Posts

Showing posts from April, 2026

The Onion's bid to take over Infowars moves to the Texas Supreme Court

Image
The state's highest court will now consider a deal that would allow the Onion to license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself. (Image credit: Mario Tama) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/bcGtprx

Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination, announces new pick

Image
President Trump says he's nominating former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means' path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines. (Image credit: Tom Brenner) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/M7OwjAr

U.S. House primaries in Louisiana are suspended after Voting Rights Act ruling

Image
Louisiana suspended its upcoming primaries for the U.S. House, following Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's congressional map is an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander." (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/UnbWklF

DOD officials say Iran war has cost $25 billion so far during Congressional grilling

Image
The Pentagon says that the cost of the war with Iran is estimated to be some $25 billion. Defense officials were appearing on the Hill for budget discussions. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/vgjwZQT

The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date

Image
The Pentagon estimates the war has cost $25 billion over the past two months. In congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not say when the war might end. (Image credit: Rod Lamkey Jr.) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Io9ah3e

Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip four House seats

Image
The map drawn by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis boosts President Trump's effort to reshape voting before the midterm elections. The GOP likely holds a slight edge over Democrats in redistricting now. (Image credit: Mike Stewart) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/1iuVlCx

FCC orders early license renewal for ABC stations following Kimmel's first lady joke

Image
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Disney's ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns amid backlash over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/XofIAgJ

With no radical footprint, what drove suspect to try and assassinate Trump?

Image
An attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday has, again, highlighted the climate of political violence in the U.S. But there are still many questions about the motive. (Image credit: Andrew Leyden) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/CrQY5BN

Justice Department indicts former FBI director James Comey for a second time

Image
The case revolves around a photo the former FBI director posted online last year of seashells on a beach arranged to say "8647." (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/isueMv5

As trial against OpenAI begins, Elon Musk seeks Sam Altman's ouster

Image
If Musk gets what he's asking for, it would radically re-shape one of the world's leading AI companies. (Image credit: Godofredo A. Vásquez) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/XAaKox4

Supreme Court heard case on how to label risks of popular weed killer

Image
How the Supreme Court rules could have implications for tens of thousands of lawsuits against Roundup maker Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer. (Image credit: Jean-Francois Monier) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/kcV3nxf

Privacy and law enforcement clash as the Supreme Court wrestles with 'geofence' warrants

Image
In oral arguments at the Supreme Court Monday, most of the justices aimed pointed questions at both sides, with the usual conservative-liberal alignments scrambled like an egg. (Image credit: Heather Diehl) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/tdSkbw3

Here's a look inside security at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

Image
Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner raised questions about how close the alleged gunman got to the president and what the Secret Service security looked like. (Image credit: Alex Brandon) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/fvLAsp1

Alleged Colorado attacker's family released after nearly a year in detention

Image
A Texas judge ordered Hayam El Gamal and her five children released Thursday. Two days later, their lawyers say, ICE re-arrested and tried to deport them. (Image credit: Eric Gay) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/QkmO97n

A fast-growing Georgia wildfire tops 31 square miles, with evacuations possible

Image
One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles. (Image credit: Office of Gov. Brian Kemp) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Mil03ah

A chaotic White House Correspondents' Dinner, as told by NPR reporters in the room

Image
Top government officials were rushed out of the Washington Hilton after gunshots were heard at the dinner. NPR journalists describe hiding under tables and scrambling for information as the night unfolded. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/VPBtDwh

What we know about Cole Allen, suspected White House Correspondents' dinner shooter

Image
The 31-year-old teacher and engineer from California sent an alleged message to family members saying that he wanted to target administration officials. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Tb8x3kf

In a rare interview, a leader of the world's largest right-wing group talks to NPR

Image
The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here's what he said about his group's controversial history. (Image credit: IDREES MOHAMMED) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Pq16G7b

Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students

Image
Authorities have filed murder charges against the roommate of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who disappeared with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida. (Image credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/x8klvMK

At a veteran-led protest on Capitol Hill, grief and dismay reverberate over Iran war

Image
Photos and videos from the protest, which resulted in 66 arrests, have spread widely across social media — amplified by others who share a similar frustration and unease about the country's military action. (Image credit: Leigh Vogel) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/d9YCLfQ

Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal

Image
A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this. The decision stems from Trump declaring the border situation an invasion and suspending asylum. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/ZyVYHPx

A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous

Image
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators. (Image credit: Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/e1YMH8K

French police probe suspected weather device tampering after odd Polymarket bet

Image
The incident is the latest eyebrow-raising bet on Polymarket, as allegations of rigging and manipulation continue to haunt the popular prediction market site. (Image credit: Riccardo Milani) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/eLY6khH

The FDA gives the green light to the first gene therapy for deafness

Image
The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical milestone. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/lF4GLQk

Airlines in Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies

Image
The soaring cost of jet fuel is forcing European airlines to cancel tens of thousands of flights, while energy authorities warned of a possible jet fuel shortage if supplies aren't replenished soon. (Image credit: Isabelle Souriment + Hans Lucas) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/oK5O1ql

Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight

Image
President Trump's Department of Justice sent a plane this week to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a custody fight involving the child's gender identity. (Image credit: Hannah Schoenbaum) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/u0c1Bwt