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Hundreds of alleged gang members deported from U.S. despite court order

It was not immediately clear if the deportations happened before or after a federal judge in D.C. on Saturday issued an emergency order that told the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone, and turn around any planes already in the air.

People in the path of destruction of Oklahoma’s wildfires survey the damage

People in Oklahoma assess the damage from Friday’s wildfires, which destroyed close to 300 homes and other buildings.

As congregations across the country shrink, churches offer space for homeless shelters

Congregations with underutilized houses of worship are trying to convert them to affordable housing or homeless shelters. There are significant challenges.

March Madness begins for NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

Our 10 finalists for the best college podcasts in the country include students from some familiar schools, and a few surprises.

NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to target ‘alien enemies’ for deportation

Trump invoked the wartime authority Alien Enemies Act, targeting members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua for expedited deportation. But a federal judge blocked the action Saturday evening.

Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning

Trump said the U.S. would use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping. The Houthis said nine civilians were killed.

‘Sounds like censorship to me.’ O cinema co-founder slams proposed eviction over film

No Other Land has no U.S. distributor, so the filmmakers have had to make one-on-one deals with cinemas. Art house theaters such as O Cinema have been screening the film independently.

Noor Abdalla, wife of detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, speaks out

In her first broadcast interview, Noor Abdalla speaks about the arrest and attempted deportation of her husband, Columbia University protestor Mahmoud Khalil.

After the strike, New York state prisons are even more short-staffed than before

The state of New York was short on corrections officers before a strike among their ranks. The governor is now barring 2,000 strikers from returning to work.

Federal contractors say they’re stuck between nondiscrimination laws and anti-DEI orders

Since President Trump took office, federal contractors have been scrambling to figure out how to continue complying with nondiscrimination laws without running afoul of his anti-DEI executive orders.

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