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A new report shows how close American households are to the financial edge
In 2024, nearly half of U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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A federal judge in D.C. declines to block Trump's executive order on voting by mail
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Newsil...
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An Ohio pastor-turned-lawmaker backs a Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act for schools
The bill says it would permit the teaching of the positive impact of Judeo-Christian values in U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and lin...
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Trump wants a gas tax holiday. There's a much bigger problem looming
Suspending the federal gasoline tax could save drivers up to 18.4 cents per gallon. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to th...
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Trump pledged to house 6,000 homeless vets. His budget funds zero
Veteran groups hoped a Trump executive order would supercharge housing for homeless vets. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers...
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Trick or spice? How the 'nutmeg' came to dominate the soccer world
Nutmeg commonly spices up a holiday season eggnog. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full...
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These swing voters are adding high gas prices into their political calculations
As part of NPR's Swing Shift project checking in with swing voters, these Americans are split on who is to blame for high gas prices but they all agree it...
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More than 500 people have died in Bangladesh measles outbreak
Bangladesh is scrambling to vaccinate more children amid a measles outbreak that has killed more than 500 people, most of them children. Newsiline summari...
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Distrust, conflict hamper Congo's Ebola response
The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo. Newsiline summarises...
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Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but face heavy restrictions
Iranians began to regain internet access after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers t...
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Ex-CIA official charged with stealing millions of dollars in gold bars
A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal gov...
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Hamas confirms that Israeli strikes killed its new military leader in Gaza City
Strikes killed at least seven people in Gaza City on Wednesday as Hamas confirmed that Israeli airstrikes the day before had killed the new leader of its...
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Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of rare Ebola type are surging
The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a ra...
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Israeli military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah
Wednesday's warning is the first that orders the Lebanese to relocate from the south since a ceasefire went into effect on April 17 and follows an escalat...
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Paxton's win over Cornyn sets up high-stakes Texas clash with Talarico
President Trump again proved his political power in Texas as his endorsed candidate in the Senate primary won in a landslide. Newsiline summarises this re...
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News Wrap: 11 presumed dead after Washington paper mill tank implosion
In our news wrap Wednesday, authorities say the presumed death toll is 11 after an implosion at a paper mill in Washington, peace talks between the U.S. N...
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Cuban diplomat says Havana not seeking conflict but ready to defend itself against U.S.
Cuba received a tranche of humanitarian aid from China this week as people there experience severe hunger due to food shortages and economic crisis. Newsi...
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'Food security is national security,' McCain warns as WFP faces funding pressure
This week, the head of the world's largest humanitarian organization is stepping down. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and li...
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Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on bringing 'Death of a Salesman' back to Broadway
"Death of a Salesman" tells the story of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman chasing the American Dream but never quite able to reach it. Newsiline summaris...
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New museum spotlights Thaddeus Stevens' abolitionist legacy
Civil War-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was a fierce abolitionist and advocate for racial equality. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour...
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Trump's latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards
When President Donald Trump's administration announced last week that it would require green card seekers to apply from their home countries instead of in...
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Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight worsening coastal erosion
Puerto Rico's governor announced a state of emergency Wednesday to fight a surge in coastal erosion along the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from P...
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All the Republicans Trump has unseated so far this year
So much Trump winning. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Zelenskyy asks Trump for more U.S. air defense help against Russian missile attacks, Kyiv says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original...
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AP report: Trump will send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to new facility in Kenya
An anonymous official told the Associated Press that this arrangement will help patients in need of quick care avoid an hourslong medical evacuation to th...
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Billionaire Tom Steyer's ad spending breaks records in California governor's race
Win or lose, billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer will leave a mark in the history books in his bid to become California's next governor — he's running the mos...
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NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs
At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the...
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9 are still missing after Washington paper mill tank implosion. Officials say there's no hope of survivors
Before any bodies can be recovered, crews on Wednesday must first stabilize the tank, which was at risk of collapsing further and leaking more of the caus...
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Matthew Perry's assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for role in deadly ketamine injection
Kenneth Iwamasa was at Perry's side through the final days of his life, acting as the actor's enabler, drug messenger and de facto doctor. Newsiline summa...
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More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Newsi...
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Trump is getting the Republican candidates he wants, but can he win in the midterms?
President Donald Trump's tightening grip on his party could make it harder to win in the November midterms, when Republicans face a broader electorate tha...
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Why Trump's allegations that white people are being persecuted in South Africa have been denied
President Trump expanded the number of refugee places available for white South Africans, saying there have been "recent increases in the incitement of ra...
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling
The state's Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let the state use a map it adopte...
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Rep. Christian Menefee defeats Rep. Al Green in primary runoff fueled by redistricting
Under previous maps, Green and Menefee had served in neighboring districts before the state's Republican lawmakers redrew the state's congressional maps i...
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Midterm redistricting has placed millions in new voting districts. Here's where 6 state efforts stand
President Donald Trump hopes the unusual mid-decade redistricting can help Republicans retain control of the closely divided House, despite negative appro...
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Colin Allred wins Texas primary to get his old House seat back
On Tuesday, he won the Democratic primary for Texas' 33rd District. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the...