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PBS Nation · Aug 1, 2026 2:34 PM
Pirro's office, in a court filing on Friday, moved to drop criminal charges against a former Olympian, David Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the pool after it went through a renovation.
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PBS Nation · Aug 1, 2026 1:51 PM
A ridge of high pressure is holding heat close to the ground — what's known as a heat dome — from Arizona to Montana, though the good news is that it will be relatively short-lived, National Weather Service meteorologists said.
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NPR National · Aug 1, 2026 7:46 AM
Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada would share steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by will deeply impact communities and farms across those states.
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NPR National · Aug 1, 2026 7:46 AM
A dramatic rescue by a young lifeguard in California went viral on social media. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Pono Barnes of the L.A. County Fire Department about the dangers lifeguards face.
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NPR National · Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad is one of a handful of service members who've recently died in the conflict with Iran. Her family says she knew from a young age she wanted to serve in the military.
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NPR National · Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
In June, the Department of Defense disinterred the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier who had been buried in Sitka, Alaska for decades. Now, they'll try to confirm who he is.
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PBS Nation · Jul 31, 2026 8:21 PM
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposal spares four other states from facing mandatory cuts for now.
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PBS Nation · Jul 31, 2026 8:11 PM
The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as "years of escalating harms" from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths.
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PBS Nation · Jul 31, 2026 6:35 PM
After years of battles over its use — and a long-running drought — states that rely on the Colorado River are facing the prospect of further cutbacks. Years of gridlock among the states prompted the federal government to step…
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PBS Nation · Jul 31, 2026 6:30 PM
Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could lose legal representation, now that a federal contract with legal aid groups representing the minors is expiring. That contract, held by the non-profit Acacia Center for Justice,…
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PBS Nation · Jul 31, 2026 6:25 PM
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Todd Blanche's stalled confirmation to be attorney general, Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund,' turmoil…
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PBS Nation · Jul 31, 2026 6:20 PM
Larger theater companies, venues and museums typically get more attention. But in cities and rural areas, it's smaller arts organizations that are closest to and address the needs of their communities. Now, many are struggling…
Read at publisherNPR National · Jul 31, 2026 1:48 PM
Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.
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NPR National · Jul 31, 2026 5:01 AM
Plus: scandalous Senate drama, Grammys drama and Homeric drama.
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NPR National · Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
The borrowers say they were defrauded by their colleges, but the class-action lawsuit to erase their federal student loans has been tangled up in courts for years.
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NPR National · Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.
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