Giles Snyder

The parliament vote comes after an election that analysts and opponents said was neither free nor fair.

Nearly all childhood cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, that's according to new research.

And NPR's Gabriela Emanuel reports that sub-Sahara Africa has some of the worst mortality rates and they're rising.

The Trump administration is designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in the nation's drinking water.

The move was announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

EPA Director Lee Zeldin says it's a landmark move.

However, the action does not require regulation, and environmental groups say it comes even as the administration works to ease regulations on chemicals in the environment.

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.

With global oil prices surging, Wall Street finished its first winning week since the start of the Iran War.

All three major indexes notched weekly gains.

But trading has been volatile, and during his primetime speech Wednesday night, President Trump offered no clear timeline for ending the war.

NPR's Maria Aspen.

NPR's Maria Aspen reporting the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA kicked off a multi-state campus tour Thursday, nearly seven months after the group's founder, Charlie Kirk, was shot and killed while speaking with students at an event in Utah.

NPR's Elena Moore reports this first event in Washington, D.C.

comes as supporters wrestle with what a post-Kirk Turning Point looks like.

A key agency has approved President Trump's plan to build a 90,000 square foot ballroom where the White House's East Wing once stood.

But NPR's Frank Lankford reports a federal judge says the plan still needs approval from Congress.

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President Trump says Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will lead the Justice Department for the time being.

Trump named Blanche acting attorney general after ousting Pam Bondi Thursday.