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Marena Guzman, 2022 Ph.D. graduate in molecular biosciences, recently moved back in with her parents to renew her DACA out of concern it could lapse.

'We're not kids anymore': The DACA generation hits their 30s with an unstable future

Recipients of the Obama-era DACA program are aging, even as the Trump administration moves to weaken the program's protections and benefits.

In conservative Utah, a group of communities joined forces to bring more renewable energy to the electric grid. The group ranges from the state's largest city to rural towns, such as Coalville. Their effort could be a model for other U.S. cities to take climate action, even as the federal government pulls back on clean power.

In conservative Utah, some communities are ditching fossil fuel power for clean energy

In conservative Utah, a coalition of cities and towns shows other communities how to bring new renewable energy to the electric grid in a unique way.

15 books our critics can't wait for this summer

A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to.

Wally and Gerald are two Black men who voted for Trump but have different views on Trump's performance.

These men voted for President Trump. They have very different views of how he's doing

Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.

Privacy and civil rights advocates are worried the Trump administration could be persuaded to also lift restrictions placed on NSO Group, an Israeli company that makes the powerful spyware Pegasus that researchers say can turn a phone into a recording device in addition to accessing its contents.

What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)

Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.

Rostam embraces his Iranian roots on his third album American Stories.

Rostam quilts Americana with Persian influences on 'American Stories'

Rostam explains why he's embracing his Iranian roots on his new album, American Stories.

This image features the title of the podcast "That's What They Say," written in a playful, black cursive font. The title is set against a light beige background and is decorated with various-sized speech bubbles in shades of blue and red. Small, black hand-drawn stars or sparkles are scattered around the text and bubbles. Below the main title, the names of the hosts, "with Anne Curzan & Rebecca Hector," are written in a smaller, simpler font.

TWTS: Campfire up the lightning round

From campfire wood to troubleshooting, English usage provides plenty of curiosities for another lightning round.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a walk at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing, China, Sept. 2, 2025.

Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties, as Xi also seeks stable U.S. relations

The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues."

FILE - Los Angeles Police Department Det. Mark Fuhrman, foreground, and Superior Court Judge Lance Ito, rear, crane their heads to look at an overhead monitor during the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, Friday, March 10, 1995, in Los Angeles.

Mark Fuhrman, ex-detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson trial, has died

Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of OJ Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles.

Bruce Springsteen appeared on Wednesday night's second-to-last episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform "Streets of Minneapolis."

Bruce Springsteen voices what Colbert left unsaid on penultimate 'Late Show'

The rock icon directly blamed President Trump and the Ellisons for Colbert's cancellation on Wednesday night's show.

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