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This week, world leaders convene for the U.N.

German Chancellor Freidrich Merz conceded that the night spells "disaster" for the political center, but assured the public he'd push ahead with his federal agenda of tax and welfare reforms.

United Nations head António Guterres returns to New York for his final U.N.

With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties and forging unexpected alliances.

While many Republican candidates, even in some critical tossup races, still back President Trump's baseless claims about election integrity, some GOP voters say they are ready to move on.

The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa.

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were being extradited to the U.S. on Sunday to face justice in Florida.

John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association, says soaring diesel costs are deepening a farm crisis as farmers face sharply higher fuel costs in the middle of harvest season.

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they were prevented from entering the White House grounds after President Trump announced plans to ban all three outlets.

The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it was leading the investigation into the officer involved in a shooting of "an illegal alien from Venezuela" during an operation in Austin, Texas.

The lions were found dead inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections, with his center-right party losing ground.

President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security.

A federal judge ruled yesterday that President Trump cannot tear down the Kennedy Center without a 30-day notice.

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Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years.

South Africa has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world, and a spate of killings of nine women in the same area in recent weeks has led to renewed outrage.

The world made it to another Friday without an AI apocalypse, so here's the quiz!

As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.

A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees.

A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages.

To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.

Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center amid court battle, Trump's other priorities also get pushback this week, Poland's PM warns Russia could strike countries that support Ukraine.

A couple, now married, tell the story of how they met online and then crossed paths in an unexpected place.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that these potential strikes "intend to paralyze NATO" in an attempt to demonstrate that Article 5 "exists only in theory."

The Houthis' biggest land grab in years reignited Yemen's 12-year civil war and pushed up global fuel prices, extending their reach to a key maritime chokepoint and threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports.

The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation.

An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said as they charged her with murder.

The White House says it is withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead ICE, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Trump's domestic agenda will remain without a Senate-confirmed leader for at least…

Christian Castro, a federal immigration officer, made his first court appearance in Minnesota since he was booked Wednesday into a local jail.

This spring Jessie Diggins retired as one of America's most successful winter Olympic athletes at age 34.

Many questions come up during pregnancy.

The Trump administration's efforts to lower drug prices included promised changes to Medicaid.

In Kai Bird's biography of Cohn, he looks at how the lawyer taught Trump how to deny, delay, attack, sue and countersue, never admit defeat, side-step paying bills and avoid a paper trail.

The popular fluffy steamed buns are filled with pork, vegetables, tofu — and in one trendy Beijing shop, chocolate and red beans.

Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab.

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in years.

Asian nations began pilot voyages over a decade ago to find routes to Europe and the Middle East that were faster and less vulnerable to chokepoints.

In a new book, psychologist Marisa Franco explains why it's good to feel good about yourself — and shares a helpful memory technique that we've turned into a printable worksheet.

The Trump administration wants to build its 250-foot arch near one of the country's busiest runways.

A Trump administration proposal would change access to Head Start for children experiencing homelessness and the kind of care they would receive if they do get in.

The driver said he was shaken by a violent encounter at a rest stop, which he described as unprovoked.

The Trump administration has been pursuing a quiet immigration crackdown strategy: limiting access to health care and public services.

Despite the lingering questions, China remains optimistic about the summit.

Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast.

The Fed raises interest rates for the first time in three years, protests over rising gas prices are being held around the world, Canada's prime minister speaks to European Parliament.

OpenAI has disclosed six reports on unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models.

No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths.

The legislation was named for the late South Carolina Republican.

NPR dug into the upside-down world of FEMA flood insurance in coastal areas, and found many homeowners have no financial choice but to let their homes collapse.