Hundreds of protesters march to White House on Aug. 16, 2025. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption toggle caption Brian Mann/NPR WASHINGTON — Hundreds gathered peacefully in the nation’s capital on Saturday afternoon to protest President Trump’s attempted takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of National Guard units alongside federal agents. Starting with a rally in the northwest neighborhood of …
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A group of people gather to greet two severely wounded Palestinian teenagers from Gaza arriving at Dulles International Airport near Washington for urgent medical treatment on Aug. 9, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it’s stopping all visitor visas for …
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Oregon is a defiant sanctuary state where protesters and immigration lawyers believe they’re helping keep down the number of ICE arrests. Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, seems vexed and vows to pay Portland a visit. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Trump administration sharply increased immigration arrests in June – part of its promise of mass deportations – but it’s having trouble …
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Molly Tuttle Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist Set List “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” “The Highway Knows” “Rosalee” “Old Me (New Wig)” The artwork for Molly Tuttle’s latest album shows a grid of portraits of the bluegrass artist in different wigs. In the center frame, for the first time on one …
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Employer-sponsored retirement funds may soon have options like private equity and cryptocurrency funds, alongside the typical stock and bond funds. tdub303/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption tdub303/Getty Images The funds in most retirement accounts are pretty basic: stocks and bonds. Now, an executive order signed by President Trump aims to lay the groundwork for an array of “alternative assets,” including …
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A band competes against more than 100 others in the bluegrass band competition during the 89th Annual Old Fiddler’s Convention on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, at Felts Park in Galax, Va. Allison Isley/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Allison Isley/for NPR GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices …
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2 Supreme Court judges were found guilty of stress. They formed a band as their sentence NPR Source link
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President Donald Trump, right, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Jae C. Hong/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP/AP Papers with U.S. State Department markings, found Friday morning in the business center of an Alaskan hotel, revealed previously undisclosed and potentially sensitive …
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Bad Bunny’s concert, titled “No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí” (“I Don’t Want To Leave Here”), is a love letter to Puerto Rico, and especially to the many thousands of Puerto Ricans who’ve been forced to leave their island in search of economic opportunity elsewhere, or are facing pressure to make that decision. Erika P. Rodríguez for NPR/NPR hide caption …
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A warning flag flies on the beach as people swim in Condado, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin approaches on Friday. Alejandro Granadillo/AP hide caption toggle caption Alejandro Granadillo/AP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is currently 150 …
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