The Latest World Jared Kushner says business ties help him broker peace Jared Kushner played a decisive role in securing the ceasefire, but it comes with questions about the appropriateness of him working with countries giving him billions. Franco Ordoñez Politics Health insurance is at the center of the government shutdown battle The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans. Deepa Shivaram National Fire truck shortages leave some communities waiting longer for emergency response In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks. Alisa Roth National A Native American game, the forerunner to modern-day Lacrosse, makes a comeback The game that's now known as lacrosse was a powerful and healing tradition in many Native American communities. It had largely disappeared but an effort to bring the game back has taken root. Daniel Kraker Law & Courts New Seattle Police contract includes pay boost, increased use of unarmed crisis responders A new proposed contract between the city of Seattle and its police officers guild contains pay increases and a more significant role for the city’s unarmed responders to attend calls without a police officer. Amy Radil Music After months of the same songs on the Hot 100, 'Billboard' tweaks its rules Billboard has revised its system of removing songs from the Hot 100 singles chart once they've gotten too old to qualify as contemporary hits. Stephen Thompson Education The risk and reward of being a school crossing guard Less than 50% of public schools have crossing guards to help students walk to school safely. Environment Trump's plan to expand U.S. timber production puts national forest lands at risk President Trump is trying to reverse the Clinton-era rule that puts 59 million acres of National Forest lands off limits to timber harvest and other development. Last WWII ship in operation toured the Ohio River recently Military experts credit Landing Ship, Tanks with helping win World War Two. Economy AI spreads financial market misinformation Market manipulation is an age-old issue. But what happens when the one manipulating markets isn't human? Prev 286 of 1650 Next Sponsored
World Jared Kushner says business ties help him broker peace Jared Kushner played a decisive role in securing the ceasefire, but it comes with questions about the appropriateness of him working with countries giving him billions. Franco Ordoñez
Politics Health insurance is at the center of the government shutdown battle The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans. Deepa Shivaram
National Fire truck shortages leave some communities waiting longer for emergency response In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks. Alisa Roth
National A Native American game, the forerunner to modern-day Lacrosse, makes a comeback The game that's now known as lacrosse was a powerful and healing tradition in many Native American communities. It had largely disappeared but an effort to bring the game back has taken root. Daniel Kraker
Law & Courts New Seattle Police contract includes pay boost, increased use of unarmed crisis responders A new proposed contract between the city of Seattle and its police officers guild contains pay increases and a more significant role for the city’s unarmed responders to attend calls without a police officer. Amy Radil
Music After months of the same songs on the Hot 100, 'Billboard' tweaks its rules Billboard has revised its system of removing songs from the Hot 100 singles chart once they've gotten too old to qualify as contemporary hits. Stephen Thompson
Education The risk and reward of being a school crossing guard Less than 50% of public schools have crossing guards to help students walk to school safely.
Environment Trump's plan to expand U.S. timber production puts national forest lands at risk President Trump is trying to reverse the Clinton-era rule that puts 59 million acres of National Forest lands off limits to timber harvest and other development.
Last WWII ship in operation toured the Ohio River recently Military experts credit Landing Ship, Tanks with helping win World War Two.
Economy AI spreads financial market misinformation Market manipulation is an age-old issue. But what happens when the one manipulating markets isn't human?