WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled that a plan by the Trump administration to slash staffing at the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters by 50% was unlawful. The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had sued the agency. The labor organization had argued that plans by the
NEW YORK — Closing out a turbulent summer for the news industry, the McClatchy newspaper chain has made deep cuts at The Miami Herald and other papers it owns across the nation. The union that represents McClatchy journalists said Friday that more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications had been laid
“War is driving Sudan’s needs; funding cuts are shrinking the response,” said Muhammad Ibrahim, the head of charity in Sudan. “MSF’s work in Sudan is privately funded. But when funding disappears from other health services, clinics close, patients have fewer places to go, and pressure shifts to the facilities that remain, including ours.” This has
ROME — The United Nations’ food agency said Tuesday it is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank because of severe funding shortages and warned it may be forced to make further cuts in Gaza, where it supports 1.5 million people. The U.N. World Food Program said it will reduce assistance in the West
Home security doesn’t have to begin with a complicated fleet of cameras or multidevice security kit (although I’ve found some very good ones). When I looked into the data around the effects of security cams, I was pleasantly surprised to find only a single home security camera or a device such as a video doorbell
Netia McCray stands outside the Museum of Science, where she runs a STEM educational program for teens, in Boston, Mass. McCray has been suffering from long COVID since 2020. Lucy Lu for NPR hide caption toggle caption Lucy Lu for NPR Netia McCray recalls how excited she was to join the federal advisory committee on
