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The Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions and dissents in the cases that remain undecided. Here's what's left.
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Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public RadioDue to advancements in treatment and screening, more Americans are surviving cancer. But many are left with lingering mental health challenges like anxiety and depression. -
A New York jail is struggling to provide adequate health care and pay medical workers, even after the last health vendor went bankrupt and a new one took over. Now, nurses are resigning.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces measures to contain the spread of the New World screwworm parasite in Texas, a major concern for livestock production.
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A new report shows global conflicts surged in 2025, reaching levels not seen since World War II.
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Attacks on civilians have brought global violence to record levels. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to researcher Therése Pettersson at Uppsala University in Sweden.
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Global conflicts surged to the highest number tallied by Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Fatalities were the highest on record since 1994, with approximately 244,600 people killed in conflict in 2025. -
Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year. -
A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Trump saying the two crew members on board were "fine" after the incident. Trump also expressed optimism over negotiations with Iran. -
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies. The move prevents them from securing U.S. defense contracts. -
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The administration announced the fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs. -
A fly's larvae parasite that was eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s has resurfaced In South Texas, posing a serious threat to livestock production. We report from a livestock inspection checkpoint.
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The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career.
