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Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday in Las Vegas.

Trump could — and wants to — shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term

Promising to revaluate NATO and reshape global trade, former President Donald Trump is crafting foreign policy that picks up where he left off after his first term and takes things to the next level.

In the episode "From Virgin to Vixen,” Queenie is in peak fun mode, until her demons begin to catch up with her.

Queenie's second life on screen gives her more room to grow

An irresistible new Hulu series follows the quarter-life growing pains of a lonely South Londoner. It's based on a 2019 novel by showrunner Candice Carty-Williams.

Underground warfare may seem like an ancient tactic, but it's still very much in use

One reason Hamas has been a difficult foe for the Israeli military is an extensive network of underground tunnels. The U.S. military is placing even greater focus on training in underground combat.

A young man wearing a baseball cap and glasses smiles at the camera. A crowd of people stand in the background.

Cornell College instructor recounts surviving stabbing in China

China’s foreign ministry said police have arrested a 55-year-old man suspected of stabbing four instructors visiting from a small college in Iowa. IPR News spoke with one victim who’s recovering in a hospital in China.

Four children under the age of 3 were poisoned — one fatally — by opioids at a day care in the Bronx, N.Y. Here, a "trap," a hidden compartment holding drugs under the day care's floor, is seen in an image from a Drug Enforcement Administration affidavit. Official say a search turned up fentanyl and drug-processing equipment at the day care.

In deadly day care fentanyl case in NYC, 2 men plead guilty as trial was set to start

Before calling 911, officials said, day care operator Grei Mendez called her husband, Felix Herrera Garcia, who has now pleaded guilty to federal charges. A 1-year-old died from drugs at the facility.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘dark money’ sways the Supreme Court

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says dark money surrounds the Supreme Court. She and other members of Congress will meet to discuss an 'ethics crisis' in the Supreme Court.

Blinken at Gaza aid conference in Jordan

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing a U.S. truce "roadmap" at a regional aid conference in Jordan.

People wait in line to vote in the Georgia's primary election on May 24 in Atlanta. Political divides in the U.S. seem deeper than ever, but one of the few shared sentiments right now from voters of all stripes is the desire for something different.

1 in 10 eligible U.S. voters say they can’t easily show proof of their citizenship

An estimated 21.3 million adult U.S. citizens don't have or can't easily access documents proving their citizenship. The findings raise concerns about requiring proof when registering eligible voters.

Wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them

Forget names like "Dumbo"—wild elephants appear to have their own unique names that other elephants use while talking to them in low rumbles.

Pima County Medical Examiner Greg Hess at his office in Tucson, Ariz. Hess and another Arizona-based medical examiner are re-thinking how to catalog and count heat-related deaths, a major step toward understanding the growing impacts of heat.

Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths

No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths. One medical examiner has a new protocol on heat-deaths.

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