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Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea is one of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize winners. She is being recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine. Goldman Environmental Prize hide caption toggle caption Goldman Environmental Prize Theonila Roka Matbob was born in what should

Trump and Iran Talks, Iran Reacts to Ship Seized, Tariff Refunds Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel

The groups on either side of the redistricting vote in Virginia have used images of former President Barack Obama and Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger on their mailers. Jahd Khalil/VPM News hide caption toggle caption Jahd Khalil/VPM News When Randi Buerlein arrived to vote early in Virginia's redistricting election, she said she didn't like what she

Johannes González, an instructor at Speedway Driving School in Hialeah, Florida, teaches Spanish-speaking students to memorize key words in order to pass the state's new English-only driving exam. David Ovalle/NPR hide caption toggle caption David Ovalle/NPR HIALEAH, FLORIDA - Construction worker Alex López, a native of Guatemala, gets by on job sites with broken English.

The RAF Exhibit Gallery hosts an immersive with mutliple screens showing FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse on April 14, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. Caitlin O'Hara for NPR hide caption toggle caption Caitlin O'Hara for NPR PHOENIX — It was about 6:30 a.m. when the saguaro fell and the group chat lit up. Lidar

A Meta data center in Ashburn, Va., in 2025. Virginia is the state with the most data centers. Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Fifteen minutes after Susan Bourgeois was appointed to lead Louisiana Economic Development, the state agency responsible for strengthening business growth, she got her

A flag featuring Donald Trump waves amid a small group of his supporters near Mar-a-Lago in May 2024 in Palm Beach, Fla. Alon Skuy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alon Skuy/Getty Images Over the past year, President Trump has bulldozed through multiple restraints on his power. He's fired watchdogs, dismantled agencies, and declared emergencies to

Patients can ask their doctors for help decoding their health data from their wearable devices. Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Images Millions of Americans are strapping on smartwatches and smart rings to track everything from sleep to heart rate to body temperature. Wearable tech is now an estimated $100 billion business.

Trump announces planned Iran war peace talks, Tehran signals it may boycott negotiations amid ongoing U.S. naval pressure, businesses can now apply for Trump tariff refunds.

A massive fire destroyed some 1,000 makeshift homes in a coastal village in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island on Sunday, displacing their residents. The fire erupted early on Sunday in a "water village" in Sandakan district in the northeast of Sabah. The area is home to some of Malaysia's poorest residents, including indigenous and