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How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons
Tom Dreisbach
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.
The Senate Banking Committee votes Wednesday on Kevin Warsh's nomination to serve as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Andrew Harnik
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It's set to be Jerome Powell's last meeting as Fed chair -- as a big change looms
Scott Horsley
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres and Dutch Minister of Climate and Green Growth Stientje van Veldhoven attend the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, on April 28, 2026.
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Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?
Julia Simon
The vineyard at San Patrignano outside Coriano, Italy. The community is home to 850 people all working to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has praised the San Patrignano model, and said he wants to build similar farm and work camps in the U.S., but the concept faces criticism from many medical experts.
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RFK Jr. wants to treat addiction by creating wellness farms. Does it work?
Brian Mann
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Disaster declarations ripple through South Texas amid water crisis
Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they’ll fall on the pecking order if the region’s water runs out.
Trump administration unveils anti-corruption campaign targeting Mexican officials with alleged cartel ties
Trump’s new tool to speed up wall construction may be a trap for Texas landowners
Jellyfish discovery shows how little we know about Gulf ecosystems
Austin-based writer reflects on home, family and her Jewish faith in new memoir
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