This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano holding up the weapon found in the bushes during opening statements Sept. 11, 2025 in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla. Lothar Speer/AP hide caption toggle caption Lothar Speer/AP FORT PIERCE, Fla. …
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A family gathers food in the community pantry at the Central Texas Food Bank on March 26 in Austin, Texas. The Trump administration’s USDA is ending a yearly food insecurity survey. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the administration of President Trump announced on Saturday that it will …
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This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a parliament session at the Supreme People’s Assembly, which was held on Sept. 20-21, 2025 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP/KCNA via KNS hide caption toggle caption Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP/KCNA via KNS …
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This Irish sea moss, Chondrus Crispus, is dried, raw and full of nutrients. Katerina Solovyeva/500px Plus/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Katerina Solovyeva/500px Plus/Getty Images What grows in the ocean, is packed full of nutrients and, if you listen to wellness influencers, can do everything from boosting your gut health to giving you glowing skin? It’s sea moss, the latest …
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An American Red Cross Disaster Relief van is parked outside a hotel that is acting as a reunification center after a shooting at a country club in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Sept. 20, 2025. Michael Casey/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Casey/AP NASHUA, N.H. — Patrons at a restaurant acted quickly and selflessly to stop a gunman who opened fire …
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Federal immigration agents and other law enforcement officials will be banned from covering their faces under a new bill in California. (SOUNDBITE OF ORIGAMIBIRO’S “FRACTURE”) AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: A news coming out of California yesterday has national implications. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) GAVIN NEWSOM: I’ll be signing a bill – the first in the nation – saying enough. To ICE, …
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A new documentary looks at the true crime TV program “To Catch A Predator” and its copycats. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with filmmaker David Osit about some of the uncomfortable questions “Predators” raises. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Before we hear this next interview, a heads-up – it includes a discussion about child sex offenders and a mention of suicide. (SOUNDBITE OF …
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A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces has been named the 2025 WNBA Most Valuable Player. She won the MVP award for a record fourth time. Harry How/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Harry How/Getty Images A’ja Wilson has done it again. The star of the Las Vegas Aces has won the WNBA’s most valuable player for 2025. Wilson has …
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Many protestors responding to “Operation Midway Blitz,” the stepped-up immigration enforcement in Chicago, are politically active for the first time in their lives. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Chicago has a long, proud history of activism and is considered by many the birthplace of community organizing. So it’s no surprise that there’s fierce opposition in the city to increased immigration enforcement. On …
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Earlybirds Club, a dance party for “ladies with [stuff] to do in the morning” at Union Stage in Washington, D.C. Founded by high school friends Laura Baginski and Susie Lee, the party gives women the opportunity to gather and dance in a safe space. Maansi Srivastava/NPR hide caption toggle caption Maansi Srivastava/NPR On a Friday night in Washington, D.C., 56 …
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