ExcitingAds! NPR https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1001 NPR! en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:35:40 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Topics: News https://www.npr.org/sections/news/ Supreme Court appears to lean toward ending TPS for some migrants The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians in the country.<br><br><br><br> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:04:37 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804707/supreme-court-tps https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804707/supreme-court-tps

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians in the country.



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]]> Nina Totenberg The Austrian nuns who fled their care home are now in Rome and visited the Vatican The three octogenarian nuns, who made headlines last year after they broke back into their convent, joined others at St. Peter's Square for a general audience with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday morning. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:48:17 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119191/austria-nuns-vatican-rome https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119191/austria-nuns-vatican-rome

The three octogenarian nuns, who made headlines last year after they broke back into their convent, joined others at St. Peter's Square for a general audience with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday morning.

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]]> Esme Nicholson House extends a controversial spy tool, but Senate path is unclear ahead of deadline The House has approved a three year extension of the surveillance program known as FISA Section 702. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces a difficult path to final passage. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:30:34 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119094/congress-fisa-702 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119094/congress-fisa-702

The House has approved a three year extension of the surveillance program known as FISA Section 702. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces a difficult path to final passage.

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]]> Eric McDaniel Long a dream, it's now real: a fast and accurate TB test that doesn't need phlegm TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives and positives. A new test is more accurate and takes less than half an hour. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:01:46 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5802789/tb-tuberculosis-rapid-test https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5802789/tb-tuberculosis-rapid-test

TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives and positives. A new test is more accurate and takes less than half an hour.

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]]> Ari Daniel DOD officials say Iran war has cost $25 billion so far during Congressional grilling The Pentagon says that the cost of the war with Iran is estimated to be some $25 billion. Defense officials were appearing on the Hill for budget discussions. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:58:39 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804516/dod-officials-say-iran-war-has-cost-25-billion-so-far-during-congressional-grilling https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804516/dod-officials-say-iran-war-has-cost-25-billion-so-far-during-congressional-grilling The Pentagon says that the cost of the war with Iran is estimated to be some $25 billion. Defense officials were appearing on the Hill for budget discussions.

]]> Tom Bowman The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date The Pentagon estimates the war has cost $25 billion over the past two months. In congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not say when the war might end. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:48:24 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119333/the-iran-war-now-has-a-price-tag-25-billion-but-still-no-end-date https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119333/the-iran-war-now-has-a-price-tag-25-billion-but-still-no-end-date

The Pentagon estimates the war has cost $25 billion over the past two months. In congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not say when the war might end.

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]]> Greg Myre Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip 4 House seats The map drawn by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis boosts President Trump's effort to reshape voting before the midterm elections. The GOP likely holds a slight edge over Democrats in redistricting now. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:05:25 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804703/florida-redistricting-voting-map-republicans-house-seats https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804703/florida-redistricting-voting-map-republicans-house-seats

The map drawn by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis boosts President Trump's effort to reshape voting before the midterm elections. The GOP likely holds a slight edge over Democrats in redistricting now.

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]]> Tristan Wood Elon Musk accuses OpenAI's leaders of 'looting the nonprofit' in court testimony In his second day on the stand in the trial he launched against OpenAI, Elon Musk said the AI start-up he'd helped found had strayed from its charitable mission. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:30:27 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5803833/elon-musk-testimony-openai-altman-day-2 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5803833/elon-musk-testimony-openai-altman-day-2

In his second day on the stand in the trial he launched against OpenAI, Elon Musk said the AI start-up he'd helped found had strayed from its charitable mission.

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]]> John Ruwitch How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters <em>New Yorker</em> writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump calls Zeldin "our secret weapon." Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:22:18 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5803848/how-trumps-epa-head-has-transformed-the-agency-and-sided-with-polluters https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5803848/how-trumps-epa-head-has-transformed-the-agency-and-sided-with-polluters New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump calls Zeldin "our secret weapon."

]]> Terry Gross '8647' got James Comey indicted. What exactly does it mean? A grand jury charged Comey with threatening Trump's life through his since-deleted 2025 post of seashells forming "8647." Trump is the 47th president, and the term "86" has a few possible meanings. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:22:54 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804483/8647-meaning-comey-indictment https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804483/8647-meaning-comey-indictment

A grand jury charged Comey with threatening Trump's life through his since-deleted 2025 post of seashells forming "8647." Trump is the 47th president, and the term "86" has a few possible meanings.

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