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SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 06:47

The Supreme Court kept access to the abortion pill mifepristone available via telehealth. And, Trump says he made multiple trade deals during his state visit to China.

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Key takeaways from Trump's China trip

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 06:00

President Trump returns to the U.S. after wrapping up his whirlwind trip to China.

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Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:28

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.

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Which Trump cabinet member has a new reality show? The quiz knows

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:01

This week, in Warshington, D.C., the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve and we wrote a quiz question about his name. Enjoy that, and the other nine, too.

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After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:00

What does representation look like for Tennessee voters who were split into three new congressional districts last week? NPR traveled from Memphis into the Nashville suburbs to ask.

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Gen Z homeowners? Yes, more in their 20s are managing to buy despite the odds

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:00

Gen Z homeowners now outpace millennials at the same age. They're more likely to be single and less likely to use help from parents.

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Morning news brief

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:45

Trump returns to U.S. after trip to China, Supreme Court decides to maintain abortion pill access, U.K. prime minister faces challenges from his own party.

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Son reflects with his mother about growing up with autism

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:44

Jhovana Figueroa was diagnosed with autism when he was a toddler. For StoryCorps, Figueroa and his mom talk about his childhood and their hopes for the future.

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 00:50

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said.

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Pope decries rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 00:33

Pope Leo XIV denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a "spiral of annihilation," as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 00:11

Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman.

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The 10 best songs competing at (a very contentious) Eurovision

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 16:33

Glitter, vocal gymnastics, on-stage flames — the show goes on on the Eurovision stage in Vienna, even though five countries are boycotting this year's contest due to Israel's participation.

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Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 16:16

State officials in New York say the Salmon River district's special education program confined young children with disabilities in wooden boxes. Parents weren't notified.

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Some plants have unusual genetics, which can help them weather cataclysmic events

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 16:07

Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.

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How AI is speeding new business creation, especially among Gen Z entrepreneurs

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 16:06

Entrepreneurs are turning to AI to speed the creation of new businesses, with Gen Z leading the way. That's according to a new report from the payroll software firm Gusto.

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The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 16:02

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail.

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Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 15:42

The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities.

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Cuba's power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 15:30

Cuba's aging power grid has eroded in recent years as it faces a prolonged economic crisis, made worse by a U.S. energy blockade of the island.

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Jury orders Boeing to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 13:10

A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a young woman who was killed in the second of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes within months of each other in 2018 and 2019.

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As Trump meets with Xi, security expert says China now faces the U.S. as a peer

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 12:58

Former national security official Rush Doshi says President Trump's sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods sparked a clash in which China prevailed. We look at the current state of U.S.-China relations.

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