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United Airlines aircraft are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey in 2023. Joshua A. Bickel/AP hide caption toggle caption Joshua A. Bickel/AP The National Transportation Safety …

The eight-part series premieres on Thursday, June 11. Listen to Embedded wherever you get your podcasts, including NPR App, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Spotify, and RSS. In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. …

Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives at Naval Station Norfolk on May 16 in Norfolk, Va. The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home to Virginia after an 11-month deployment, …

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before the House Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Washington. Allison Robbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Allison Robbert/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …

The Trump administration has expanded one program launched during the Biden administration: an effort to crack down on human smuggling networks.

Pope Leo’s Black family roots inspired journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, became white and didn’t return. She describes her journey to reunite her …

A look at the results from Tuesday’s primaries, acting AG says Justice Department is scrapping controversial “anti-weaponization” fund, housing official named acting national intelligence director.

A drone view shows the Carlsbad desalination plant’s intake lagoon on the right and the discharge canal on the left, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Carlsbad, Calif. Annika Hammerschlag/AP hide …

After nearly a year at sea, the USS Ford is finally home. That means the crew can take some well-earned leave, but it also means plumbing problems on the $13 billion …

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