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Cornell names former acting U.S. attorney general to review rape case
Cornell University names Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general and career federal prosecutor, to lead an inde...
France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country
More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, ...
Here are the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. ...
What to know about nationwide protests in India over voter list changes
The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to res...
Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat
State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night...
Dems have edge in midterms, poll shows. And, Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to close
Polls are showing that Democrats have a clear advantage heading into the midterms, but that doesn't tell the whole story...
What voters in 6 key states could tell us about the 2026 midterms
Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shapin...
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space
The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research...
Disney, ABC battle Trump's FCC in court over free speech protections
President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump ...
Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worries
Musk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study a...
Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86
Jim Bakker, along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club"...
The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago
The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996....
Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegati...
Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine's hellish Kill Zone
The frontline in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years. Yet straddling...
FBI arrests a woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader's family for China
The FBI and U.S. prosecutors say Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president's son and his f...
Imran Khan supporters march in Pakistan to demand his release after talks failed
Talks between Khan's party and the government failed two days ago. Besides Khan's release, protesters demand his transfe...
SCOTUS hears major climate change case. And, Brazil's presidential race goes to runoff
The Supreme Court is set to hear a blockbuster climate change case that could affect more than just climate issues. And,...
Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to residence searches
A judicial spokesperson confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had filed a claim with the High Court in London and a ...
Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislati...
From floating saunas to clinical trials: How heat might help mental health
While scientists have a decent understanding of how sauna and other forms of heat exposure exercises our cardiovascular ...
Brazil's presidential race heads to Lula–Bolsonaro run-off as right gains ground
Now there are two: Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stag...
Brazil votes, with Lula facing Bolsonaro's son
In Brazil, President Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former president, in a tight race. If neith...
Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar
Trump said Clayton will lead the White House's new "Super Intelligence Force," which will coordinate government engageme...
Cornell president calls gang rape allegations 'deeply disturbing'
Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff said his university "must do better" in a video statement. "This is a defining mo...
U.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa, Japan
Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday....
How the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault
The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own...
She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporter
The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it...
Latter-day Saints women turn away from scandal-plagued Republican candidate in Arizona
Arizona Republican candidate for Congress Mark Lamb has been accused of sexual misconduct while sheriff. His controversy...
Coast Guard searching for missing medical plane carrying 6 people
Flight data shows the jet dropped at least 9,000 feet over two minutes, then leveled off for several more minutes, befor...
Can the Cornell lawsuit force changes that make students safer?
Universities have responsibilities when students report sexual assault, even if prosecutors don't bring charges. Attorne...
Opinion: A Hawk is not the same as a Hawkeye
This was emphasized to people watching a Senate hearing this week, where confusion over two basketball teams was on disp...
All's fair in love and 'War' — a well-cast, classy-trashy divorce drama
HBO's War is intended to be an anthology series about two dueling London law firms. The first season stars Dominic West ...
Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down
Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fig...
A hot tip to battle performance anxiety? 'Pretend flush' a mistake down the toilet
Worried about stumbling before a high-stakes event, like a race or a job interview? Psychologist Cindra Kamphoff offers ...
How the system failed us: Former foster youth tell their stories
Former foster youth with disabilities tell their stories — of how they got through foster care...
No one expected an American pope. Here's the inside story of how 'Bob' became Pope Leo
When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope ...
The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversy
The Supreme Court term opens on Monday with big test cases on religion, guns and climate change. Plus, the emergency doc...
Brazil's big political rematch: What to know
Four years after President Lula narrowly defeated Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil is back at the ballot box. This time, Lula face...
As Trump's proposed arch looms over D.C., protesters pin their hopes on the midterms
Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to bui...
Germany's political center fights for relevance after far-right and far-left gains
Centrist politicians are soul-searching after electoral gains by the far right and the far left. Today's weak coalitions...
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