Friends Wove Her Burial Tray

MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp weaves the bottom of a burial tray. Brokopp enlisted her friends to weave her tray after a cancer diagnosis. Nic Neves hide caption toggle caption Nic Neves When MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp received her terminal cancer diagnosis, one thing she was sure about was that she wanted to make her own casket. Brokopp

Caracas macaws threatened as old royal palms disappear

A pair of blue and gold macaws visit Mabel Carnago's apartment in Caracas. Manuel Rueda/NPR hide caption toggle caption Manuel Rueda/NPR CARACAS, Venezuela - Every day as the sun comes down, about a dozen blue and gold macaws fly up to Karem Guevara's apartment. The comical birds perch on a window sill, squawk loudly, and stretch

Uncertainty Over Hormuz Control as Truce Expires

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One on April 17, 2026 just prior to landing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Win McNamee/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images North America Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps joint military command issued a statement on Saturday morning

Why a Quick Deal With Iran Is Unlikely

A Pakistani Ranger walks past a billboard for the U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. The talks, led by Vice President JD Vance, produced no concrete movement toward a peace deal. Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images Despite stalled talks with Iran and a

State Leaders Decide Mid‑Decade Redistricting Battle

Clockwise from top left: Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray and Utah District Judge Dianna Gibson. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP; David A. Lieb/AP; Ryan M. Kelly/AP; Stephen Spillman/AP; George Hale/WFIU; Chris Samuels/Pool/The Salt Lake Tribune hide

The Prison Cell Prayer That Saved a Life

Jay (not pictured) found himself alone and hopeless in a jail cell when a fellow inmate's unexpected words of comfort changed his life. Irkham Khalid/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Irkham Khalid/Getty Images When Jay was 22 years old, he was a self-described loner. In this story, he is being identified by his nickname to

Judge Pauses Nexstar-Tegna Merger Pending Trial

Columbus, Ohio is one of the cities where Nexstar owns and operates two major television stations following its acquisition of rival TV group Tegna. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group Editorial hide caption toggle caption Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group Editorial A federal judge has blocked local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of a leading

Record migrant deaths in ICE custody under Trump

Entrance to Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPR The number of immigrants who have died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has reached an all-time high this fiscal year. Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal

Students Kidnapped En Route to University Exams

More than a dozen students travelling to take university entrance exams were abducted by gunmen in northcentral Nigeria's Benue state, the region's governor said late on Thursday.  The authorities did not say who they thought was behind the attack.   Police have begun search-and-rescue operations, as authorities vowed that "no effort" would be spared to find the victims. Candidates across

Sindarov Triumphs as Asia Accelerates Chess Rise

The outcome was decided in the penultimate round. A draw against his closest rival, Anish Giri of the Netherlands, was enough for Javokhir Sindarov to win the World Chess Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. "Every round was very, very tough, and the past week was the hardest of my life," the new chess superstar said after his
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