With Democratic support, the legislation overcomes a major procedural hurdle and is expected to head to a weekend vote by the full House.
https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1245557540/house-aid-bills-ukraine-israel-funding-democrats-johnson
With The Tortured Poets Department, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get.
https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1245630721/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-review
Iranian news has not reported any such strike and concluded the sounds reported were the interception of one or more drones. Israel's military has not responded to NPR's request for comment.
https://npr.org/2024/04/18/1245763498/israel-iran-missile-strikes
Police began making dozens of arrests after Columbia University's president asked for help clearing protesters — citing the "encampment and related disruptions pose a clear and present danger."
https://npr.org/2024/04/18/1245642588/nypd-breaks-up-pro-palestinian-protest-at-columbia-university
The U.N. Security Council met Thursday to debate and vote on the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations, which would allow it to vote during U.N. proceedings.
The influential guitarist, songwriter and singer was best known for the song "Ramblin' Man." Betts's blues, rock and country-influenced guitar style helped define Southern rock in the 1960s and '...
https://npr.org/2024/04/18/1245591933/dickey-betts-dead-the-allman-brothers-band-ramblin-man
As local elected officials continue to face pressure to pass resolutions calling for an end to the fighting in Gaza, some aren't sure how or whether to take a stand at all.
https://npr.org/2024/04/18/1244860378/gaza-israel-city-council-cease-fire-resolutions
Nearly a third of China's urban population lives in areas that are subsiding, according to a sweeping national survey of 82 major Chinese cities. In coastal areas, that makes sea level rise worse...
https://npr.org/2024/04/18/1244795971/chinas-cities-are-sinking-putting-tens-of-millions-at-risk
The Maine Legislature approved gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people.
https://npr.org/2024/04/18/1245569930/maine-passes-gun-legislation-lewiston-mass-shooting
Myah Ariel's debut is like a fizzy, angsty mash-up of Bolu Babalola and Kennedy Ryan as the challenges of doing meaningful work in Hollywood threaten two young lovers' romantic reunion.
https://npr.org/2024/04/18/1245560837/myah-ariel-debut-romance-novel-when-i-think-of-you