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NTSB hearing will probe cause of fiery UPS jet crash that killed 15 in Louisville
The nation's top safety investigators will launch a two-day hearing beginning Tuesday into what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash shortly after takeoff in Louisville last year, killing 15 people.
Joel Rose | May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

Steep drop in number of people with Affordable Care Act health coverage, analysis finds
Enrollment in Healthcare.gov and the other marketplaces is plunging by 5 million, the new paper from KFF finds. Last year, Congress failed to make a deal to keep the coverage more affordable.
Selena Simmons-Duffin | May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

House holds off on prediction market ban despite bipartisan calls for prohibition
Minority Leader Jeffries is urging Speaker Johnson to "swiftly" hold vote on House prediction market ban.
Luke Garrett | May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

15 books our critics can't wait for this summer
A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to.
Meghan Collins Sullivan | May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)
Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.
Jude Joffe-Block | May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

'We're not kids anymore': The DACA generation hits their 30s with an unstable future
Recipients of the Obama-era DACA program are aging, even as the Trump administration moves to weaken the program's protections and benefits.
Ximena Bustillo | May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

These men voted for President Trump. They have very different views of how he's doing
Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.
Tamara Keith | May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties, as Xi also seeks stable U.S. relations
The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues."
The Associated Press | May 19, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC

Mark Fuhrman, ex-detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson trial, has died
Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of OJ Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles.
The Associated Press | May 19, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC

Bruce Springsteen voices what Colbert left unsaid on penultimate 'Late Show'
The rock icon directly blamed President Trump and the Ellisons for Colbert's cancellation on Wednesday night's show.
Eric Deggans | May 19, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC
