The Latest Science Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part of a strategy to keep deadly pathogens from spreading through the colony. Arundathi Nair National The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it's not mere luck While serendipity has often been associated with luck or happy accidents, its origin suggests that it goes beyond just happenstance. Juliana Kim Politics Pro-Trump influencers take a victory lap amid fallout from viral video alleging fraud The swift policy and political repercussions the video helped propel illustrate the symbiotic relationship between online content creators and the Trump administration's policy goals. Jude Joffe-Block Climate After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy. Julia Simon Business The world has too much oil right now. Will companies want Venezuela's? Crude prices are low. Companies are being cautious. But huge reserves — particularly of the heavy, viscous oil Venezuela has in abundance — remain appealing. Camila Domonoske National DHS wants Venezuelans to return home, but fears remain as long as Maduro regime is in power Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have been in limbo since the Trump administration removed their temporary protected status late last year. That uncertainty has intensified as U.S. immigration officials again push for those migrants to return to Venezuela. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán National Morning news brief Trump's plans for Venezuela's future remain unclear, the president tries to offer his party a "roadmap" for winning the midterms, European leaders express alarm at Trump's comments on Greenland. Leila Fadel What does U.S. history tell us about what's unfolding in Venezuela? What does history tell us about U.S. actions in Venezuela? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Stephen Kinzer, author of the book, "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq." Steve Inskeep Law & Courts Trial of former Uvalde school police officer paused after testimony of key witness Testimony in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer was paused Tuesday after the prosecution was accused of withholding information after a key witness changed their testimony. Camille Phillips National California fire victims say slow insurance payouts have stalled efforts to rebuild California fire victims say they're struggling to rebuild because insurance payouts have been slow or insufficient. Some lawmakers say home insurance is failing those facing climate change. Michael Copley Prev 399 of 1645 Next Sponsored
Science Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part of a strategy to keep deadly pathogens from spreading through the colony. Arundathi Nair
National The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it's not mere luck While serendipity has often been associated with luck or happy accidents, its origin suggests that it goes beyond just happenstance. Juliana Kim
Politics Pro-Trump influencers take a victory lap amid fallout from viral video alleging fraud The swift policy and political repercussions the video helped propel illustrate the symbiotic relationship between online content creators and the Trump administration's policy goals. Jude Joffe-Block
Climate After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy. Julia Simon
Business The world has too much oil right now. Will companies want Venezuela's? Crude prices are low. Companies are being cautious. But huge reserves — particularly of the heavy, viscous oil Venezuela has in abundance — remain appealing. Camila Domonoske
National DHS wants Venezuelans to return home, but fears remain as long as Maduro regime is in power Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have been in limbo since the Trump administration removed their temporary protected status late last year. That uncertainty has intensified as U.S. immigration officials again push for those migrants to return to Venezuela. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
National Morning news brief Trump's plans for Venezuela's future remain unclear, the president tries to offer his party a "roadmap" for winning the midterms, European leaders express alarm at Trump's comments on Greenland. Leila Fadel
What does U.S. history tell us about what's unfolding in Venezuela? What does history tell us about U.S. actions in Venezuela? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Stephen Kinzer, author of the book, "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq." Steve Inskeep
Law & Courts Trial of former Uvalde school police officer paused after testimony of key witness Testimony in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer was paused Tuesday after the prosecution was accused of withholding information after a key witness changed their testimony. Camille Phillips
National California fire victims say slow insurance payouts have stalled efforts to rebuild California fire victims say they're struggling to rebuild because insurance payouts have been slow or insufficient. Some lawmakers say home insurance is failing those facing climate change. Michael Copley