Shea Stevens

A federal judge in San Francisco has again blocked attempts to fire more federal workers.

As NPR's Andrea Shue reports, the order was issued in response to a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's layoffs.

Australia is reviewing its migration laws in wake of the mass shooting in Sydney last weekend.

The surviving suspect, Naveed Akram, is charged with terrorism and murder.

Christina Kukula has more from Sydney.

U.S.

futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street.

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Former special prosecutor Jack Smith is defending his decision to prosecute President Trump.

At a closed-door meeting of the House Judiciary Committee, Smith said he has powerful evidence that Trump conspired to overturn the 2020 election.

According to an opening statement obtained by NPR, he also insisted that Trump illegally hoarded classified documents from his first term in office.

Smith denied allegations that his decisions were politically motivated.

His cases were dropped after Trump won re-election.

A new study finds that the rate of sea level rises across U.S.

coasts has more than doubled over the past century.

From member station WWNO, Eva Tesfai has more on the findings presented at the American Geophysical Union's annual conference in New Orleans.

On Asia-Pacific markets, shares are mixed.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens.

An attack on a Jewish celebration in Australia and the killings of two U.S.