Private lunar lander dead after landing sideways in crater near moon’s south pole from ABC
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DOGE’s effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them from NPR Stephen Fowler
The federal government is preparing to shed up to a quarter of its 360 million square feet of real estate, an NPR analysis finds. The agency in charge of federal real estate is also slashing staff. (Image credit: Al Drago) Read More
Not sure where to go next in life? These journal prompts can help you figure it out from NPR Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Whether you’re thinking about starting a new career or moving to a different city, these exercises can help you make hard decisions with more confidence and clarity. (Image credit: Beck Harlan/NPR) Read More
Dairy farmers in Wisconsin see federal funding unfrozen as others are left waiting from NPR Chuck Quirmbach
Dozens of Wisconsin dairy farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after federal funds they had been awarded were released and payments are now being promised. But anxiety persists for some. (Image credit: Chuck Quirmbach) Read More
Newly restored photos show the ruin of ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma on its 60th anniversary from NPR Ayana Archie
James “Spider” Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers. (Image credit: Spider Martin) Read More
Opinion: Don’t call this coffee an Americano! from NPR Scott Simon
Canadians fed up with tariff threats and suggestions of Canada becoming the 51st state are now calling Americano coffee drinks “Canadianos.” NPR’s Scott Simon explains. (Image credit: Avi Cohen) Read More
Failure is an option. Here’s why some new space ventures go sideways from NPR Scott Neuman
Within the span of a few days, another SpaceX Starship broke up on re-entry, and two other space companies faced failures. This reflects a new “fail-fast, learn-fast” ethos of spacecraft development. (Image credit: Eric Gay) Read More
States sue Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees from NPR Andrea Hsu
The District of Columbia, Maryland and 18 other states have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of tens of thousands of federal employees fired since mid-February. (Image credit: Jim Watson) Read More
60 years since U.S. troops entered Vietnam, an Army Vet recalls his journey from NPR Scott Simon
As part of our StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Specialist Henry Smithers who was among the millions of American servicemen and women deployed to Vietnam during the conflict. Read More
Portraits of women who ‘shine a light’: from an ‘analog’ astronaut to a watermelon farmer from NPR Diane Cole
The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, has a new photo exhibit in honor of International Women’s Day: “Iconic Women: From Everyday Life to Global Heroes.” Read More