Hamas says it will release three hostages on Saturday, resolving a dispute with Israel that threatened to derail the ceasefire. In exchange, Israel will free dozens of Palestinians from jail. (Image credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum) Read More
NPR traveled with Jordan’s military on a recent helicopter flight delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, part of a test program since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect last month. (Image credit: Diego Ibarra Sánchez for NPR) Read More
The DOGE team is aiming to cut 8% from next year’s defense budget, officials tell NPR. (Image credit: Daniel Slim) Read More
A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn’t have swallowed him even if it wanted to. Read More
Trump administration officials say the move was necessary “to build a culture of child safety and accountability.” But advocates say they fear the administration will use it for immigration enforcement. (Image credit: John Moore) Read More
The website deleted all mentions of “transgender” and “queer” in its history of the Stonewall riots, and only referred to the riots’ impact on lesbian, gay and bisexual people. (Image credit: Timothy A. Clary) Read More
As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC are being let go, at the direction of the Trump administration. The cuts represent around 10% of the agency’s workforce. (Image credit: David Goldman) Read More
Moss Appreciation Week is packed with events both scientific… and also silly. Moss walks, moss talks, moss movies, crafting moss-themed Valentines, and a “gastropod derby” with snails and slugs (for whom moss is a nice moist microclimate). (Image credit: Nina Johnson) Read More
President Trump has declared multiple national emergencies since taking office. That’s helping him act quickly. There are few checks and balances on the emergency powers he’s claiming. (Image credit: JIM WATSON) Read More
Top New York attorney Danielle Sassoon is among several prosecutors to quit over an order to drop a corruption case against Eric Adams.Read More