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This aerial view shows residential lots cleared after homes were destroyed in the January 2025 Eaton Fire beside homes that are still standing in Altadena, Calif. ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Even as homeowners face more extreme weather like recent wildfires, floods and tornadoes, millions of

A support scientist looks at radar on his phone while tracking a supercell thunderstorm in Oklahoma. Hail damage contributed to $51 billion in insured losses last year from severe storms, according to the Insurance Information Institute, an industry-backed think tank. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images The storm swept into Tulsa

Federal data suggests that the amount of math homework assigned to fourth and eighth grade students, in particular, has been steadily declining. Stanislaw Pytel/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stanislaw Pytel/Getty Images A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: No more homework.

The U.S. travel ban against 39 countries has thrown thousands of people into legal limbo, as the Trump administration has paused reviewing visa, green card, work permit, and citizenship applications. Nicole Xu for NPR hide caption toggle caption Nicole Xu for NPR The lives of hundreds of thousands of people were thrown into limbo after

Larry Downs of Pensacola, Fla., speaks out against childhood vaccine mandates at a public hearing held by Florida's Department of Health on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 in Panama City Beach, Fla. Kate Payne/AP hide caption toggle caption Kate Payne/AP Every state, as well as D.C., requires children to obtain certain vaccinations before they can attend

U.S. President Donald Trump and King Charles III arrive to look at the White House garden and bee hive on the South Lawn of the White House. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images Europe President Trump has clearly been looking forward to this week's state visit of King Charles III

New Delhi last week slammed as "inappropriate" comments shared by US President Donald Trump on social media that referred to India as a "hellhole." Trump shared excerpts from The Savage Nation talk radio show, in which conservative commentator Michael Savage said: "A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday said Iran's leadership is in the process of "humiliating" the United States in the ongoing conflict. Merz said Washington appeared to lack a clear strategy and questioned what kind of exit the US might pursue. "The Iranians are clearly stronger than expected and the Americans clearly have no truly

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know A 31-year-old suspect in the shooting at the Washington, DC, media event, where President Donald Trump was present, is set to appear before court  The suspect has not been publicly identified yet, but is believed to be a man from California who

Four decades ago, the Strait of Hormuz revealed its deadly vulnerability to the global oil market. During the 1980 to 1988 Iran-Iraq war, both sides repeatedly targeted oil tankers in the strait, turning one of the world’s most vital crude arteries into a floating battlefield. Saudi Arabia reacted by building the East-West Pipeline across its vast