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Medicare Cut for Lawful Immigrants: One Woman’s Loss

Rosa María Carranza attends a protest supporting the temporary protected status program outside the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2025. Carranza, a resident of neighboring Oakland, worries she could lose her legal status and risk indefinite detention or deportation.

Blind Students Sue as New ADA Digital Standards Roll Out

Harold Rogers and Miranda Lacy met at West Virginia State University—they both still consider this campus home. They went on to graduate school at West Virginia University, where they say they've faced huge challenges as blind students.

Trump Sets Deadline for Strait of Hormuz; Artemis II Readies Flyby

Morning news brief Audio will be available later today. President Trump says Iran has until Tuesday night to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump is in a tight corner politically as he ramps up Iran war messaging, Artemis II crew readies for lunar flyby.

Is Narva Turning Toward Russia?

Looking at an ordinary map of Estonia, Narva is simply another city on the eastern borders of the European Union. But in fact, the city of around 52,000 is more significant than that. Narva, in Estonia's Russian-speaking east, is becoming a flashpoint for debates about European security, identity and the future of the bloc.

Germany's Evolving Religious Landscape

Erlangen is an example of changes in society. In this city of 119,000 residents in northern Bavaria, a great deal is happening at once. Preparations are underway for a new synagogue for which the state of Bavaria has provided a plot of land near the university. The city's two major mosques are planning expansions.