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A streetcar passes by the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. As the smallest U.S. host city for the World Cup, Kansas City faces questions about how it will shuttle 650,000 expected visitors around town.

To host the World Cup, Kansas City built a whole new transit system

Kansas City, the smallest World Cup host city, is preparing for residents to be outnumbered by visitors this June. Efforts to actually get fans to the stadium outside the city meant existing public transit wouldn't cut it.

A white neo-classical courthouse building. wording on the building says, "Josephine County, Courthouse"

Josephine County commissioner candidates outline priorities in Seat 2 race

Eight candidates are running for Josephine County commissioner, Seat 2. Mark Jones and Matt Eide offer their ideas for county leadership.

A covered driveway entrance to a large, beige building, with stairs leading up from a parking lot. A standing sign in the parking lot says, "South Lobby" and a sign on the covered entrance reads, "Hospital Entrance B"

JPR regional roundup: jail reforms, kelp restoration, Asante investigation

A regional news roundup covers jail reforms in Washington, kelp restoration on the Oregon coast and new findings in the Asante hospital investigation.

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour pats his heart during the Kuwait crown prince's address at the High-Level Security Council meeting on Palestinians and Israel during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2025.

The U.S. threatens to revoke the Palestinian U.N. ambassador's visa

A leaked State Department memo shows the U.S. threatened to revoke Palestinian visas if they pushed for a senior United Nations post.

Meta slashes 8,000 jobs as it pivots towards AI

Facebook and Instagram's parent company has been investing huge sums of money in AI, but it lags behind competitors.

Kars4Kids advertisements, like this TV commercial on a hot-pink set, feature children turning the charity's phone number into a catchy jingle. But they do not disclose that most of the proceeds go to a Jewish nonprofit that supports programming for young adults.

After the Kars4Kids ad is banned in California, we check in on nostalgic jingles past

A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast.

Former Cuban President Raul Castro speaks during the National Assembly in 2018 in Havana, Cuba, after the country was led by the first non-Castro Cuban president since 1976.

U.S. grand jury indicts Raúl Castro, former Cuban president

The 94-year-old former leader of Cuba faces several charges, including four counts of murder for an attack on a humanitarian group more than 30 years ago.

House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA., and Chair French Hill, R-AR., listen to a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 24, 2025.

Bipartisan home affordability bill passes the House

The bill is meant to encourage home construction, and would ban corporate investors from buying up more homes to rent out.

Greetings from Bali, where a kecak dance shows the triumph of good over evil

The kecak dance involves a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. At the story's climax, there is an eruption of fire as tufts of dried coconut husks are set aflame.

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