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Medical amputation isn't a uniquely human form of medicine, it turns out. Some ant species will cut off the limbs of injured buddies when it's necessary to save them.

NPR speaks with Alexander Vindman, former director for European affairs at the U.S. National Security Council, for his perspective on the meeting between President Trump and Russia's Putin on Ukraine.

President Trump wants to expand grazing and reduce regulations to grow the American cattle herd. But his plan to import Argentinian beef to lower prices is causing a backlash across the heartland.

NPR's A Martinez asks CNN's Havana Bureau Chief Patrick Oppmann about Cuba's power blackouts, which have brought the country to a near total halt.

Meta's settlement with states in a child safety case this week had a big payout, but the attorneys general have their eyes on a bigger prize: national regulation of social media companies.

How did a streetwear-loving kid from Chicago become Louis Vuitton's artistic director in Paris? Critic Robin Givhan explores the rise of Virgil Abloh in her new book, Make It Ours.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about the week in political news.

2025 will go down as a year of chaos for groups that help poor people. Some have been forced to scale back as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs.

The Trump administration has built a searchable national citizenship data system. The tool is designed to be used by state and local election officials to ensure only citizens are voting. But it was developed rapidly without a public process, and some of those officials are already worrying about what else it could be used for.

Vermont is trying to become a leader in refugee resettlement. Many employers say migrants are needed to fill open jobs. But there are some serious challenges that could get in the way.

Aid groups are asking a federal judge to find USAID and State Department officials in contempt for not restoring funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right to cancel contracts.

House Speaker Mike Johnson fired the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, Ohio congressman Mike Turner. Turner has been a critic at times of President-elect Donald Trump.

Charleston, S.C., is marking 10 years since one of the nation's most heinous hate crimes, when a white supremacist shot and killed nine Black worshippers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Federal authorities are clearing homeless encampments across Washington, D.C. as part of President Trump's efforts to crack down on crime and blight in the nation's capital. Where are the unhoused going?

The potential sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese competitor Nippon Steel has been opposed by both presidential candidates. For the people of Braddock, Pa., steel and politics are just part of the story.

"Hospital at home" allowed Medicare and Medicaid to pay for intense treatment of patients in their homes. It's set to expire on Dec. 31 unless Congress acts. A five-year extension is on the table.

Earlier this week, the U.S. targeted another Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs. Brookings' Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the attacks and their effectiveness.

Amazon believes it can use robots to avoid adding more than half a million jobs in the next eight years, The New York Times reports. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Times reporter Karen Weise.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of general and admirals from across the globe to a meeting in Virginia. But there's no word on why the highly unusual meeting has been called.

Mass General Brigham is trying an artificial intelligence solution with its primary care. WBUR's Martha Bebinger says some patients are happy while doctors say it's a Band-Aid.

Even in Africa's most populous country, attitudes about family size oare starting to shift. The change in thinking is most striking in Nigeria's Muslim and conservative north.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with investigative sports journalist Karim Zidan about the politics of the UFC fight night at the White House.

President Trump confirmed a recent U.S. strike on a Venezuelan dock he claims was used by drug smugglers, prompting questions about the size and scope of the U.S. mission.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all the people serving on a national vaccine advisory board. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Edwin Asturias, one of the doctors who was sacked.

NPR's A Martinez asks longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Haass about peace plans for Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected an agreement with Hamas proposed by President Trump.