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Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be, according to an NPR/Ipsos poll. And, the FBI is taking over the investigation into the fatal Minnesota ICE shooting.
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Las Cruces City Council held their first meeting of the new year. The meeting, which is the first for the new group of councilors, saw new resolutions and a new mayor pro tem. -
El Rito Media Publisher Josh Byers covers top stories each week on Alamogordo NOW. -
Jaqlyn Cornejo-Baldwin, executive director and CEO of Siembra Leadership High School in Albuquerque, talks about her experience as a fellow and how it has impacted her work with youth. -
KRWG Local News Fellow Abigail Salas spoke to Shannon Reynolds about his time as District 3 County Commissioner. -
El Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore recalls the most impactful stories of the year.
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Since President Donald Trump returned to office, national parks have faced renewed threats from drastic budget cuts, severe staff reductions and the potential opening of certain park lands to drilling and mining. -
A new ordinance to take effect in 2027 will increase the city’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 and tie future increases to rental costs. -
While decades old, unrestricted readers are now enhanced by artificial intelligence and data integration, which can be used by public law enforcement and private entities. -
The Environmental Protection Agency says its proposed rule change would align with the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sackett vs the EPA.
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U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Measured annually, job gains in 2025 were the slowest since 2020. -
Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace". -
In the latest movie from Park Chan-wook, the director behind The Handmaiden and Decision to Leave, a paper factory worker loses his job — and resolves to kill his competition for a new one. -
Here's how to send your questions and curiosities to the NPR team covering the Winter Olympics in Milan. -
Plus: What's up with Wicked, Greenland, quarters and Jan. 6?
January 8, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
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Senate moves to restrict Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela
