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USA PBS NewsHour 5d ago
Oil prices give back much of their morning jump as U.S. stocks climb on a still hopeful Wall Street

Hope remains on Wall Street that both sides can still avoid a worst-case scenario for the global economy in the US-Iran war, and U.S. stocks climbed.

USA NPR 5d ago
5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister

Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024.

USA NPR 5d ago
What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart

A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war."

USA NPR 5d ago
The FAA takes a rare step to head off a traffic jam at Chicago's O'Hare Airport

Federal regulators want airlines to cut the number of flights at O'Hare Airport in Chicago this summer. It's an unusual move, sparked by a turf war between two major airlines with hubs at the airport.

USA NPR 5d ago
Can red light therapy really deliver a beauty and health glow up? Here's the science

Wellness influencers tout the therapy's power for everything from rejuvenating skin and hair to boosting longevity. Devices sold for at-home use abound. We look at the evidence behind the hype.

USA NPR 6d ago
Rory McIlroy wins the Masters for second year in a row

Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.

USA PBS NewsHour 6d ago
Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters

With another green jacket, McIlroy joined Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus as the only repeat winners of the Masters.

USA PBS NewsHour 6d ago
It's OK to love all bees — including honey bees

The accusations you may have heard about nonnative honey bees aren't backed by evidence. Entomologists explain that there are plenty of ways bees make the world a better place.

USA PBS NewsHour 6d ago
NASA sets its sights on Artemis III following astronauts' historic moon flyby

Now that the first lunar travelers in more than a half-century are safely back in Houston with their families, NASA has Artemis III in its sights.

USA NPR 6d ago
A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa

Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.

USA NPR 6d ago
A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel in Lebanon

In a rare interview, a wounded Hezbollah commander tells NPR about his secretive Shia Muslim militia's new command structure and how it has managed to keep firing rockets into northern Israel.

USA NPR Apr 11
How Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's hometown became a symbol of excesses

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long been accused of corruption. Sightseers now flock to his hometown as groups aim to raise awareness of what they say are the leader's excesses.

USA PBS NewsHour Apr 11
Masters winner to receive $4.5 million from record $22.5 million prize payout

The Masters on Saturday announced its prize purse for this year's championship at $22.5 million overall — the highest payout of golf's four majors.

USA PBS NewsHour Apr 11
New vehicles now sell for an average of nearly $50,000

Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, the biggest yearly increase since May 2024, while new car prices were up 12.6% from a year ago, the Labor Department reported.

USA NPR Apr 11
Artemis II splashdown captures nationwide attention

Fans across the country tuned in to see the Artemis II crew make their splashy return to Earth.