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The Trump administration is making an unprecedented reach for data held by states - 2025-06-24T05:00:00-04:00
States hold troves of sensitive personal data that were previously never shared with the federal government or across federal agencies. The Trump administration is trying to change that.

TikTok bans #SkinnyTok. But content promoting unhealthy eating persists - 2025-06-24T05:00:00-04:00
The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting extreme weight loss. But eliminating this kind of content is not easy.

Sen. Murkowski on why she's having more talks than ever on the state of democracy - 2025-06-24T05:00:00-04:00
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, sat down with All Things Considered host Juana Summers to discuss her memoir, her thoughts on Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill and the future of democracy.

Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S. - 2025-06-24T05:00:00-04:00
Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated PTSD.

RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz say health insurers will cut red tape on 'prior authorizations' - 2025-06-24T05:00:00-04:00
In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers.

Uncertainty hangs over the status of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran - 2025-06-24T04:56:46-04:00
Despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes and counter-strikes.

Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern U.S. - 2025-06-24T03:31:55-04:00
An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been so hot in more than a decade.

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 14 civilians as Zelenskyy travels to UK - 2025-06-24T03:29:30-04:00
The attacks came as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began a visit to the United Kingdom, where he met privately with King Charles III.

Last body found after boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe in storm, bringing death toll to 8 - 2025-06-24T03:01:10-04:00
Ten people were on board the 27-foot (8-meter) vessel when it flipped Saturday afternoon on the lake's southwest edge, as the storm whipped up high waves, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.

Trump to rescind 'Roadless Rule' which protects 58 million acres of forest land - 2025-06-23T18:50:53-04:00
Speaking in New Mexico, President Trump's Secretary of Agriculture announced her intention to roll back a landmark 2001 conservation rule passed in the late hour of the Clinton administration.