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Leon Weintraub can still remember the day the Nazis marched into his Polish hometown of Lodz on September 9, 1939. "There they came, seemingly endless rows of tall, healthy young soldiers in green Wehrmacht uniforms. The thought of the sound of their hobnail boots on the cobblestones still sends a cold shiver down my spine,"

As the gavel came down to seal the Paris Agreement in 2015, tears fell, world leaders joined hands and attendees of the UN COP21 climate summit erupted in a standing ovation.  Just over a decade later on January 27, 2026,  the withdrawal of the US — the world's second-largest emitter — from global climate pact has come into effect. President Donald Trump

Australian Open organizers instituted their extreme heat policy as temperatures soared at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.   It prompted the suspension of play on outer courts and the closure of roofs on the main showcourts. The protocol, introduced in 2019, was developed to minimize the risk of heat-related illness and provide consistency for all players. It considers

Law enforcement officers look out from a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility Oct. 21, 2025, in Portland, Ore. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there's a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin speaking at EPA headquarters in 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images North America The Environmental Protection Agency enforces the country's environmental laws. But a new report shows the Trump EPA has initiated a record low number of actions against polluters, compared to

After a U.S.-led investor group took over the social media platform's U.S. operations earlier this year, some users claimed political topics were quashed. New research contradicts their claims. Riccardo Milani/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Riccardo Milani/AFP via Getty Images As a consortium of investors led by Oracle's Larry Ellison took control of

Former U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf, pictured here, retired last year. Newly released records show a misconduct inquiry was underway that was terminated when he retired. Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images New information is emerging that could complicate the retirement last year

A screenshot of the Moltbook communities page. Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Screenshot by NPR Can computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are acting like it. Moltbook was launched

California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles during a 2025 campaign event on Proposition 50. Voters approved the ballot measure, allowing the state's Democratic leaders to temporarily replace the state's congressional map to help Democrats win five additional U.S. House seats. Ethan Swope/AP hide caption toggle caption Ethan Swope/AP The Supreme Court is

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest, Robert Kagan, used to describe Donald Trump as antiliberal. Then he upped it to authoritarian, and now Kagan says that Trump is getting close to becoming a dictator. Kagan writes, "President Trump has managed in just one year to destroy the American order