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Sylvia Nakami, Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja executive director, led the hospice’s cancer prevention and treatment efforts.

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Global Health

This hospice has a bold new mission: saving lives

A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?
Ellaird Bailey and his wife, Charlotte, who lost their home in Altadena, Calif. to a wildfire in early 2025, stand in front of their RV in December 2025.

Ellaird Bailey and his wife, Charlotte, who lost their home in Altadena, Calif. to a wildfire in early 2025, stand in front of their RV in December 2025. The RV is parked on the property where their house once stood. It often takes years for disaster survivors to recover, often with the help of local Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Ellaird Bailey and his wife, Charlotte, who lost their home in Altadena, Calif. to a wildfire in early 2025, stand in front of their RV in December 2025.

Ellaird Bailey and his wife, Charlotte, who lost their home in Altadena, Calif. to a wildfire in early 2025, stand in front of their RV in December 2025. The RV is parked on the property where their house once stood. It often takes years for disaster survivors to recover, often with the help of local Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Climate

FEMA is getting rid of thousands of workers in areas recovering from disasters

Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.

FEMA is getting rid of thousands of workers in areas recovering from disasters

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A person enters a polling station to vote on Nov. 4, 2025, at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, Calif.

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Elections

A federal judge dismisses the DOJ's effort to get voter data from California

The Trump administration has been dealt its first legal setback in its unprecedented effort to consolidate voter data traditionally held by states.

WATCH

John Fogerty: Tiny Desk Concert

Surrounded by family in the band and in the audience, John Fogerty bookends solo material with the rock and roll staples of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
A picture of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is placed on a board as supporters gather outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

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World

A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison, the first verdict in eight criminal trials for allegations that include his 2024 martial law decree.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

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Business

Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products

Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
Statue of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato at the Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts, Athens, part of the Neoclassical trilogy by Austrian architect Theophil Hansen, capital of Greece on Jan. 11, 2023.

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Statue of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato at the Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts, Athens, part of the Neoclassical trilogy by Austrian architect Theophil Hansen, capital of Greece on Jan. 11, 2023.

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Is Plato woke? Professor speaks out after being banned from teaching the philosopher

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The Greek philosopher's writing explores themes of sexuality and gender, making it susceptible to the university's new rules adopted in November that ban the teaching of "race and gender ideology".
In this photo illustration, a Starlink dish and router are displayed on February 12, 2024 in San Anselmo, California.

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In this photo illustration, a Starlink dish and router are displayed on February 12, 2024 in San Anselmo, California.

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Business

There's an internet blackout in Iran. How are videos and images getting out?

Starlink is illegal in Iran, but people are still using the satellite internet service to get around the government's internet shutdown.

How are Iranians accessing the internet despite government efforts?

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Bushra Mahnoor at home in Attock, Pakistan,

Bushra Mahnoor, photographed at home in Attock, Pakistan, advocates for the menstrual health of girls in Pakistan. "It was a big taboo mentioning that you were on your period. But mentioning that you were on your period without access to a pad was just even more humiliating," she says. Her non-profit Mahwari Justice last year filed a lawsuit to reclassify menstrual products as essential goods. Currently, menstrual pads are taxed as luxury products. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption

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Global Health

This country taxes menstrual pads as luxury goods. She's aiming to end the tax

Bushra Mahnoor remembers the shame she felt when she had her period as a teen and did not have the supplies she needed. Today she leads a campaign to lower prices for pads in Pakistan.
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Education

More students are going to college. Affordability and workforce training are factors

Overall enrollment is up slightly at colleges and universities, driven by gains at community colleges and public four-year programs.

More students are going to college. Affordability and workforce training are factors

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Sandro Rosta as Caleb Mir and Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

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Sandro Rosta as Caleb Mir and Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

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TV Reviews

'Starfleet Academy' interrogates the values at the center of 'Star Trek' itself

It's not quite clear what the latest Trek series wants to be: a rollicking adventure, a college coming-of-age story, or a bizarre blend of both?
California National Guard members stand in formation during the protest in Los Angeles, California on June 14, 2025.

