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New limits on rent algorithm prosecutors say raised rents

The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice on Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement

How a “sweet and shy” tortoise outlived empires, two world wars

Gramma's 138th birthday was celebrated at the San Diego Zoo in 2022. San Diego Zoo/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption San Diego Zoo/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR No one knows exactly when Gramma the Galápagos tortoise was born on that volcanic chain of Pacific islands. What is clear, though, is that she lived through the fall

Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump and Hegseth don’t ‘understand the Constitution’

Sen. Mark Kelly responds to Pentagon investigation Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly during a visit to NPR headquarters on Nov. 18, 2025. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption toggle caption Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., told NPR "it just doesn't make any sense" for him to face a military court-martial after he and other Democratic lawmakers released

Private Equity Is Paywalling Youth Sports

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Luke Goldstein of The Lever, who wrote about the rise of private equity control of youth hockey facilities. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: If you have kids and they play sports, maybe you've been tempted to reach for that video camera in your pocket, which also makes phone calls, and maybe grab

Ukraine, Russia trade strikes amid Trump ‘peace’ plan push

Rana Taha Published November 25, 2025 last updated November 25, 2025 Russian officials reported a barrage of deadly Ukrainian drone strikes, while authorities in Kyiv said the capital was strongly hit. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Starmer will host a call on Ukraine. Follow DW. https://p.dw.com/p/54AGT Injuries were reported amid Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian

More than 100 homes damaged by tornado near Houston

Guillermo Vargas surveys damage to his home, where his garage was swept off its foundation, while cleaning up storm damage after severe weather hit in the Memorial Northwest subdivision, in Spring, Texas, on Monday. Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle/AP hide caption toggle caption Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle/AP HOUSTON — More than 100 homes have been damaged after a

Portland Trail Blazers coach pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

Portland Trail Blazers' head coach Chauncey Billups arrives at Brooklyn federal court on Monday in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP NEW YORK — Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving

Poll: Latino support for Trump slipping after 2024 gains

Pew poll shows Latino support for Trump is slipping The Pew Research Center's survey of Latinos show majorities disapprove of the president, especially his policies on the economy and immigration. Politics November 24, 2025 3:01 PM ET New poll shows Latino support for Trump is slipping after gains in 2024 Laura Kelley, Miami-Dade County Democratic

Trump and Xi Discuss Trade, Taiwan and Ukraine

President Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping shake hands in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30 Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Trump and China's top leader Xi Jinping held a phone call Monday, the latest in a flurry of diplomatic and trade parries between the two

Pentagon investigates Democratic senator for telling troops to refuse ‘illegal orders’

Sen. Mark Kelly waits to speak during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Pentagon said Monday it is investigating Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot and NASA astronaut, for possible violations of military law after he appeared
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