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A woman poses for a portrait outside her home, Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Tampa. Her family are discussing emergency plans if she or her husband were to be detained, and are looking to move to another state where the police presence is less felt. (Lexi Parra for NPR) Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption

A hailstorm damaged virtually every building in the small town of Cozad, Neb. in June 2024. More than a year later, Baltazar Avalos is still working to fix damage to his home. Rebecca Hersher/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Hersher/NPR The storm blew into Cozad, Neb., in the wee hours of Saturday, June 29, 2024.

A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store Monday in Baltimore. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP The end of the nation's longest government shutdown means food assistance for 42 million Americans should soon be restored after a nearly two week

Palestinian prisoners deported outside the Palestinian Territories wave after being released from Israeli prison, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, as they arrive at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Feb. 27. Mohammed Arafat/AP hide caption toggle caption Mohammed Arafat/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — In

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks next to Vice President JD Vance outside the White House in Washington, Oct. 30, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be

President Donald Trump shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP hide caption toggle caption BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP President Trump has signed a bill to fund the government, bringing a close to the longest government shutdown in

The Rev. Michael J.K. Fuller (from left), Archbishop Timothy Broglio and Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore conduct the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops plenary assembly in Baltimore on Tuesday. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at

Members of the National Guard patrol along Beale Street, Oct. 24, in Memphis, Tenn. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe recently authorized members of his state National Guard to assist immigration agents with clerical and logistical tasks. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP Jaiden Booth has been keeping a close eye on viral

As nearly 200 countries debate the planet's climate future at the 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) in Brazil's Amazonian city of Belem, India finds itself in a unique position in balancing the weight of its need for economic growth with its increasingly prominent role as a voice representing the Global South. This year's climate negotiations follow

The Trump administration is directing immigration officers to consider some chronic health conditions like diabetes in deciding whether to issue visas to immigrants. CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under