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NPR correspondent Brian Mann is reporting near Pokrovsk, one of the fiercest areas of fighting in eastern Ukraine where Russian soldiers are trying to capture a key transportation and coal-mining hub.

Supporters of the bill say it protects recent laws restricting trans people in sports and bathrooms. A father of a transgender teenager calls it "an attack on the fundamental rights of Iowans."

As they process President Trump's chaotic tariffs and other economic policies, some of the country's most powerful CEOs are moving from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression.

President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will be part of the talks after Hamas and Israel agreed to move forward with the first stage of the U.S. plan.

Trump released his video message to newly naturalized citizens. He welcomes them to the "national family," adding that they have a responsibility to "fiercely guard" and preserve American culture.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kevin Combs of McKeany-Flavell about the U.S. sugar industry's capacity to meet demand for a new Coke drink made with U.S. cane sugar.

Early in the government shutdown, the Trump administration announced billions in cuts to Biden-era climate and energy projects, calling them wasteful. Recipients say the cuts are short-sighted.

Unusually high winds and dry conditions are driving the Palisades Fire in Southern California. More than 30,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders.

An Oklahoma law giving local law enforcement powers to arrest undocumented immigrants takes effect Monday, unless it's blocked by the courts. Some police say it won't work, and immigrants are afraid.

Since the start of the war, Gaza's only lifeline to the world has been its crossing with Egypt, where Egyptian truck drivers ferry needed aid to Gaza's besieged population on the other side.

Cities being overwhelmed by migrants say giving them work permits quickly would mean less homelessness and spending on public assistance. Some are hosting legal clinics to help, but it's complicated.

Chef Inunnguaq Hegelund is working to preserve Greenland's Indigenous food traditions by giving importance to ingredients and how they are sourced. He calls this new Arctic cuisine.

Enthusiasm for Democrats is evident this week at the DNC in Chicago but Trump and other Republicans say they’re not going to cede the city or general election voters to Democrats.

Jared Kushner played a decisive role in securing the ceasefire, but it comes with questions about the appropriateness of him working with countries giving him billions.

Dockworkers are on strike for a third day on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. One of their demands: A complete ban on automation. Their union wants humans moving shipping containers, not machines.

Federal funding runs out in 10 days and Congress has made virtually no progress on a plan to avoid a shutdown.

Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections. Democrats have fewer options to counter, as the battle heads into next year.

These days hospitals drill for mass casualty disasters like the explosions at Monday's Boston Marathon. But when it happened for real, the first response was disbelief. Then the victims began arriving. Doctors say they were confronted with the kinds of IED injuries that U.S. troops have gotten in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations.

Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.