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By: Laine Immell, John Yang, Claire Mufson, Zoie Lambert
Four new portraits have gone up at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, showcasing this year’s recipients of the Portrait of America award for their transformative contributions to American history and culture. One of them is Temple Grandin, who has transformed animal welfare around the world and affected public perception of autism. John Yang speaks with Grandin for our Weekend Spotlight.
By: Stephanie Sy, Sarah Clune Hartman, Mary Fecteau, Jenna Bloom
From “Silent Night” to “Jingle Bells,” Christmas carols are some of the most familiar songs of the season, and some of the oldest. Stephanie Sy explores why most popular music changes with time, but many of these old tunes have endured.
In the first lawsuit of its kind, the city of San Francisco is suing 11 of the nation’s top food companies, saying they sell ultraprocessed food knowing they are harmful to health. By some estimates, more than 60% of food consumed in the U.S. is ultraprocessed. John Yang speaks with Ashley Gearhardt, a University of Michigan psychology professor who studies addiction, to learn more.
Now, the president is asking for help securing the Strait of Hormuz. And European countries are saying no.
The war in Iran continues to send shockwaves through global oil markets. BP reported first quarter profits more than doubled from a year ago thanks to surging prices.
American farmers are being squeezed. Tariffs are raising the cost of equipment and services. And now the war in Iran is driving up the cost of fertilizer and fuel
One drug is at the center of the current legal battle over abortion: mifepristone. That's a problem for abortion access opponents.
A war the president promised would last weeks is now in its third month. And the ripple effects are rocking the global economy.
More than 300,000 federal workers have left government service since the start of the second Trump administration.
President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly personal role in the government's clemency process, wielding pardons aid his allies and advance his own political grievances.
