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Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. spoke to reporters on Tuesday during a news briefing following a weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the Capitol. Alex Wong/Getty Images North …

Italian Prime Minister’s close relationship with President Trump may weigh on a referendum on reforming Italy’s judiciary. ADRIAN MA, HOST: In Italy, voters are turning out in a referendum on …

Sunday Puzzle NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR On air challenge Every answer is a three-syllable word, name, or phrase in which every syllable starts with “B.”Ex. Possible result of …

Travelers wait in line at a TSA security checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 20, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …

Oksana Masters poses with one of her gold medals in Italy. Out of her 24 total medals from both Summer and Winter Paralympics, 14 are gold. Buda Mendes/Getty Images hide …

Leqaa Kordia, left, embraces friends, family and suppporters after being released from the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, Monday, March 16, 2026. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption toggle caption Tony …

Residents and Taliban police gather the remains of a projectile at the site of a strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 13. Barackatullah Popal/AP hide caption toggle caption Barackatullah Popal/AP …

Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP HAVANA — Cuba’s government said …

Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine recently crossed the four-year mark. Throughout that time, one of the biggest questions has been: Is this what Russians want? JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Our next …

In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America when she encountered a stumbling block at the Library of Congress: Various primary sources on the subject were listed …