The Trump administration has cut staff by more than 24% at the National Park Service since January. Republicans in Congress are now proposing another round of cuts as part of a budget bill.
- News Briefs
- Kentucky has four more cases of highly contagious measles
- Canadian plastics packaging company to open first U.S. facility in Madisonville
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center announces more layoffs amid federal funding cuts
- Fort Campbell helicopter crash kills one, leaves another injured
- USDA approves of D-SNAP relief for Kentucky disaster areas
- 250k Tennesseans could lose TennCare, private insurance under Congressional spending bill
NPR Top Stories
Israel's Security Cabinet approved a plan to take over Gaza City despite demands by families of hostages and mounting international calls for Israel to end the war.
More Regional News
-
TVA tensions have culminated in a cancelled gas project, a threat to fire TVA’s new CEO, and speculations that President Donald Trump may privatize — or seize control of — the nation’s oldest and largest public utility.
-
With just under two weeks until the 145th annual St. Jerome Picnic in Fancy Farm, the lineup of speakers is coming into focus and the emcee is busy writing her opening remarks.
-
Oak Ridge officials late finding out about Senate amendment
-
A Louisville judge has issued temporary protections for unionizing renters facing alleged retaliation as the Louisville Tenants Union expands into more rural parts of the state.
-
A faith-based organization from Clarksville, Tennessee is looking to open a homeless shelter across state lines in Oak Grove, Kentucky.
-
Former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison was sentenced in federal court Monday for his actions during the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment.
More NPR Headlines
-
World leaders have lavished praise on President Trump in order to smooth diplomatic relations — and get better deals too.
-
A federal appeals court ruled Friday to uphold a lower court's temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California.
-
A three-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in decades dug into problems with altimeters, chopper routes and the busy Washington, D.C., airspace.
-
A coalition of 16 states and D.C. argue in the lawsuit that the Trump administration is trying to effectuate a national ban on gender-affirming care for youth by intimidating hospitals and doctors.
-
One topic dominated online conversation this week: the American Eagle jeans ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. We break down why people are so worked up about it.
-
The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says his focus on childhood fitness is for both physical and patriotic reasons.