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How states and cities are paying to expand free child care New York City isn’t the only place pushing to expand free child care.
Environment Ohio invests in 'PFAS Annihilator' to get toxic chemicals out of fire-fighting foam For decades, firefighters used a fire-fighting foam that contained PFAS, the substances known as 'forever chemicals' that can cause cancer and other illnesses.
National Supreme Court declines to review press freedom case At issue was the 2017 arrest in Texas of a journalist who published news stories about a border agent's public suicide and a car crash. Alyssa Kapasi
Politics Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late. David Folkenflik
Environment Why a Seattle cement plant burns a million tires a year and wants to burn more One of Seattle’s oldest businesses is also one of its biggest polluters. John Ryan
Why did thousands of crows abandon their roost in Bothell? After roosting for years on the University of Washington Bothell campus, thousands of crows recently moved to Redmond. Doug Wacker studied the birds at UW Bothell, and he’s since tracked down their new roost. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
National Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at LaGuardia airport A pilot and co-pilot were killed after a collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport. An Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on the runway after landing late Sunday night. Steve Kastenbaum
Politics Congress faces a litany of issues as lawmakers return to session Congress faces a series of thorny problems when they return to session this week, including the ongoing partial government shutdown that has disrupted travel at U.S. airports. A Martínez
Politics Sen. Alex Padilla talks about ICE deployment to airports and the SAVE Act NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California about ICE officers deploying to airports and a Republican bill to overhaul federal elections. Michel Martin
World Trump delays striking Iran's power plants for 5 days during 'productive conversations' Trump said the U.S. will postpone any strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, even as Israel continued hitting Tehran and Iran warned it could retaliate across the Gulf. NPR Staff