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A Biden-era rule sought to stabilize child care. Why Trump wants it gone

The Trump administration has proposed repealing a Biden-era rule that required states to change how they pay out child care subsidies, citing the potential for fraud.

Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity

The Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia's Southwest Papua province are a marine biodiversity hotspot and a divers' paradise.

The Pentagon has now ID'd all 6 U.S. soldiers who died in a Kuwait attack

The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a Kuwait attack have been released by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa. They died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.

MonmouthNJ 250: The Concert coming to ParkStage on July 3

The Count Basie Center for the Arts, in collaboration with Monmouth County Tourism and MonmouthNJ 250, is excited to announce that MonmouthNJ 250: The Concert is coming to ParkStage on Friday, July 3, with a star-studded lineup.

Why supporting a shelter for women is now 'kind of radioactive'

That's how researcher Beatriz Garcia Nice describes the new U.S. stance under the Trump administration to programs addressing gender-based violence.

Getting the abortion pill via telehealth is more common now. NPR wants to hear your story

Mifepristone is facing another major legal challenge.

The U.S. sinks Iran's ships and slams its missile launchers as the war enters Day 5

Israel's military said it had begun a "broad wave of strikes" in Tehran on Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.

As Paralympics approach, U.S. skier Sydney Peterson balances training and research

Sydney Peterson is among the U.S. athletes heading to the 2026 Winter Paralympics. A neuroscientist in training, Peterson is studying movement disorders, similar to her own condition.

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.

On the brink of death, a woman is saved by a stranger and his family

In 1982, Jean Muenchrath and her boyfriend went mountaineering in California's Sierra Nevada. Then, an unexpected storm veered them dangerously off course. Luckily, their unsung hero found them.

America has a housing affordability crisis. Building houses for rent can help

Developers are building more single-family houses for renting. That can lower prices for both renters and buyers.

A production still from the North American tour company of The Notebook. The lushly romantic musical might seem like an odd choice to test out "Solo Seats" — a new initiative aimed at attracting solo ticket-buyers. But 60 people signed up for the inaugural event in San Francisco, and the organizers say they are planning more.

Would you go to a play by yourself? Theaters are hoping so

As solo leisure booms globally, theater operator ATG Entertainment is launching "Solo Seats" events to destigmatize going to the theater alone.

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