Category: News

Anchorage Assembly nixes Airbnb tax proposal

by APRN | Dec 17, 2025 | Alaska News, Feeds

While voters won’t decide on a short-term rental tax next spring, Assembly members did vote to...

Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

by NPR | Dec 17, 2025 | Feeds, NPR

The Senate has given final passage to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%. It also pressures Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug...

Why I volunteered to be infected with dengue fever

by NPR | Dec 17, 2025 | Feeds, NPR

The U.S. has registered over half a million clinical trials since 2000. Here’s a look at the business and ethics of human medical experimentation through the eyes of a volunteer.

‘Vanity Fair’ reporter gets an inside view from Susie Wiles, the woman behind Trump 2.0

by NPR | Dec 17, 2025 | Feeds, NPR

Writer Chris Whipple interviewed Trump’s chief of staff 11 times, getting her view on...

More than 10% of Congress won’t return to their seats after 2026

by NPR | Dec 17, 2025 | Feeds, NPR

NPR is tracking the record number of congressional lawmakers – now more than one in ten current members – who have announced plans to retire or run for a different office in 2026.