Error message

  • Deprecated function: implode(): Passing glue string after array is deprecated. Swap the parameters in drupal_get_feeds() (line 394 of /home/cay45lq1/public_html/includes/common.inc).
  • Deprecated function: The each() function is deprecated. This message will be suppressed on further calls in menu_set_active_trail() (line 2405 of /home/cay45lq1/public_html/includes/menu.inc).

News

New forum topics

The FDA warns patients about counterfeit Ozempic that may be in circulation

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 15:02

The agency and Novo Nordisk, which makes Ozempic, said Monday that they had learned about "several hundred units" of the drug that made it onto the market outside the company's approved supply chain.

(Image credit: David J. Phillip)

Categories: News

In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 13:31

All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations have now been halted.

(Image credit: Elijah Nouvelage)

Categories: News

Protesters were stun-gunned and arrested at Marjorie Taylor Greene's town hall

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 13:06

By the end of Greene's Tuesday town hall in Acworth, Ga., three people were arrested and two were hit with stun guns. Greene is one of many lawmakers confronted by angry constituents in recent weeks.

(Image credit: Mike Stewart)

Categories: News

Trump administration says it is suing Maine over transgender athletes in girls' sports

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 12:52

The DOJ says Maine is violating Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. Gov. Janet Mills has promised to "vigorously defend" the state.

(Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)

Categories: News

Nvidia discloses that U.S. will limit sales of advanced chips to China after all

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 12:12

NPR reported that the company would be allowed to keep selling chips used for artificial intelligence tools to China. After NPR's reporting, the Trump administration reversed course.

(Image credit: Josh Edelson)

Categories: News

Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 11:33

The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time. The judge gave the U.S. until April 23 to respond.

(Image credit: Carolyn Van Houten)

Categories: News

'Homegrowns are next': Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:56

Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.

(Image credit: Win McNamee)

Categories: News

Retail sales jump as people rush to buy cars ahead of tariffs

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 09:23

The key driver of the economy saw the biggest increase in over two years in March, as car buyers tried to get ahead of President Trump's tariffs on imported autos and auto parts.

(Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Categories: News

China reports 5.4% GDP growth in 1st quarter, but analysts say tariffs will bite soon

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 09:13

Growth was driven partly by strong industrial activity and exports, before President Trump's punishing tariffs. Experts say these levies will hurt China's growth this year.

(Image credit: STR)

Categories: News

Could polio be poised for a comeback?

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 06:14

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign aid cuts could usher in a wider resurgence.

(Image credit: Asif Hassan)

Categories: News

Trump aims to lower drug prices. And, Harvard's tax-exempt status threatened

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 05:37

Trump has signed an executive action aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. And, the president threatened to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status after it rejected government demands.

(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Categories: News

Study highlights cancer risk from millions of CT scans performed annually

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 05:00

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate overuse of CT scans is increasing the U.S. cancer burden.

(Image credit: kckate16/iStockphoto)

Categories: News

How psychiatric patients get caught in a cycle of homelessness and spotty care

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 04:00

Montana is investing $300 million to help those with severe mental illness from cycling through ERs, state psychiatric facilities, jails and homelessness. Advocates say they also need stable housing.

(Image credit: Aaron Bolton)

Categories: News

Photos: Scientists trace a butterfly migration route that is millions of years old

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 04:00

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer Lucas Foglia documents the journey.

(Image credit: Lucas Foglia)

Categories: News

Families say school civil rights investigations have stalled after federal cuts

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 04:00

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights investigates discrimination in schools. It recently lost more than 40% of its staff.

(Image credit: Kaiti Sullivan for NPR)

Categories: News

Word of the Week: Coachella began as a typo. Here's what happened next

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 04:00

When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.

(Image credit: Frazer Harrison)

Categories: News

Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and early interviewer of Elvis, dies at 91

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 01:10

The legendary TV host of game shows "Tic-Tac-Dough" and "Gambit" died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. He had been battling lymphoma for a year.

(Image credit: Richard Shotwell)

Categories: News

U.K. Supreme Court to rule on landmark challenge over legal definition of a woman

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 00:29

The court is scheduled to rule whether a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female can be regarded as a woman under equality laws.

(Image credit: Frank Augstein)

Categories: News

Hong Kong post office will stop shipping parcels to the U.S. over tariffs

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 00:15

Hong Kong is caught in the middle of the trade disputes between the U.S. and China despite being a free port. The former British colony has trade and customs policies different from mainland China's.

(Image credit: Chan Long Hei)

Categories: News

Records show Gene Hackman's wife researched symptoms of illness days before her death

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/16/2025 - 00:02

Photos, hours of footage and other documents were made public Tuesday after a recent court order that mandated any depictions of the deceased couple would be blocked from view.

(Image credit: Santa Fe County Sheriff/AP)

Categories: News

Pages

Subscribe to The Vortex aggregator - News