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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.

Then-acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Former ICE leader lands new job consulting on national security and defense

Because of his former job, Todd Lyons cannot engage with the Department of Homeland Security for a year, per federal law.

Taliban security personnel stand guard ahead of a public flogging of 27 women and men at a football stadium in Charikar city of Parwan province on December 8, 2022 in front of a large crowd.

Whatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'?

In 2024, the ruling Taliban pledged to use flogging as well as stoning to punish people for not following certain of their precepts — committing adultery, running secret schools for girls. Have they followed through?

A sign along Saturn Boulevard in the Tijuana River Valley, known as a hot spot for airborne sewage pollution, warns of exposure to hydrogen sulfide in the area. May 28, 2026.

New survey reveals more details about Tijuana River sewage crisis

More than 500 people living in Imperial Beach, Nestor, San Ysidro and as far north as National City and Coronado shared how the pollution is affecting their lives.

Police stage at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego.

Did California's assault weapons ban save lives in San Diego mosque attack?

California's ban on high-capacity magazines may have helped slow this month's attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego, gun control policy advisor says.

San Francisco Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo is known for taking risks. She says that, with the exception of Nutcracker, "every time you bring back the same work, less people will come. You are cannibalizing yourself. So that's not really a long-term strategy that you can rely on."

How Tamara Rojo is remaking ballet

From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe.

Telemundo broadcaster Andrés Cantor, at the FIFA World Cup stadium in Miami.

Andrés Cantor's voice has defined the World Cup for generations of soccer fans

The longtime Telemundo announcer explains the origins of his famous "Gooooal!" call, the moment a stadium drowned it out and why Argentina's 2022 win brought him to tears.

The Trump administration removed language banning political interference from the scientific integrity policy for the Commerce Department, the parent agency of the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which are headquartered in Suitland, Md.

Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report

After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.

Players react to FIFA referee Said Martinez as a penalty kick is awarded to Belgium after the VAR review during the World Cup round Of 32 match between Belgium and Senegal in Seattle on July 1.

At the World Cup, has 'VAR' gone too far? Some fans say it's ruining the tournament

During this World Cup, VAR, or video assistant referee, has become ubiquitous (and despised by many). But there was a time when fans and teams loved it. What went wrong?

Alex Ullom's sensibilities were shaped online. In his movie 'It Ends,' you can tell

In the new movie It Ends, four twentysomethings find themselves stuck on an endless road — literally. Filmmaker Alex Ullom says his sensibilities were shaped by growing up online.

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