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National She was about to drop out of college, but then her professor stepped in Midway through her first semester of college, Silvana Clark realized she didn't have enough money to finish the year. Then, her drama professor stepped in. Autumn Barnes
Politics Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education. Cory Turner
Business 3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction. Scott Horsley
World Hamas releases Israeli hostages, Trump gets standing ovation in Israel's parliament President Trump received a rousing welcome in Israel and declared the Gaza war over. Hamas released the last 20 living Israeli hostages. Palestinian prisoners were also set to be freed. Daniel Estrin
World Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China China has in recent years arrested and detained Christian leaders of underground churches, who are not registered with the government and under its control. Chandelis Duster
National U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number. Maria Godoy
World Who are the 20 Gaza hostages believed to be alive and expected to be released? After more than two years in captivity, 20 hostages abducted during Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, are set to return to Israel. Itay Stern
Music Yo-Yo Ma takes his cello outdoors to explore how music connects us to nature NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place. Mallory Yu
Books Author Ken Liu on AI, reality, and the world we're building The American sci-fi novelist Ken Liu talks about his new thriller All That We See or Seem and the blurred lines between technology, reality, and imagination. Andrew Limbong
Science A camping trip in the Rockies came with an unexpected message: you've won a Nobel Prize Fred Ramsdell was camping with his family in the Rocky Mountains when he missed the call telling him he'd won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Erika Ryan
