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A House committee is set to advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S. border with Mexico.

Politics & Government

House GOP prepares to impeach Homeland Security chief over handling of U.S. border

2:00pm January 30, 2024

Republicans on the homeland security committee are expected to approve the articles along party lines on Tuesday, setting up a vote on the full House floor as early as this week.

A screen grab from a security camera shows what hospital staff described as Israeli forces in disguise, holding weapons, raiding the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, West Bank, on Tuesday,

World News

Israeli forces raid a West Bank hospital, killing three Palestinians

1:45pm January 30, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Israel says the men who were killed on Tuesday were militants. Israeli forces dressed as civilians and hospital staff during the raid in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Nathan Chen competes at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. Chen and the rest of Team USA are now gold medal winners in the team event following a doping decision against Russian Kamila Valieva.

After Russian doping decision, the U.S. suddenly has 9 new Olympic golden medalists

12:53pm January 30, 2024

by Brian Mann

A doping ruling Monday cleared the way for the International Olympic Committee to award U.S. athletes their first-ever team gold medal in figure skating for their performance in Beijing in 2022.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift celebrate after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium in Maryland on Sunday.

Another Super Bowl bet emerges: Can Taylor Swift make it from her Tokyo show in time?

12:50pm January 30, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

The Kansas City Chiefs — including Travis Kelce — will play in the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. Swift has a show in Tokyo the night before. Can she get there in time? The math says yes.

Biar Kon hopes to one day start a non-profit to provide housing and social support for people living on the streets.

National

A stranger in Nairobi 'sowed a seed of kindness' that he carries with him today

11:19am January 30, 2024

by Laura Kwerel

Biar Kon tells the story of a woman's act of generosity when he was 17, which inspired him to help someone else in the U.S. five years later.

Sex educator Emily Nagoski, author of the new book Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections, discusses what it means to be sex positive.

Books
Arts

A sex educator on the one question she is asked the most: 'Am I normal?'

11:19am January 30, 2024

Emily Nagoski is a sex educator and author of a bestseller on enhancing your sex life. The book did so well that it got in the way of her own.

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan listens to a member of the media during a talk with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 3, 2023.

World News

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan gets another prison sentence ahead of elections

11:15am January 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

A Pakistani court convicted Khan of revealing official secrets and sentenced him to 10 years — the latest in a slew of legal cases that supporters say are meant to sideline the imprisoned politician.

Werfel says he wants to build a "menu of options" for how people can file their tax returns.

National

The IRS got $80B to help people and chase rich tax avoiders. Here's how it's going

11:04am January 30, 2024

Commissioner Danny Werfel says the IRS is seeing "very powerful early results" in its efforts to improve enforcement on high wealth is paying off.

Queue Listen Now

A UPS e truck is parked on a street in New York on May 11, 2023. On Tuesday, the company said it will cut 12,000 jobs.

Economy

UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs just months after reaching union deal

10:35am January 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

UPS will cut 12,000 jobs and released a revenue outlook for this year that sent its shares down sharply. CEO Carol Tome said that the job cuts will produce $1 billion in cost savings.

Goats, are you paying attention to our tone of voice? A new study tries to answer that question. It involved 27 goats, a loudspeaker and recordings of the phrase "Hey, look over here!"

Health & Safety

Hey lil' goat, can you tell the difference between a happy voice and an angry voice?

9:14am January 30, 2024

by Marc Silver

Dogs tune into the tone of human voices. Do livestock? To find out, goatologists ran an experiment using a hidden speaker that broadcast two versions of the phrase "Hey, look over here."