/news/npr-top-stories NPR Top Stories en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:20:47 GMT /2025-04-28/the-white-house-threatens-sanctuary-cities-in-another-eo-but-courts-are-skeptical President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order aimed at identifying sanctuary cities, part of a broader effort to target jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:20:47 GMT /2025-04-28/the-white-house-threatens-sanctuary-cities-in-another-eo-but-courts-are-skeptical Joel Rose /2025-04-28/doge-employees-gain-accounts-on-classified-networks-holding-nuclear-secrets Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:11:25 GMT /2025-04-28/doge-employees-gain-accounts-on-classified-networks-holding-nuclear-secrets Geoff Brumfiel, Jenna McLaughlin /2025-04-28/putin-declares-a-3-day-ceasefire-for-mays-wwii-anniversary-ukraine-says-why-wait Russia declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine starting May 8 for the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. Ukraine called for an immediate, 30-day truce instead. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:10:14 GMT /2025-04-28/putin-declares-a-3-day-ceasefire-for-mays-wwii-anniversary-ukraine-says-why-wait Charles Maynes, Joanna Kakissis /2025-04-28/this-hollywood-memoir-is-an-expertly-mixed-cocktail-of-history-and-family-drama Matthew Specktor grew up the son of a famous Hollywood agent. In The Golden Hour he serves up family saga, cultural criticism, fictionalized biography, history and lament for a vanishing world. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:49:06 GMT /2025-04-28/this-hollywood-memoir-is-an-expertly-mixed-cocktail-of-history-and-family-drama John Powers /2025-04-28/dhl-reverses-course-and-resumes-shipping-packages-valued-over-800-to-u-s-consumers The policy reversal comes one week after the global shipping company said it would halt such shipments due to new U.S. customs rules. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:14:49 GMT /2025-04-28/dhl-reverses-course-and-resumes-shipping-packages-valued-over-800-to-u-s-consumers Joe Hernandez /2025-04-28/a-major-power-outage-is-reported-in-spain-and-portugal-disabling-their-capitals Subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights, ATM machines and more were knocked offline in the two countries and parts of France around midday Monday. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:26:15 GMT /2025-04-28/a-major-power-outage-is-reported-in-spain-and-portugal-disabling-their-capitals The Associated Press /2025-04-28/conclave-to-choose-the-next-pope-starts-may-7-vatican-says The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave will take place in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, which will remain closed to visitors during those days. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:42:18 GMT /2025-04-28/conclave-to-choose-the-next-pope-starts-may-7-vatican-says Sarah Ventre /2025-04-28/as-a-diversity-grant-dies-young-scientists-fear-it-will-haunt-their-careers The Trump administration defunded the National Institute of Health's MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT /2025-04-28/as-a-diversity-grant-dies-young-scientists-fear-it-will-haunt-their-careers Brett Kelman /2025-04-28/what-connects-frederic-chopin-marcel-proust-and-jim-morrison-a-final-resting-place The Secret Life of a Cemetery is a paean to the renowned Parisian cemetery, Père Lachaise. There, 10,000 visitors a day seek the graves of some 4,500 notable figures. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-04-28/what-connects-frederic-chopin-marcel-proust-and-jim-morrison-a-final-resting-place Heller McAlpin /2025-04-28/supreme-court-to-hear-school-disability-discrimination-case At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help? Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:00:13 GMT /2025-04-28/supreme-court-to-hear-school-disability-discrimination-case Nina Totenberg /2025-04-28/worried-that-she-might-have-cancer-a-young-woman-is-comforted-by-a-kind-stranger After getting some irregular test results, Alexis Agnew left her doctor's appointment in tears. On her way out of the office, a receptionist stopped Alexis and comforted her while she cried. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-04-28/worried-that-she-might-have-cancer-a-young-woman-is-comforted-by-a-kind-stranger Autumn Barnes /2025-04-28/what-has-doge-done-in-trumps-first-100-days One hundred days into President Trump's second term, DOGE hasn't delivered on its promised savings, efficiency or transparency in meaningful ways. But it has amassed unprecedented power over data. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-04-28/what-has-doge-done-in-trumps-first-100-days Stephen Fowler, Shannon Bond