Announcing the NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026 — and a very special prize!
The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
“I feel like the justice system has failed a community of over 60,000 people,” one immigrant with Temporary Protected Status told GBH News. -
Social Security is incredibly popular. It could struggle to survive another 90 years.
Today, an overwhelming majority of Americans across party and demographic lines oppose the idea of cutting Social Security benefits. -
Home Depot keeps quiet on immigration raids outside its doors
The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance. -
Trump says he'll expand his focus on crimes to other Democratic-led cities
President Trump has threatened Democratic-run cities, like Chicago and Oakland, that if they don't "learn their lesson" and "clean-up" crime, he will get involved. But leaders of these cities say they are doing the work to reduce crime in ways that will make a lasting impact. -
Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination
The risk from the recalled shrimp is "quite low," said Donald Schaffner, a food safety expert at Rutgers University. Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions. -
Israel will call up 60,000 reservists as it plans a new phase of war in Gaza
An Israeli official said that the military will be operating in parts of Gaza City where the Israeli military has not yet operated and where Hamas is still active. -
Voting officials are leaving their jobs at the highest rate in decades
Some 2 in 5 of all the local officials who administered the 2020 election left their jobs before the 2024 cycle, new research has found. -
Some Florida farmers reduce crops as deportation fears drive workers away
U.S. farmers are feeling the impact of Trump's immigration crackdown. In some communities, immigration raids have slowed farm operations. NPR reports from Central Florida's strawberry region.
