of the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help families recover.
Pentagon manages new tensions after a Russian warplane hit an unarmed U.S. drone
The top U.S. and Russian defense officials spoke by phone, a rare occurrence during the past year of war in Ukraine. The aim was to bring down tensions after a U.S. drone crashed in the Black Sea.
Doctor who exposed the size of the 2003 SARS outbreak dies at 91
by Emily Feng
Jiang Yanyong, the Chinese surgeon who blew the whistle on the country's SARS epidemic cover-up, has died of pneumonia in Beijing. He remained under state surveillance until his death.
Protests in Israel have the country's president warning of a possible civil war
by Daniel Estrin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a proposed compromise to his controversial judicial overhaul. President Isaac Herzog says Israel stands at the edge of the abyss.
Facing some common threats, Japan and South Korea leaders meet to address them
The summit is the first bilateral meeting between the two leaders in 12 years. It heralds a potential thaw in ties, which is a boon for the U.S. government.
A federal judge in Texas hears case that could force an abortion pill off the market
Following a hearing Wednesday in Texas, a decision on whether to take an abortion pill off the market is now up to a federal judge, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump.
Some in Washington blame the bank failures on a rollback of landmark banking rules
Democrats offer two different narratives on the regulatory failures that led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
Methamphetamine contamination forces some Colorado libraries to close for cleaning
by Leigh Paterson
Cleanup is expected to cost the libraries hundreds of thousands of dollars. The American Library Association says it is not seeing similar meth-related closings in other states.