/tags/npr-news NPR ¹ÏÉñapp en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:27:15 GMT /2025-01-23/one-of-the-jan-6-defendants-has-turned-down-trumps-pardon Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and spent 60 days behind bars for her role in the Capitol riots, says she no longer believes the lies President Trump promoted. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:27:15 GMT /2025-01-23/one-of-the-jan-6-defendants-has-turned-down-trumps-pardon Alana Wise /2025-01-23/costcos-shareholders-overwhelmingly-reject-anti-dei-proposal Costco's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:04:46 GMT /2025-01-23/costcos-shareholders-overwhelmingly-reject-anti-dei-proposal Scott Neuman, Alana Wise /2025-01-23/adults-with-adhd-live-shorter-lives-than-those-without-a-diagnosis-a-new-study-finds A large study of 30,000 adults diagnosed with ADHD in the U.K. found women with ADHD died roughly nine years younger than women without a diagnosis. Men had about a seven-year shorter lifespan. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:11:53 GMT /2025-01-23/adults-with-adhd-live-shorter-lives-than-those-without-a-diagnosis-a-new-study-finds Maria Godoy /2025-01-23/ford-recalls-nearly-273-000-bronco-sports-and-mavericks-for-12-volt-battery-problems A manufacturing defect in the vehicles' 12-volt batteries can cause them to stall at low speeds, or not restart after stopping. The automaker will fix the flaw for free. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:09:49 GMT /2025-01-23/ford-recalls-nearly-273-000-bronco-sports-and-mavericks-for-12-volt-battery-problems Camila Domonoske /2025-01-23/karla-sofia-gascon-is-the-first-openly-trans-actress-to-receive-an-oscar-nomination The Spanish actress portrays the titular character in Emilia Pérez, a polarizing musical that focuses on the life of a transgender drug lord in Mexico. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:55:25 GMT /2025-01-23/karla-sofia-gascon-is-the-first-openly-trans-actress-to-receive-an-oscar-nomination Manuela López Restrepo /2025-01-23/lost-tina-turner-song-is-just-ok-say-critics-but-thats-not-why-it-matters Originally recorded for the rock star's major album Private Dancer, "Hot For You Baby" was thought lost. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:48:03 GMT /2025-01-23/lost-tina-turner-song-is-just-ok-say-critics-but-thats-not-why-it-matters Chloe Veltman, Jennifer Vanasco /2025-01-23/senate-confirms-john-ratcliffe-as-trumps-cia-director John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term, has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the CIA — the first person to have held both jobs. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:45:52 GMT /2025-01-23/senate-confirms-john-ratcliffe-as-trumps-cia-director NPR Washington Desk /2025-01-23/u-s-judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order The ruling bars U.S. agencies from implementing the order to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status while the case is under review. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:38:51 GMT /2025-01-23/u-s-judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order Brian Mann /2025-01-23/national-institutes-of-health-cancel-scientific-meetings-after-trump-directives An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:40:05 GMT /2025-01-23/national-institutes-of-health-cancel-scientific-meetings-after-trump-directives Selena Simmons-Duffin /2025-01-23/in-syrias-golan-heights-buffer-zone-residents-fear-israel-is-making-a-land-grab After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:26:48 GMT /2025-01-23/in-syrias-golan-heights-buffer-zone-residents-fear-israel-is-making-a-land-grab Hadeel Al-Shalchi