How Football Propels Orbán’s Grip on Power

Amid the rhetoric and rabble rousing of JD Vance's promotional tour of Budapest in support of the "fantastic" Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the significance of one of the venues may have been lost on many. The US vice president addressed a pre-election rally on Tuesday at the MTK Sportpark in Hungary's capital, Budapest. The venue, opened in 2025

Germany’s Changing Religious Landscape

In Erlangen, a city of 119,000 residents in northern Bavaria, a great deal is happening at once. Preparations are underway for a new synagogue for which the state of Bavaria has provided a plot of land near the university. The city's two major mosques are planning expansions. And in one of the city's suburbs, an association

Communities Stalled by Billions in Unpaid FEMA Funding

The 2021 Caldor fire was a wake-up call for California's El Dorado County. The community is one of hundreds around the country waiting on a backlog at FEMA that's holding up disaster preparation projects. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Placerville, Calif. bears all the markers of

New Jobs Flow to Women — Where Do Men Fit In?

The Labor Department says the vast majority of new jobs created over the last year went to women, most of them in health care. melitas hide caption toggle caption melitas In December 2016, as Donald Trump was headed to the White House for the first time, Betsey Stevenson offered the incoming president some economic advice.

Quiz Twist: Secret Identities Aren’t Safe Bets

From left: Arsenio Hall, Stephen Colbert, Zendaya. Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty Images Big news! Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, has — maybe — been unmasked. Coupled with the recent revelation of Banksy's — maybe — true

GOP Faces Tough Vote on Rising Iran War Costs

The U.S. Capitol is visible in the early morning hours on April 2, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As the price tag for the U.S.-Iran war grows by the day, the path to paying for the conflict is paved with political peril for Republicans in control of Washington. The

{“title”:”Military unease grows after Iran war sparks departures”,”content”:”For weeks Bill Galvin, counseling director at the Center on Conscience and War, has been fielding an unusually high number of calls. The center helps run the 24-hour GI Rights Hotline and in March logged more than 80 new clients — nearly twice its usual annual intake — with its busiest day adding 12 new callers. Many ask how to apply for conscientious-objector status, while others anonymously describe confusion, anger and plans to leave. Advocates say the volume is small next to the roughly 1.3 million people in uniform, but the pattern is striking: more service members are exploring ways out and airing ethical and morale-based objections.

U.S. Army and U.S. Army National Guard/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR Bill Galvin has spent much of the past month answering the phone. "It's been very, very busy," he says. Galvin is the counseling director at the Center on Conscience and War, which helps run the 24-hour GI Rights Hotline, set up to inform service members

7 Smart Ways to Tame Kids’ Clutter

A million magnetic tiles scattered across the living room. Stuffed animals piled high in the playroom. Outgrown baby gear taking up space in the closet. When you live with kids, your home is bound to get messy. And the more stuff they have, the more time you have to spend organizing it and cleaning it

Artemis II Nears Splashdown: What to Expect

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman looks at Earth through Orion's main cabin windows as the crew travels towards the moon. Wiseman and his three crewmates are set to return to Earth on Friday. NASA hide caption toggle caption NASA Flying by the moon, witnessing an eclipse, and traveling farther from Earth than

How a Digital Fog of War Hindered Reporting in Iran

Loading... The first signs an American aircraft was shot down came over the Telegram messaging app. Images of aircraft debris and a pilot's empty ejection seat appeared on pro-Iranian channels. They were quickly followed by videos of search-and-rescue aircraft flying low over the mountains of southwestern Iran. Jake Godin got to work trying to figure
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