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The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up comes weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

The Trump administration slashed funding for the national service agency and fired most of its staff. 32,000 people, mostly young adults, were forced to stop work immediately.

Craig Thompson, author of the award-winning graphic memoir Blankets returns with its spiritual successor. It's a look at his childhood growing up on ginseng farms, and the intricate balance of the global ginseng trade.

The moment a new pope is elected, what we know about Pope Leo XIV, the U.S. and China hold trade talks over the weekend.

People traveled to the Vatican from all over the world to witness the election of a new pope. Those from the United States were not disappointed.

Janinna Sesa worked alongside Pope Leo XIV in Chiclayo, Peru from 2015 until 2023. She spoke with NPR about his leadership in times of crisis.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Reverend William Lego, of St Turibius Parish in Chicago, who attended seminary with Pope Leo XIV.

President Trump said he is appointing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be acting U.S. attorney in Washington DC. This is after the president pulled his controversial first pick for the job, Ed Martin.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the country's aging air traffic control system — a proposal that's being met with both applause and skepticism.

Catholics worldwide have a new spiritual leader: Pope Leo XIV. He's the first pontiff ever from the United States. What else do we know about the new pope?