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It’s been a tough year for public libraries. In March, President Trump issued an executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the…

When an ant pupa has a deadly, incurable infection, it sends out a signal that tells worker ants to unpack it from its cocoon and disinfect…

DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies. Since she was elected to Congress five years ago, no one has been a more combative…

Renfrow Smith in her cap and gown the day she graduated from Grinnell College in 1937. Edith Renfrow Smith family collection/Drake Community Library Archive Collection hide…

Hungarian director Béla Tarr at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Béla Tarr, the Hungarian…

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Danylo Antoniuk/AP hide caption toggle caption Danylo Antoniuk/AP PARIS — Ukraine’s…

Children sleep during nap time at Minnesota Child Care in Minneapolis on Dec. 30. Renee Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images hide caption toggle…

Supporters of Nicolás Maduro demand the captured Venezuelan president’s release from U.S. custody during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption toggle caption…

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro seen on Aug. 17, 2024, in Caracas, Venezuela. He is facing charges of narco-terrorism and is in a federal court in New York…