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The Nepali Army conducts a search-and-rescue operation on Sept. 10 inside the Chilime Hydropower Station tunnel days after the deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nepal's Rasuwa district in August. In the wake of the disaster, concerns are being raised a

(OlekStock)A key advisory committee that reviews medical devices for the Food and Drug Administration will meet today to vote on whether the agency should approve the first multi-cancer blood test. Grail, the company that makes the Galleri blood test unde

Signs of support for AP, CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO hang on the White House grounds on September 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Finn Gomez)WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice defended President Trump's recent media ban, arguing that reporting by CNN, MS Now

MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner reported on Saturday near the White House complex after being denied entry following President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.(Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Updated September 23, 2026 at 5:5

A U.S. Postal Service employee pushes a cart outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., in 2021.(Nam Y. Huh)The U.S. Postal Service is losing more of the public's trust that it will deliver mail-in ballots on time, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds. Whil

The U.S. Capitol is pictured on Sept. 14, 2026.(Allison Robbert)A majority of the American public wants Congress to regulate AI. But as policymakers try to make informed decisions, Senate lawmakers and their staff are barred from using all but the most ba

A few of the stars of African pop's recent westward expansion. Clockwise from top left: Tyla, Davido, Ayra Starr, Wizkid, Rema.(Photos by Patrick T. Fallon/Shotbycozyy/Axle Jozeph/Leon Neal/Theo Wargo/Getty Images)When the South African singer Tyla took t

Critics say a slowdown of AI development among the largest companies could consolidate the power of frontier labs, just as many others are trying to catch up.(Dan Kitwood)As Silicon Valley executives call for a slowdown in the development of artificial in

Voters cast their ballots on Sept. 18, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.(Tom Brenner)Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. By a 12-point margin, registered voters say they'd prefer to elect a Democrat to Congress over a Republican, accordi

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents walk a detainee out of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, Calif., on July 27.(Blake Fagan)Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to create "mobile detention facilities" for immigrant detainees in