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Dalene Basden volunteers at a local soup kitchen after her day job helping families who have children with special needs. Now, with gas and grocery prices rising, she's finding it hard to make ends meet herself.

She helps families in need. As gas and grocery prices rise, she needs help, too

She has spent decades helping others struggling to make ends meet. Now the rising cost of gas and groceries has left Dalene Basden feeling the strain herself.

A panel of judges at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans issued a ruling blocking telehealth access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

With legal briefs in, Supreme Court weighs telehealth access for the abortion pill

After an appeals court tried to end telemedicine access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in a medication abortion, the Supreme Court stepped in. Here's what's happened and what's to come.

Former U.S. analyst, once jailed for spying for Israel, to run for Israeli parliament

Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. intelligence analyst who served 30 years for spying for Israel, says he will run in the upcoming Israeli elections.

A Texas flag hangs from a flood-damaged tree on the bank of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas after deadly floods in July 2025. A group of emergency experts appointed by President Trump is recommending that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provide less money to states to help prepare for and respond to disasters including floods.

A Trump council recommends overhauling FEMA. Here are 3 key changes

A group of emergency experts wants the Trump administration to raise the bar for federal help after disasters, and also make it easier for survivors to get money quickly.

Noah Kahan and the late Michael Jackson each find success this week on the Billboard charts.

Noah Kahan gets a No. 1 album at last, while Michael Jackson reenters the top 10

This week on the charts, Noah Kahan's coronation as an A-list superstar is complete, while another artist makes serious waves as well: the late Michael Jackson.

State troopers remove people from the Tennessee House gallery on Thursday during a special session of the state legislature to redraw congressional voting maps.

Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat

Tennessee Republicans' map would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's lone remaining Democratic-held seat.

Nathan Lane says of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. The Broadway revival has been nominated for nine Tony Awards, including a best actor award for Lane.

Nathan Lane says 'Death of a Salesman' is 'the most rewarding thing I've done'

Lane is nominated for a Tony for his portrayal of Arthur Miller's iconic salesman: "When people come back and talk about it, if they're not weeping, they're saying things like, 'You were my father.'"

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Rome's Ciampino airport for a two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican on May 7, 2026. America's top diplomat, Marco Rubio, will visit the first U.S. pope, Leo XIV, seeking to ease tensions between Washington and the Vatican while also promoting President Trump's interests.

Iran reviews U.S. proposal. And, Rubio to meet Pope Leo after Trump's criticism

Iran is reviewing the Trump administration's latest proposal to end the war. And, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Pope Leo XIV amid President Trump's harsh criticism of him.

Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa, on proposed legislation to cut off funding for Iran war

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Congressman Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, one of 18 lawmakers backing new legislation that would cut off funding for the war in Iran.

A Devils Hole pupfish is pictured at the Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility in Nevada. Scientists recently took captive-bred pupfish from this facility and introduced them into the species' natural habitat in Death Valley National Park.

As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point

The Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off all kinds of scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted to only 20 individuals. Officials then took an irrevocable step.

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