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iowapublicradio. org > news-from-npr > 2026-04-28 > scientists-see-trumps-firing-of-the-national-science-board-as-an-attack-on-research

Scientists see Trump's firing of the National Science Board as an attack on research

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (702+ words) In a written statement sent to NPR by email, the White House said the firing of the board was in line with a 2021 Supreme Court case, U. S. v. Arthrex, that "raised constitutional questions about whether non-Senate confirmed appointees can exercise the authorities…...

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iowapublicradio. org > news-from-npr > 2026-04-28 > linda-mcmahon-punches-back-at-senators-questioning-education-department-cuts

Linda Mc Mahon punches back at senators questioning Education Department cuts

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1088+ words) Some Republicans, including Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, cheered Mc Mahon's changes, like her push for expanding school choice, while many shared the concerns of their Democratic counterparts about proposed cuts to TRIO, a group of federal programs that help disadvantaged…...

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iowapublicradio. org > education > 2026-04-28 > cedar-rapids-school-district-close-schools

Cedar Rapids school board approves district-wide restructuring plan

8+ hour, 55+ min ago  (646+ words) The Cedar Rapids school board has voted to shut down five elementary schools and one early learning center as part of its new intermediate schooling model. It also voted to reconfigure three schools into intermediate schools serving fifth- and sixth-grade…...

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iowapublicradio. org > news-from-npr > 2026-04-28 > whca-dinner-shooter-charged-and-charles-iii-to-address-congress

WHCA dinner shooter charged. And, Charles III to address Congress

13+ hour, 58+ min ago  (631+ words) Cole Allen, the man who tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner, is being charged with trying to assassinate President Trump. And, King Charles III is set to address Congress today....

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iowapublicradio. org > news-from-npr > 2026-04-28 > the-maha-movement-is-mad-about-glyphosate-and-trumps-epa

The MAHA movement is mad about glyphosate and Trump's EPA

19+ hour, 41+ min ago  (1085+ words) In a sign of the simmering discontent within the Make America Healthy Again coalition, some of its most visible figures rallied outside the U. S. Supreme Court on Monday, lobbing criticism at the Trump administration for siding with a pesticide-maker. "You cannot…...

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iowapublicradio. org > news-from-npr > 2026-04-28 > millions-of-homes-in-the-u-s-are-uninsured-npr-wants-to-hear-your-story

Millions of homes in the U. S. are uninsured. NPR wants to hear your story

15+ hour, 59+ min ago  (98+ words) Iowa Public Radio Millions of homes in the U. S. are uninsured. NPR wants to hear your story Even as homeowners face more extreme weather like recent wildfires, floods and tornadoes, millions of them are foregoing home insurance, often due to soaring…...

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iowapublicradio. org > news-from-npr > 2026-04-27 > supreme-court-heard-case-on-how-to-label-risks-of-popular-weed-killer

Supreme Court heard case on how to label risks of popular weed killer

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (196+ words) How the Supreme Court rules could have implications for tens of thousands of lawsuits against Roundup maker Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer....

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iowapublicradio. org > 2026-04-27 > this-week-in-space-news-artemis-ii-next-steps-and-a-mysterious-interstellar-visitor

This week in space news: Artemis II next steps and a mysterious interstellar visitor

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (754+ words) NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Regina Barber and Nell Greenfieldboyce about the Artemis moon missions, the "seismic quiet" during a solar eclipse, and the origins of a mysterious interstellar visitor....

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iowapublicradio. org > news-from-npr > 2026-04-28 > pompeii-archaeologists-use-ai-to-reconstruct-man-killed-in-volcanos-eruption

Pompeii archaeologists use AI to reconstruct man killed in volcano's eruption

1+ day, 21+ min ago  (60+ words) Archaeologists have used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, offering a new way to understand one of history's most famous natural disasters....

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iowapublicradio. org > 2026-04-27 > a-driver-lifted-a-teens-spirits-at-a-stoplight

A driver lifted a teen's spirits at a stoplight

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (228+ words) Forty years ago, a 19-year-old woman sat behind the wheel of her car, sobbing and feeling like her life had fallen apart. A stranger pulled up beside her at a stoplight and lifted her spirits....