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A Texas flag hangs from a flood-damaged tree on the bank of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas after deadly floods in July 2025. A group of emergency experts appointed by President Trump is recommending that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provide less money to states to help prepare for and respond to disasters including floods.

A Trump council recommends overhauling FEMA. Here are 3 key changes

A group of emergency experts wants the Trump administration to raise the bar for federal help after disasters, and also make it easier for survivors to get money quickly.

The All-American Rejects release first full-length album since 2012

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler of the All-American Rejects about their new album, Sandbox.

Where the U.S. stands with long COVID after the pandemic

Four years since the pandemic hit, patients with long COVID are still fighting for answers.

Trees and flowers bloom outside the U.S. Capitol building on April 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Congress passes major housing bill. And, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep NYC primaries

Congress has passed the largest housing affordability bill in decades. And all three candidates endorsed by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani have won their primaries.

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Durham County Main Library on the last day of early voting in the North Carolina primary election in Durham, N.C., on Feb. 28, 2026.

North Carolina and Texas have primary elections Tuesday. Here's what you need to know

The midterm elections are officially underway and contests in Texas and North Carolina will be the first major opportunity for parties to hear from voters about what's important to them in 2026.

Ambassador Samantha Power (C), former head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), embraces fired employees and their supporters outside the agency's headquarters on February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Former USAID head grieves its closure while hoping for its future

Former USAID administrator reflects on a year since USAID's shutdown and the new direction of US foreign aid.

My family recently unearthed dozens of letters from clearly smitten servicemen who'd met my mom at Red Cross dances in Rome in the final months of World War II.

Discovering a mom we never knew, in letters she saved from WWII soldiers

My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she'd met at Red Cross dances in Rome near the end of the war. She would have been 100 this year.

Handouts are displayed at an event for candidates running to represent Utah's new Democratic-leaning congressional district in Taylorsville, Utah, on March 21. While some candidates have since dropped out, four remain, including former Rep. Ben McAdams and state Sen. Nate Blouin.

Voters weigh what kind of Democrat they want for Utah's new, blue congressional seat

The reliably Republican state has its first blue-leaning seat and Utah Democrats are excited for the pickup opportunity. First, they just have to make it through the competitive primary.

Syrian-American cantor Henry Hamra at the Central Synagogue of Aleppo, once the center of a thriving Jewish community in the northern Syrian city. The Syrian government transferred control of Jewish sites in December to Hamra's Jewish heritage organization.

Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.

Future NPR critic Bob Mondello and his father Tony Mondello.

I thought I'd heard my dad's voice for the last time. A movie helped me find it again

A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades.

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