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Law

Behind the front lines of the legal battle against Trump's National Guard deployments

As President Trump began a pattern of deploying the National Guard to democratic-led cities, several Democratic attorneys general and their staffs worked to coordinate their fight against the deployments – and, ultimately, they won.

Behind the front lines of the legal battles against Trump's National Guard deployments

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Kristen Stewart, writer/director of the film Chronology of Water

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Movies

'I want to make tiny little movies that don't seem tiny,' says Kristen Stewart

In her feature-length directorial debut, actor Kristen Stewart adapts The Chronology of Water, the memoir of Lidia Yuknavitch, a competitive swimmer-turned-author who was abused as a child.

‘I want to make tiny little movies that don't seem tiny,’ says actor Kristen Stewart

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen on March 27, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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National

24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored

For 24 hours, it was unclear which mental health and addiction programs would survive and who would still have jobs when the dust settled.
Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, left, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, arrive on Capitol Hill to meet with members of the Senate Arctic Caucus, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

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Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, left, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, arrive on Capitol Hill to meet with members of the Senate Arctic Caucus, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

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Europe

European troops arrive in Greenland to boost the Arctic island's security

Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland after talks between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted disagreement.
Demonstrators stand facing front federal immigration agents who are masked and wearing helmets. One demonstrator holds a large sign that reads, "Arrest Jonathan Ross."

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National

DHS says ICE officers in Minneapolis shot a Venezuelan man in the leg

The Department of Homeland Security says the shooting happened after the agent came under attack. Protesters have taken to the streets, clashing with federal agents, after Renee Macklin Good's killing last week.
Wind turbines in the Vineyard Wind offshore wind site near the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts on Sept. 16, 2024.

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Wind turbines in the Vineyard Wind offshore wind site near the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts on Sept. 16, 2024.

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Massachusetts offshore wind project sues Trump administration for halting construction

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The Trump administration last month halted all offshore wind projects on the East Coast, citing unspecified national security concerns. The lawsuit comes the same day a judge allowed a separate offshore wind project in New York to move forward.
A team of scientists tests water quality at a private lake in Missouri in December, led by Rebecca North, an associate professor at the University of Missouri. The research is funded by a homeowner's association, which North says is an example of how her work has changed in the last year.

A team of scientists tests water quality at a private lake in Missouri in December, led by Rebecca North, an associate professor at the University of Missouri. The research is funded by a homeowner's association, which North says is an example of how her work has changed in the last year. Kate Grumke/Harvest Public Media hide caption

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A team of scientists tests water quality at a private lake in Missouri in December, led by Rebecca North, an associate professor at the University of Missouri. The research is funded by a homeowner's association, which North says is an example of how her work has changed in the last year.

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Scientists say Trump's second term has been defined by slashed funding, layoffs and uncertainty

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Researchers in the middle of the country told Harvest Public Media that 2025 was a year of major changes and uncertainty
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Life Kit

Listen: How to make your solo trip a success

Traveling alone can be a great opportunity to relax, try new experiences and learn about yourself. Here's how to cope with loneliness, handle safety concerns and make a plan while staying open to serendipity.

How to make your solo trip a success

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This screengrab from video provided by NASA TV shows the SpaceX Dragon capsule departing from the International Space Station shortly after undocking with four NASA Crew-11 members inside on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

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This screengrab from video provided by NASA TV shows the SpaceX Dragon capsule departing from the International Space Station shortly after undocking with four NASA Crew-11 members inside on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

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Space

After a medical evacuation from space, NASA's Crew-11 returns to Earth a month early

Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.

NASA's Crew-11 returns home early due to astronaut's medical issue

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Tom Sinclair today, smiling while he holds a large cauliflower.

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My Unsung Hero

'Tom, is that you?' How a stranger followed instinct to find a lost child

When he was 6 years old, Tom Sinclair wandered away from his family's campsite on Lake Superior and got lost. At dawn, he heard a voice that has shaped his life ever since.

Lost overnight, a 6-year-old was found by a man who ignored search teams' advice

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