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President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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A look back at the week's top stories and interviews with KC Counts. -
El Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers top stories each week. -
Frontera Madre(hood) editors Dr. Cynthia Bejarano and Dr. Maria Cristina Morales discuss their inspiration and mothering at the border. -
Interview with Jorge Espinoza and Daniel Vega-Albela
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As a warm winter with poor skiing conditions gave way to early springtime record heat, snow is vanishing from all but the highest elevations in the West. -
Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison term after being convicted of state crimes for sneaking in an outside computer expert to make a copy of her county's election computer system during a software update in 2021. -
The Crockett County government has created a strong network of senior services, and ensures that they are supported — with the help of a wonky tax arrangement and some powerful new neighbors: wind companies. -
As the seven Colorado River Basin states wrangle over how many acre-feet of water they’re willing to do without, rural communities across the Southwest are experiencing a water crisis in real time.
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The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color. -
"We women are the land guardians and keepers," says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine. -
A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them. -
The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.
One in three Americans forced to make financial sacrifices for health coverage
Ex-Kennedy Center staffer alleges chaos and cronyism under Trump leadership
Brooks and Capehart on Trump and Vance clashing with Pope Leo
April 17, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Timeline for Strait of Hormuz shipping recovery remains uncertain
