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Colby McCaskill (right) is the grand prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge. His entry features his grandparents Kathy and Dick McCaskill (left) and discusses her dementia, something Colby had been scared to confront. Matthew Coughlin for NPR hide caption toggle caption Matthew Coughlin for NPR PENSACOLA, Fla. — At the kitchen table at

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks to the press at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images PHOENIX – Top Trump administration officials this week reinforced their plans to execute mass deportations as a key strategy on

Birds fly by as the sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026. Allison Robbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Allison Robbert/AP There are divides on nearly every issue in American politics today. But many voters agree on one topic: Congress is too old. An overwhelming majority of Americans — 8 in 10 —

The cost of mining in Indonesia Reporting by Katerina Barton Photography by Claire Harbage Graphics by Connie Hanzhang Jin Published May 7, 2026 Autoplay video? Over the past decade, Indonesia has rapidly grown its nickel industry and now produces more than half the world’s nickel supply. The majority of Indonesia’s nickel is currently used for stainless steel production, with

It was a tight race, so a campaign staffer doubted the results of an unreleased poll showing their candidate up — by a lot. The tip about the outside poll didn't match up with the campaign's internal numbers. But accuracy aside, the staffer knew the poll would shake up the prediction markets. One market had

The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Misper Apawu/AP hide caption toggle caption Misper Apawu/AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — About 40 passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak previously disembarked on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena after the first

The Venice Art Biennale's official awards ceremony usually marks the event's opening, and the Golden and Silver Lion prizes typically contribute to launching artists' international careers. But this year's Biennale — often described as the "Olympics of the art world" — is embroiled in controversy, and the traditional awarding of the coveted accolades at the start of the event on May 9 has been canceled after the

India is transforming Great Nicobar Island, its southernmost territory in the Bay of Bengal, into a major strategic asset. Located at the tip of the Andaman and Nicobar chain, closer to Indonesia's Sumatra than to the Indian mainland, the island sits near the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping corridors. New Delhi

Romanian governments rarely stay in power for long. The last time a Romanian prime minister completed a full term was between 2004 and 2008. Since the constitutional crisis of 2012, the country has had no less than 11 elected prime ministers, seven interim leaders and 19 different cabinets. In short, Romania has been chronically unstable

President John Mahama's call to criminalize so‑called "sex for jobs" marks one of the clearest signals yet that Ghana's leadership is willing to confront a practice that is widely acknowledged but rarely addressed head‑on. The issue came up during a town hall in Koforidua on May 1, when a female student challenged persistent gender inequality in