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Bill aims to stop 'claim sharks' from targeting disabled vets after NPR investigation

The bipartisan bill would block companies from using auto-dialers to harvest private information about disabled veterans. The firms charge veterans for a service lawmakers say is supposed to be free.

A general view shows the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on January 10, 2026. Two lawsuits are calling to halt the closure of the Center for renovations. Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex-officio trustee, is also asking for the removal of President Trump's name from the Center, an act that was not approved by Congress. Since the name change, artists have cancelled performances and ticket sales have declined.

'Fool me once…' Lawyers argue Kennedy Center should not meet same fate as the East Wing

Lawyers made arguments in hearings for two separate lawsuits against President Trump and the Kennedy Center's board this week. Both lawsuits want to halt plans to close the performing arts venue for two years for renovations.

HOW WE BUILD THIS with Alex T. Tom

This week on BAY MADE: we’re sharing episodes of “How We Build This,” podcast about building social movements hosted by Bay Area climate leader May Boeve.

HOW WE BUILD THIS with Heather McGhee

This week on BAY MADE: we’re sharing episodes of “How We Build This,” podcast about building social movements hosted by Bay Area climate leader May Boeve.

How 'taking chances' got 'Titaníque' from a basement theater to Broadway

Titaníque, a musical parody of the James Cameron film using Céline Dion's songs, opened Sunday on Broadway after getting its unlikely start in a tiny off-Broadway basement theater.

Trumpeter and Cuban jazz performer Arturo Sandoval has released his 49th album.

On 'SANGÚ,' Arturo Sandoval reaches back and pays it forward

For more than 60 years, this maestro of magic has collaborated with towering figures. Now on a new record, he turns to family.

A look at the status of Iran's Economy

Iran's economy was fragile before the war. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, a professor of economics at Virginia Tech, about the current state of the country's economy.

A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 27.

Trump says the U.S. will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz

The United States will launch an effort on Monday to "guide" stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, as two ships around the strait reported attacks.

Long naval deployments take toll on military families

The impacts of long deployments in the Middle East and the Caribbean are causing an increasing strain on military families in Navy towns like Norfolk, Virginia.

How Silicon Valley's new tech right has profited by aligning with MAGA

Atlantic writer George Packer discusses how tech venture capitalists, who are heavily invested in AI and cryptocurrency, aligned with Trump and influenced policies related to their own investments.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announces charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent related to a February incident on April 16, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Minnesota has charged an ICE officer with assault for alleged actions during immigration surge

Hennepin County officials say these are the first charges filed against a federal immigration agent related to the crackdown that brought thousands of federal officers to the state. The widespread operation led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens.

A sign for the State Department stands outside the Harry S. Truman Federal Building in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2025.

State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office

The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.

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