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KHSUOn Friday afternoon a commercial structure fire, fueled by strong winds, leveled a city block in downtown Arcata. -
Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration wants the authority to fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor. Experts say that would undermine the independence of the central bank. -
Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has ordered work stoppages and layoffs and has tried cutting off funding to effectively dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. -
submitted"Paying attention to existence is important when we’re living in a time of climate change because it helps the present moment to not be stolen away from us," says Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner. -
KHSUArcata Scoop wants to fit into Arcata's tastes. -
Screenshot from video by Kimberly whiteThis week we met with Arcata Mayor Kimberly White to discuss the emergency response during and after the 2026 Downtown Arcata fire, how the city and county are working to address the disaster, and the outpouring of generosity she’s seen from the community. -
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. president is in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. President Trump's push to acquire Greenland has turned to antagonism toward allies in recent days. -
Erin Hooley/APICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels. -
Gary D. Robertson/APThe state partnered with a nonprofit to wipe out the debts. It also has a plan in place to prevent medical debt for people in specific income brackets. -
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Will it be a year of "fractured resilience"? Or "pragmatic empathy"? Will "MOUs" be the next global health strategy? Are we in a new age of "decolonization" — or of "localization"? -
Nearly 280 filmmakers entered the Internet Archive's annual contest celebrating creative freedom without copyright restrictions. -
At issue are President Trump's efforts to break with 112 years of law and precedent by firing Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board. -
The Seattle Children's Theatre is the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year. -
The U.S. is the only country allowed to withdraw from the World Health Organization. And Jan. 22 is the day when Trump's pullout announcement should go into effect. But ... it's complicated.
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Nam Y. Huh/APThe National Weather Service issues a litany of notices before and during inclement weather events. They can be important signals on how to respond. -
National Weather ServiceA large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow. -
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesRepublicans on the committee have been seeking to question the Clintons as part of a probe into the government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The vote sends the matter to the full House. -
Evan Vucci/APThe move comes after a federal judge wrote in a court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end." -
Mandalit del Barco/NPRAs the festival prepares to move to Colorado, filmmakers and cinephiles gather to celebrate its founder and the future of indie film. -
Hrvoje Polan/AFP via Getty ImagesIn this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French "cravate") back to the battlefields of 17th century Europe.
