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Who offered Trump an exceedingly rare second state visit? Find out in the quiz : NPR
From left: Jimmy Kimmel, koalas and an answer we’re not giving away. Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Bernd Lauter/AFP via Getty Images; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Bernd Lauter/AFP via Getty Images; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images This week, another late-night TV show was struck asunder, the Fed lowered interest rates and a new […]
In rural Texas, six-man football is more than touchdowns and wins : NPR
The Marfa Shorthorns take the field with the “shorthorn stampede” before every game during the fall football season. Carlos Morales/For NPR hide caption toggle caption Carlos Morales/For NPR MARFA, Texas — From his view inside the press box at Martin Field, Jay Foster has seen generations of fans work their way into the stands to […]
A judge ordered Google to share its search data. What does that mean for user privacy? : NPR
A cursor moves over Google’s search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. The most valuable information Google is being forced to share under Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling is users’ click-and-query data. That refers to the information Google collects from users about what they search for (the queries) and what links they select […]
House to vote on funding bill, but health care fight risks shutdown : NPR
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Johnson has been working to rally House Republicans behind a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown, while also navigating growing pressure to boost security for lawmakers in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images […]
Fat Bear Week 2025 gets an early start due to big salmon run : NPR
A female brown bear named 909, known for her blond ears and fishing skills, is seen last fall in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park. As the park’s bears pack on pounds to prepare for hibernation, online voters choose a winner in the annual Fat Bear Week bracket tournament. T. Carmack/National Park Service hide […]
Ausgrid slashes safety inspectors after report finds cheaper to pay permanent disability injury compensation | New South Wales
Ausgrid cut safety inspector numbers by more than half after receiving a secret report that said it was cheaper for the company to pay compensation for a permanent disability injury than to continue paying for the inspections. The secret report, conducted by consultancy CutlerMerz and seen by Guardian Australia, recommended Ausgrid slash the inspections it […]
Doctor who called Erin Patterson ‘crazy bitch’ after treating her penalised for speaking about case | Erin Patterson mushroom trial
An Australian doctor who treated triple murderer Erin Patterson and her victims after the deadly mushroom lunch has been slapped with conditions by the health regulator after speaking out about the case. Dr Christopher Webster, a GP in the Victorian town of Leongatha, south-east of Melbourne, was a witness in Patterson’s trial earlier this year. […]
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,303 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events on day 1,303 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media Share Here is how things stand on Friday, September 19 : Fighting Ukrainian drones hit a key oil-processing and petrochemical complex in Russia’s Bashkortostan region, […]
Trump says he didn’t want London Mayor Sadiq Khan at state banquet
US President Donald Trump has said he “didn’t want” London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan at the state banquet hosted by the King at Windsor Castle. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One heading back the US, Trump described Sir Sadiq as “among the worst mayors in the world”, saying he had wanted to attend […]
Bali to block new hotels and restaurants after deadly flooding raises questions about mass tourism | Bali
Indonesia will ban the construction of new hotels and restaurants built atop cleared rice fields and agricultural land on the popular resort island of Bali, after recent flash flooding killed at least 18 people. A state of emergency was declared on Bali on 10 September after the island experienced the most severe flooding in […]