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The Trump administration has placed two top security officials at USAID on leave after they refused to turn over classified material. The White House maintains Musk is working for Trump as a special government employee. State Farm says it is seeking an emergency rate hike in California. That's in the wake of devastating wildfires around Los Angeles.

The Trump administration has placed two top security officials at USAID on leave after they refused to turn over classified material. The White House maintains Musk is working for Trump as a special government employee. State Farm says it is seeking an emergency rate hike in California. That's in the wake of devastating wildfires around Los Angeles.

As Kevin Stark of member station KQED reports, the insurance company says it's already paid out more than a billion dollars on thousands of claims.

As Kevin Stark of member station KQED reports, the insurance company says it's already paid out more than a billion dollars on thousands of claims.

As Kevin Stark of member station KQED reports, the insurance company says it's already paid out more than a billion dollars on thousands of claims.

Salvage crews have recovered another piece of the commercial jet that crashed into the Potomac River last week following a mid-air collision with a military helicopter. The crash claimed the lives of a total of 67 people. The Dow was down 122 points today. This is NPR. In Brazil, the new school year begins today with a significant change for students there.

Salvage crews have recovered another piece of the commercial jet that crashed into the Potomac River last week following a mid-air collision with a military helicopter. The crash claimed the lives of a total of 67 people. The Dow was down 122 points today. This is NPR. In Brazil, the new school year begins today with a significant change for students there.

Salvage crews have recovered another piece of the commercial jet that crashed into the Potomac River last week following a mid-air collision with a military helicopter. The crash claimed the lives of a total of 67 people. The Dow was down 122 points today. This is NPR. In Brazil, the new school year begins today with a significant change for students there.

The effects of a law that bans the use of mobile phones in schools. Julia Canaro reports from Rio de Janeiro.

The effects of a law that bans the use of mobile phones in schools. Julia Canaro reports from Rio de Janeiro.

The effects of a law that bans the use of mobile phones in schools. Julia Canaro reports from Rio de Janeiro.

Americans have been seeing steady increases in home values in many parts of the country, but some of that is expected to be tempered by climate change. That's according to a new study from the climate research company First Street, which estimates high insurance costs and homeowners avoiding some riskier neighborhoods. could lead to a nearly $1.5 trillion drop in home values by 2055.

Americans have been seeing steady increases in home values in many parts of the country, but some of that is expected to be tempered by climate change. That's according to a new study from the climate research company First Street, which estimates high insurance costs and homeowners avoiding some riskier neighborhoods. could lead to a nearly $1.5 trillion drop in home values by 2055.

Americans have been seeing steady increases in home values in many parts of the country, but some of that is expected to be tempered by climate change. That's according to a new study from the climate research company First Street, which estimates high insurance costs and homeowners avoiding some riskier neighborhoods. could lead to a nearly $1.5 trillion drop in home values by 2055.

So far, any sign of the price declines has been hard to find. However, some areas of the country, including California, have seen sharply higher insurance costs. Crude oil futures prices edged up modestly, oil gaining 63 cents a barrel to 73.16 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

So far, any sign of the price declines has been hard to find. However, some areas of the country, including California, have seen sharply higher insurance costs. Crude oil futures prices edged up modestly, oil gaining 63 cents a barrel to 73.16 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

So far, any sign of the price declines has been hard to find. However, some areas of the country, including California, have seen sharply higher insurance costs. Crude oil futures prices edged up modestly, oil gaining 63 cents a barrel to 73.16 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Donald Trump's pick to be Health and Human Services Secretary was on Capitol Hill today for the start of his confirmation hearings. Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee seemingly largely supportive of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while Democrats posed tough questions about his past disavowals of vaccines. Here's NPR's Lexi Shapiro.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Donald Trump's pick to be Health and Human Services Secretary was on Capitol Hill today for the start of his confirmation hearings. Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee seemingly largely supportive of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while Democrats posed tough questions about his past disavowals of vaccines. Here's NPR's Lexi Shapiro.

President Trump has signed a sweeping executive action that aims to expand school choice. It would free up federal money for families to use toward private schools. NPR's Janaka Mehta reports.