NPR receives $113 million from two donors after federal funding cut
NPR announced a $113 million windfall on Thursday from two charitable donors including billionaire philanthropist Connie Ballmer, months after Congress...
Camp Mystic should stay shut after deadly flood, parents say in emotional letters
Families of a half-dozen of the 27 campers and counselors who died at Camp Mystic in Texas during floods last...
‘Beef’ is back with searing second season, inspired by real-life shouting match
Lee Sung Jin is not inherently cocksure. If anything, the “Beef” creator defaults to self-deprecation. Take the 44-year-old’s penchant for...
Airstrike by Nigeria, a U.S. ally against Islamist militants, kills scores
First came the thunderous boom. Then the air billowed with thick black smoke. Fires were “everywhere,” survivors said. Scores of...
Justice Department settles with IBM over alleged DEI practices
IBM, a leading corporate computing company and one of the most storied names in American business, has agreed to pay...
Pope Leo decries world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ following Trump’s insults
Pope Leo XIV delivered a forceful appeal for peace and condemned what he described as “a handful of tyrants” who...
Trump says Israeli, Lebanese leaders will speak amid push to extend ceasefire
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Donald Trump said leaders of Lebanon and Israel would speak Thursday for the first time in...
The 32 best things to do in the D.C. area this weekend and next week
Washington has emerged from a month of cherry blossom-themed gatherings and festivals to find a wide-ranging set of weekend activities,...
Japan is a pacifist nation, and now a hint of change is drawing rare protests
TOKYO — As a security hawk, Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has initiated a plan to consider changes to the...
How to save money on tree work and still get good results
If you treat them right, trees can shade your house, beautify your property and lower your home energy costs. But...
Ex-wife of firebombing suspect denied care for chest pain in ICE custody, lawyer says
A lawyer for the former wife of an Egyptian man accused of attacking a rally in Colorado last year said...
What is ‘Ozempic personality,’ and why does it make life feel ‘meh’?
Korrie Stevenson had been feeling off for months. She would look at a gorgeous birthday cake or walk outside to...
How to tick-proof your yard
Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere, which means tick season (and allergy season) is either just kicking off or...
Four things to watch as RFK Jr. defends his health agenda on the Hill
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set for a marathon of congressional hearings starting Thursday, where lawmakers will have...
White House sidesteps vaccine skeptics in potential CDC leadership reset
Trump administration officials believe they have found a prescription to fix the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: a four-person...
