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Berlin Holocaust memorial attacker given 13 years in prison

A Berlin court on Thursday sentenced a Syrian national to 13 years in prison over a stabbing attack at the German capital's Holocaust memorial days before federal elections last year. The 20-year-old defendant stabbed a Spanish tourist visiting the memorial in February 2025. He was convicted of attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and attempted membership

Berlin factory at center of German militarization debate

Armed only with a tin of cookies, a thermos of coffee, and a carton of oat milk, a handful of campaigners spent a sunny afternoon outside a factory in central Berlin last week trying to distribute flyers to the workers entering and leaving the grounds. The factory, in the capital's old working-class district of Wedding

Rep. Tony Gonzales Withdraws from Re‑election After Affair

FILE - Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said late Thursday he was withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member

Pentagon labels AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/AP The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move

Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files linked to Trump

An NPR investigation finds the Justice Department has removed or withheld Epstein files related to sexual abuse accusations that mention President Trump. Department of Justice and Getty Images/Collage by Danielle A. Scruggs/NPR hide caption toggle caption Department of Justice and Getty Images/Collage by Danielle A. Scruggs/NPR The Justice Department has published additional Epstein files related

Pregnant women in ERs took less Tylenol after Trump autism warning

President Trump urged pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol in a White House announcement in September 2025. Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump told pregnant women in September 2025 to avoid Tylenol because taking it would increase their babies' risk of autism: "Taking Tylenol is

Who is Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s DHS pick

What you need to know about Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's new pick to lead DHS Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. spoke with reporters at the Capitol on Thursday. President Trump announced that Mullin is his pick to replace Kristi Noem as the head of the Department of Homeland Security. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America hide caption

Travel industry pushes Congress to end DHS shutdown, pay security workers

Passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint while traveling at Los Angeles International Airport in November 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON — With the busy spring break travel season looming, travel and aviation industry leaders urged Congress to end

Trump Fires Noem as DHS Chief, Names Markwayne Mullin

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a meeting in the Oval Office on Nov. 17, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would replace her. Noem "will be moving to be Special Envoy for The

Can a digital tablet cut back a country’s overuse of antibiotics?

A mother and child at a health center in Rwanda. The child's condition was assessed by a nurse using the new ePOCT+ digital tablet (at the corner of the table), aimed at reducing the overuse of antibiotics. Magali Rochat hide caption toggle caption Magali Rochat During a typical day at a clinic in rural Rwanda
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