How a young woman became an ISIS bride — and then an informant, helping save others (opens on the publisher’s site)
A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.
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Celine Dion returns to the stage after battling rare illness (opens on the publisher’s site)
The Canadian singer opened up her 16-show residency in Paris at the Plenitude Arena. The entire series is sold out.
Alien Terrorist Removal Court deports legal US resident to Afghanistan in first-ever case (opens on the publisher’s site)
Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
'People are still afraid of those three letters': Fighting the stigma of HIV (opens on the publisher’s site)
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.
OPINION: 25 years on, a nation still mourns (opens on the publisher’s site)
A moment to remember those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago yesterday.
A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage (opens on the publisher’s site)
As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage because of a disability.
Trump meets Ireland's leaders before heading to his golf club in Doonbeg (opens on the publisher’s site)
President Trump held talks in Dublin with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin during a weekend visit centered on a major golf tournament.
The secret quest to preserve Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh's diaries (opens on the publisher’s site)
Leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh has documented Israel's occupation of the West Bank since day one. Fearing the occupation might consume his archive, he secretly moved it to Scotland
Miami crash raises concerns about the jet's operator, and why it's flying for Amazon (opens on the publisher’s site)
The cargo plane crash in Miami is raising concerns about the safety culture at 21 Air, one of the carriers that fly for Amazon. Former pilots were sounding alarms even before Sunday's accident.
Why are the people building the most powerful AI so worried about what it could do? (opens on the publisher’s site)
As an Anthropic resignation and OpenAI agents' hack on Hugging Face capture public attention, some researchers worry the industry is racing too fast to develop powerful AI while safety measures lag.
Neighbor turned on neighbor after Charlie Kirk's killing. Is the divide here to stay? (opens on the publisher’s site)
The assassination of far right activist Charlie Kirk opened the floodgates of neighbor-on-neighbor doxing. A year later, the damage to political discourse in the U.S. remains.
BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc (opens on the publisher’s site)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the BRICS nations for a summit on trade, investment, and global conflicts.
Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping (opens on the publisher’s site)
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.
How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah (opens on the publisher’s site)
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet.
Amid war and sanctions, many Iranians are losing their jobs and struggling to get by (opens on the publisher’s site)
Many Iranians lost their jobs because of the war and the U.S. blockade. Now some are even losing their backup jobs as sanctions tighten.
In photos: Remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, 25 years later (opens on the publisher’s site)
Around the U.S., ceremonies commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks in New York and at the Pentagon.
As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability (opens on the publisher’s site)
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths.
Is Patagonia the new data center hub? + Harley-Davidson's role in the trade war (opens on the publisher’s site)
Why Patagonia might become a new data center hub
The voices of Sept. 11: 'My first thought was ... I can't believe that I survived' (opens on the publisher’s site)
We listen back to interviews recorded in the aftermath of Sept. 11, with a particular focus on stories of survival and loss at the World Trade Center, and some reflections in poetry and music.
Remembering 9/11. And, Vance, Trump urge voters to back Republicans in the midterms (opens on the publisher’s site)
NPR reflects on the events of 9/11 and the toll it left on the U.S. 25 years later. And, President Trump and Vice President Vance's convention speeches urge voters to back the GOP in the midterms.
US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods (opens on the publisher’s site)
Diesel prices in the U.S. has hit yet another record, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington's war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel
Will you get $5,000 to do the news quiz? No. But will it be fun? Maybe (opens on the publisher’s site)
Plus: donkeys, maps, art, iPhones and more!
They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE (opens on the publisher’s site)
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
Why Houthi military gains in Yemen may further increase gas prices (opens on the publisher’s site)
A Houthi advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast could help push gas prices up even more as the Iran-backed group also launches attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities