Trump administration cuts McGruff the Crime Dog's fentanyl campaign The National Crime Prevention Council is questioning federal cuts to McGruff the Crime Dog's campaign to sniff out fake pills. The group says McGruff's work that started in 1980 isn't over. Kristin Wright
Dean Cain from 'Superman' TV series to become an 'honorary' ICE officer The 59-year-old star of the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman says he wants to join the fight against illegal immigration. Chloe Veltman
Springsteen's label was about to drop him. Then came 'Born to Run' Biographer Peter Ames Carlin describes the making of Born to Run as an "existential moment" for Springsteen: "If this didn't work, he was done." Carlin's new book is Tonight in Jungleland. Terry Gross
Federal judge rules cuts to humanities grants were 'unlawful' The ruling deems the government's termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities "unlawful" and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward. Elizabeth Blair
It started with friends at home. Now Dungeons & Dragons is in its stadium era In the past decade or so, actors and comedians have adopted D&D as a performance medium. Podcasts and web series have expanded into stadium tours – and fueled growing interest in the game more broadly. Scott Greenstone
Recession-era recipes flourish on TikTok Influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms are going back to recession-era recipes for nutritious and filling food — and building new communities online. Anastasia Tsioulcas
The story behind a story in the hit musical 'Hamilton' "Hamilton" creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, talks about a lesser-known song in his musical. Steve Inskeep
A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets. Not as attractions, but for food The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark said it would take certain surplus pets such as chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs to be "gently euthanized" and fed to its captive predators. Alana Wise
Claire's, the ear-piercing tween mall staple, is bankrupt -- again The chain's bankruptcy filing is the second in seven years. Its troubles include unwieldy debt, shoppers' changing habits and new tariff costs. Alina Selyukh
It's 2025, the year we decided we need a widespread slur for robots People all over TikTok and Instagram are using the word "clanker" as a catch-all for robots and AI. Here's a deep dive into the origins of the pejorative and an explanation of why it's spreading. Vanessa Romo
