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The Washington Wizards play the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on March 30, 2026.

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner buy the Los Angeles Lakers

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mike Vorkunov of the Athletic about the record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to investor Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2026.

White House press secretary leaving

Karoline Leavitt will continue to be an outside adviser, Trump said

A swimmer remains near the shore as a motorboat passes commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday.

U.S. and Iran trade attacks on ships as fighting flares up again

FILE -Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gestures as she speaks during a press conference in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Philippine vice president is ordered arrested for threats against the president

It's part of a political showdown with Marcos. A trial could impact her plans to run for president in 2028.

If the Supreme Court accepts New Jersey's petition, it would tee up a case with sweeping implications for the prediction markets industry, which has unleashed billions of dollars of betting across nearly every aspect of modern life.

New Jersey asks Supreme Court to resolve fight over Kalshi's future

If the high court accepts the petition, it would tee up a case with sweeping implications for prediction markets, an industry that has unleashed billions of dollars of betting across nearly every aspect of modern life.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., former Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speak during a news conference as the House prepares to vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Slow Epstein files release not as concerning as docs DOJ has withheld, says Ro Khanna

Rep. Ro Khanna of California says the Justice Department should've started preparing Epstein files for release months ago. Now, he tells NPR how Congress could intervene to speed up the process.

While away at college, Jake Berry learned that a close friend had been hospitalized. That night was one of his loneliest — until two strangers stepped in and changed everything.

Strangers helped a college student get to his friend in the hospital

While Jake Berry was in college, he learned one of his oldest friends was in the hospital more than an hour away. Berry didn't have a car, but two strangers gave him a ride.

Before his death, Lindsey Graham was one of the most vocal advocates in Congress for new sanctions on Russia. The South Carolina Republican helped champion legislation that was passed by the Senate on Friday.

Senate passes Russia sanctions bill that was long championed by Lindsey Graham

The bill is meant to stifle Russia's economy by allowing for tough new tariffs against major importers of Russian energy. The legislation was led by Lindsey Graham before his unexpected death in July.

Workers from True Cut Tree Care of Farmington, Michigan remove a tree from the front of a home after it was toppled during a recent storm on Aug. 20, 2026 in Gary, Indiana.

Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm

A round of storms impacted the region on Aug. 11

When Nora Durkin called 311 she found the validation she had needed for years.

When she called a hotline to report abuse, the voice on the other end offered hope

Nora Durkin called a hotline to report abuse she says she experienced as a child. The woman who answered gave her the validation she had needed for years.

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