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These are some headlines from across the country and abroad from National Public Radio that have appeared here on KASU.org. See more headlines at NPR.org.
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A customer shops for produce in an H-E-B grocery store on May 11 in Austin, Texas.
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Business & Economy
A new report shows how close American households are to the financial edge
Stephan Bisaha
In 2024, nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities.
President Donald Trump (2nd-L) speaks as (L-R) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy listen during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Trump meets with his Cabinet days after saying a peace deal with Iran was "largely negotiated" amid expectations around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Win McNamee
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U.S. strikes Iran again. And, DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades
Brittney Melton
President Trump holds his signed executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail in the White House's Oval Office in March.
Alex Brandon
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Public Safety and Social Justice
A federal judge in D.C. declines to block Trump's executive order on voting by mail
Hansi Lo Wang
Republican state Rep. Gary Click, from northern Ohio, is a Baptist pastor and three-term lawmaker. Here, he poses for a portrait in his office in Columbus, Ohio, in February.
Andrew Spear for NPR
Policy and Politics
An Ohio pastor-turned-lawmaker backs a Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act for schools
Sarah Donaldson
Swing Shift voters, a group of swing voters in swing states who NPR is routinely speaking with through the next several months. Clockwise from top left: Lee from Nevada, Michelle from Michigan, Wally from Georgia, Jason from North Carolina, Evan from Wisconsin, Gerald from Georgia, Colleen, John and Theresa from Pennsylvania.
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Business & Economy
These swing voters are adding high gas prices into their political calculations
Tamara Keith

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A woman checks her smartphone while sitting on a bench along a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Vahid Salemi
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Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but face heavy restrictions
The Associated Press
Iranians began to regain internet access after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. Users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted.
Bronx Zoo elephant "Happy" strolls inside the zoo's Asia Habitat in New York, Oct. 2, 2018.
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Weather, Environment, & Infrastructure
Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized
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The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is displayed at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., April 13, 2016.
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Ex-CIA official charged with stealing millions of dollars in gold bars
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