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At the center of the case is the school system in Montgomery County, Md., the most religiously diverse county in the U.S., with 160,000 students of almost all faiths.

Harvard's lawsuit questions how freezing research funds will further the administration's goal of eliminating antisemitism on campus.

NPR speaks with the survivor of an Israeli military attack that killed 15 medics and rescue workers. His account contradicts the army's findings that operational misunderstandings were to blame.

In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film's use of generative AI and other digital tools "neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination."

The Institute of Museum and Library Services provided federal funds to libraries and museums across the country. But the agency has been slashed after an executive order from President Trump.

In 2021, a company called Ephemeral Tattoo launched a tattoo ink "made to fade" — that the body would dissolve. Three years later, some clients say -- they haven't faded well.

Catholics from across the United States reflect on the life and legacy of Pope Francis.

Some international students are suing the U.S. government after their visas have been cancelled. Many of them say they have never been convicted of a crime.

A team of researchers and artists in Australia has grown cells from a dead composer's brain to create new "music" which can be heard in a gallery — raising questions about the nature of creativity.

The International Monetary Fund is projecting higher prices and slower economic growth in the U.S. as a result of President Trump's trade war. That's a tough spot for the Federal Reserve.

The Vatican is crowded on the eve of public viewing of Pope Francis' body. He'll lie in state through Friday. A day later, world leaders including Trump and Zelenskyy are expected at his funeral.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Knopf publisher Jordan Pavlin and Shelley Wanger, Joan Didion's longtime editor and one of her literary trustees about the new book Notes to John.

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the federally funded overseas news outlet.

From the Philippines to South Korea, Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, is being remembered in many parts of Asia for his intensive engagement with the region.

President Trump said Tuesday he had "no intention" of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ending days of speculation about the independence of the central bank that had roiled the financial markets.

In Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City and Seattle, crosswalks have been rigged to play what appear to be satirical deepfakes of billionaire tech giants.

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe and Russia, was once nearly extinguished. But now Jews drawn to the language for different reasons are keeping Yiddish alive.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago and a member of the College of Cardinals - the group that will help elect the next pope.

Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013. But relations soured during the 2016 election, when Francis criticized Trump's proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

On Monday, Kenyan President William Ruto posted on X that Francis "exemplified servant leadership through his humility, his unwavering commitment to inclusivity and justice, and his deep compassion for the poor and the vulnerable."