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A new North Carolina law requires sheriffs to hold undocumented immigrants in jail for ICE to pick up. It's part of the dance state and federal powers must do to carry out Trump's deportation plans.

The Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers will be paid promptly as the government reopens. But after the last shutdown, in 2019, some controllers sued to get paid in full for overtime.

Alex Bores, a New York State Assembly member who sponsored an AI regulation bill, responds to President Trump's executive order aimed at blocking state oversight of artificial intelligence.

Every World Cup, there's a new soccer ball. Sometimes the ball is panned. Sometimes people like it. Why do they keep changing it up? And what's notable about the ball in 2026?

Scientists dug up a Paleolithic tooth that shows signs that these hominins may have been capable of executing a precise dental procedure.

Ukraine's president wants to attack targets inside Russia. Will the U.S. loosen restrictions on the long-range weapons it provides for the war?

Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer is out with a new novel, Villa Coco, based on the delights and surprises of a decade living as an American outsider in Italy.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Republican strategist Rob Burgess about Republican efforts to move forward with a $95 billion party-line budget reconciliation bill.

As U.S. service member deaths and injuries from Iranian attacks increased last week, the Pentagon shifted how it releases information on casualties.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Puerto Rico Rep. Luis Vega Ramos about what will happen when the commonwealth defaults on its nearly $37 million worth of debt.

The pandemic may be dealing a final blow to one industry: dry cleaning. The past year's work-in-sweats norm has accelerated the decline of this mom-and-pop, and mostly immigrant industry.

Ne Zha II has been raking in money in cinemas worldwide. Now the story based in Chinese mythology is out with an English voice cast.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that another two series of games are being canceled, as players will not be paid for the games they don't play.

In a primetime address Wednesday, President Trump said the nation is on the brink of an economic boom and claimed prices are falling quickly, even as affordability remains a top concern for voters.

Toyota said a defect could cause airbags not to deploy, increasing the risk of injury. The vehicles include Avalons, Camrys, Highlanders, RAV4s, Siennas and Corollas for model years 2020 to 2022.

In a rousing and personal farewell speech this week in parliament, the former prime minister touched on family, politics and one of the very few things she will ask of her colleagues as she departs.

Years ago the state eliminated its review of license plate applications. Now the state is adding some rules: expletives and sexual references are inappropriate on plates that are state property.

Jaguar plans to go fully electric by 2025, which means much quieter vehicles in its future. That's why a recording of the Jaguar's famous growl will be archived in the British Library.

Narolin Cepeda nearly got married in street clothes. Her family was traveling to the Ohio wedding when her mom left a bag containing the dress at a New Jersey airport. A TSA agent came to the rescue.

Report cards are in for the world's biggest developed economies. The U.S. grew at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter, Japan at 1.9 percent and the eurozone at a measly 0.4 percent. Steve Inkseep talks to David Wessel, economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, about economic growth in the last quarter.

President Trump declined to rule out running for a third term, setting up questions about the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution which implements a two-term limit for the presidency.

NPR's White House correspondent takes stock of the meeting President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had about the war in Ukraine in Anchorage.

A special election to fill the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene brings renewed attention to the role President Trump's endorsement plays in deep-red districts and among his voters.

During a recent exchange, President Trump insulted a reporter after being asked a question he didn't like, underscoring a long-running habit of belittling journalists who are critical of him.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Times reporter Emily Badger about the Trump administration's plans to move forward with construction of a triumphal arch.