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A Justice Department memo obtained by NPR says detention centers should no longer be inspected using standards specifically designed to keep LGBTQ and intersex inmates safe. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex and

A protester holds a placard during a picket in Cape Town, South Africa, protesting against the Tanzanian government during their presidential election in Oct. 2025 RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images NAIROBI, KENYA —The U.S. is "comprehensively reviewing" its ties with Tanzania after the State Department condemned

Spotify Wrapped is telling users their "listening age" this year, based on what era of music they listened to more than their peers. Spotify hide caption toggle caption Spotify There's how old you are, and there's how old Spotify thinks you are. That divide became clear this week with the release of Spotify Wrapped, the

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on as President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny on two fronts Thursday, as lawmakers zeroed in on the legality of a Sept. 2 strike on survivors

Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, Russian Presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, fourth right, and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev, right, attend talks with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, second left, and Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, third, at the Senate

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive in India on Thursday for a two-day visit, underscoring a partnership between Moscow and New Delhi that has endured for nearly eight decades of geopolitical upheavals. At the invitation of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Kremlin chief is due to attend the 23rd India-Russia annual summit in the

Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Cropper poses Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics "Green

Women walk down a street in the predominantly Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis in 2022. The Twin Cities is a hub for Somalis in the U.S. Jessie Wardarski/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessie Wardarski/AP Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump.

Alongside interpreter Sheida Dayani, filmmaker Jafar Panahi accepts the award for the best original screenplay at the Gotham Awards in New York on Monday for his film It Was Just an Accident. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute hide caption toggle caption Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media

Motorists drive on Interstate 210 during the morning commute on December 03, 2025 in Pasadena, Calif. President Trump announced new fuel economy standards today which will roll back fuel efficiency standards put in place by former President Joe Biden. Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images North America The Trump