Trump suspends $175 million in funding to University of Pennsylvania over trans athletes
The University of Pennsylvania found itself at the center of the trans athlete debate when one of its trans students won a series of events during the 2022 swim season.
Investigators say a Delta jet descended too quickly before Toronto crash last month
Canadian investigators released a preliminary report into last month’s Delta Air Lines regional jet rollover landing crash in Toronto. The plane was descending too quickly before it hit the runway.
Dark energy is weakening and the universe could (eventually) collapse, study says
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is studying dark energy and the accelerated expansion of the universe.
Do you feel you can exercise your right to free speech? NPR wants to hear from you
NPR wants to know who is feeling more and less free to exercise their free speech rights in this moment. Have you found yourself letting loose more under President Trump or are you holding back?
‘Beauty from the ashes.’ Texas Panhandle recovering one year after the state’s largest wildfire
The Smokehouse Creek fire tore through the Texas Panhandle early last year, burning over a million acres in just weeks. In the small town of Canadian, where the devastation was severe, residents say the heartbreak lingers and a full recovery could take years.
With Trump’s crackdown on DEI, some women fear a path to good-paying jobs will close
Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.
Ferrets, water testing and future scientists at risk due to DOGE spending cuts
Interior Department employees say they have been scrambling to keep the lights on and do their jobs as budget cuts driven by the Department of Government efficiency team start to bite.
Texas continues to be a major player in Trump’s immigration enforcement plans
Texas is quickly becoming the epicenter of the Trump administration’s deportation promises. A detention center in Dilley, Texas, shuttered during the Biden administration, is reopening soon.
Minneapolis jury convicts nonprofit head in massive pandemic fraud case
A Minnesota nonprofit founder and a restaurant owner were convicted in what prosecutors call one of the largest COVID fraud cases — a $250 million ripoff of publicly funded child nutrition programs.
Musicians who lost instruments in Hurricane Helene get to pick out new ones
In western North Carolina, people who lost musical instruments due to flooding from Hurricane Helene got a chance to pick out new ones for free thanks to help from musicians across the U.S.
Federal judge denies request to block DOGE takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace
A federal judge denied a request to block the DOGE takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace, despite the judge having serious concerns about the tactics DOGE used gain entry to the building.
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