How a measles outbreak overwhelmed a small West Texas town
A van is seen at the site of a measles testing location in the parking lot of Seminole Hospital District on Feb. 21 in Seminole,…
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Farmers strongly back Trump. A new trade war could test their loyalty
Harvested corn grain is dumped into a grain wagon on Oct. 10, 2023, at a farm near Allerton, Illinois. Joshua A. Bickel/AP hide caption toggle…
Fear busters: how a North Carolina group is fighting misinformation in immigrant communities
Aimee Sarai Velazquez, Siembra hotline coordinator Jasmine Garsd/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jasmine Garsd/NPR On a recent Monday morning in the offices of Siembra NC,…
State Supreme Court races can be costly, competitive and combative. Why?
Attendees applaud as Brad Schimel announces his run for Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Waukesha, Wis. Angela Major/WPR hide caption…
Federal hiring is nearly frozen. For those who can hire, a new roadblock has emerged
The Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C., in a 2024 file photo. While the giant agency has been exempt from the federal hiring…
Dozens of Canadians are charged for scamming American grandparents out of $21 million
Prosecutors say 25 Canadians have been charged in connection with a multimillion dollar “grandparent scam” targeting elderly Americans nationwide. Bernd Weißbrod/Picture Alliance via Getty Images…
Chappy the baby seal has died, weeks after being rescued in a Connecticut city
The Mystic Aquarium announced the death of Chappy, who was rescued from downtown New Haven, Conn., in mid-February. Caitlin Zerella/New Haven Police Department hide caption…
Tariffs have businesses bracing for change in Trump country
President Trump’s tariff policy is creating uncertainty for places like Tupelo, Miss. with a manufacturing-dependent economy. It’s in a conservative county, best known as the…
As Trump shrinks other parts of government, immigration task forces grow
An American flag (L) and Mexican flag (R) fly along the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas in January 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images…
Foreign students say the threat of Trump’s executive orders is getting real
Pro-Palestinian students hold up Palestinian flags during UMass Amherst graduation ceremonies in May 2024. They left the graduation event in protest. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe…