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After President Trump took office in 2025, Andrew Tate proclaimed, "The Tates will be free." It reflected an expectation that Trump would extricate the controversial 39-year-old influencer and his ...

The exercise can help you identify what's wasting your time — and make room for what matters, says psychotherapist Niro Feliciano. Take a moment to try it. You might be surprised with what you find.

Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium raise concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry's deadly legacy.

A 600-mile journey along the shores of Nigeria, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast reveals one of the world's most consequential transformations.

On a recent Monday morning in Braham, Minn., a local water operator made an unsettling discovery — the pump at the treatment plant wasn't working, threatening the flow of water to people's homes.

Change sprawls constantly across the storefronts on the postcard streets of downtown Ridgewood, New Jersey. The big avenue, East Ridgewood, cuts across streets called Walnut, Chestnut and Oak, and ...

If you ask an AI chatbot for advice on how to revive your wilted tomato plant or for a movie recommendation, even a bad answer has pretty low stakes. Not true when your money is on the line. Still, ...

Voters in a half a dozen states went to the polls Tuesday, report suggests President Trump switch aircraft due to threat as he was leaving NATO, Iraq's leader wants to disarm Iran-backed militias.

NPR's A Martinez talks with comedian Jeff Arcuri about the stand-up comic art of crowd work, which involves talking to audience members and ad-libbing off what they say.

The Trump administration announced $2 billion in funding to faith-based groups for global health work. The White House says these groups work more efficiently. Experts question that claim.

Voters in half a dozen states went to the polls Tuesday. The results highlight the ongoing conflicts within both parties ahead of the November midterms. Democratic primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota ...