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What is the U.S. endgame in Ukraine?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Emma Ashford, columnist for Foreign Policy, about her latest article "What Does America Want in Ukraine?"
How one school is trying to improve attendance of chronically absent students
In 2023, about one in four students was chronically absent. Schools are going above and beyond to turn those numbers around. That often means having difficult conversations with students and families.
Stormy Daniels faced cross examination in hush money trial
by Andrea Bernstein
Defense attorneys wrapped up their cross examination of Stormy Daniels. She held her ground, saying she had sex with Trump and was paid to keep quiet about it in the waning days of the 2016 campaign.
The efforts to keep Black children from going into foster care in Minnesota
by Dana Ferguson
This year in Minnesota, lawmakers are trying to bring down the rate of Black children who are removed from their families and placed into foster care. The numbers haven't budged in nearly 30 years.
Should commercial space companies contribute to the FAA the way airlines do?
by Wailin Wong
There's this fund that all commercial airlines pay into for things like safety inspections. But there's a growing user of FAA resources that doesn't pay into that fund: Commercial space companies.
Autocracies are pushing propaganda against democracy itself, says 'Atlantic' writer
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic" about her latest cover story for the magazine, "The New Propaganda War."
Researchers reveal nearly every detail of a sand grain-sized bit of brain
by Jon Hamilton
Scientists have imaged a tiny fragment of brain in unprecedented detail, showing detailed connections between individual neurons. The method could help researchers better understand brain circuits.
A new rule might speed up asylum claims at the Southern border
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new rule the agency says would speed up review of asylum claims — and deportation — process at the Southern border.
Federal forecasters say El Nino is waning, after contributing to a record heat year
by Lauren Sommer
Federal forecasters say the El Nino climate pattern is on its way out, after a year where it helped break global heat records. So what does that mean for this coming year?
New line of Swiss Army Knives will come without the knife
Victorinox, the company behind the Swiss army knife, is making a multi-tool without a blade. The CEO said increased regulation of knives in certain countries was behind the decision.
At a hospital in Rafah, American medical teams are reporting the worst
by Jane Arraf
Israel's closure of the main border crossing with Gaza has trapped American medical teams in Rafah while aid officials report an ever worsening crisis. Doctors have to decide who lives and who dies.
In Sweden, tens of thousands demonstrate against Israel participating in Eurovision
by Willem Marx
In Sweden, tens of thousands of people are demonstrating against Israel participating in the Eurovision song contest due to the country's actions in Gaza.