Enlarge this image Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. They were determined to rescue them. Dion MBD for NPR/NPR hide caption toggle caption Dion MBD for NPR/NPR Years after their son left the U.S. to join
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Tuesday, in Jasionka, Poland. Alex Brandon/AP Pool hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Pool WARSAW, Poland — The Conservative Political Action Conference, the United States' premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a
Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record after climbing Mount Everest for the 31st time. He's seen here last year, acknowledging a crowd that celebrated his then-record 30th summit of Everest. Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images Kami Rita Sherpa has broken his own record for
Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. They were determined to rescue them. Dion MBD for NPR hide caption toggle caption Dion MBD for NPR In a small apartment outside Minneapolis, I'm watching two brown-haired brothers, ages
Activists sit in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest on Jan. 8, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP hide caption toggle caption Ohad Zwigenberg/AP NEW YORK — A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the branch office of the
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on May 25, 2025. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union
Anastasia, 24, with her daughter, born the previous day, in a room at the Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital, on March 28. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka for NPR SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — The squalling cries of newborns echo through the hallway of Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital in the beleaguered Donetsk region