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Continued Crackdown on Illegal Immigration, Canada Votes, Measles Outbreak

Corrected on April 29, 2025

A previous version of this story incorrectly said that health officials thought measles had been eradicated in the U.S. In fact, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. Eradication is a specific term that means a disease is not infecting people anywhere in the world, while elimination refers to a specific area. The story also incorrectly referred to the MMR vaccine as a treatment in one instance. It is a preventive measure.

The Deadly Story of the U.S. Civil Service

Corrected on April 28, 2025

An earlier version of this episode incorrectly said that Abram Garfield fought a fire with his brothers. In fact, he fought the fire with his neighbors.

OIRA: The tiny office that's about to remake the federal government

Corrected on April 17, 2025

A previous version of this episode incorrectly said that an appeals court had ruled that the firing of a Democrat appointee to the National Labor Relations Board was illegal. A lower court had previously ruled that the firing was illegal. The appeals court rejected a Trump administration request for a stay on that ruling, but did not rule on the legality of the firing.

Christina Hendricks

Corrected on April 8, 2025

A previous headline misstated Christina Hendricks' first name as Christian.

John Green still has hope

Corrected on March 27, 2025

A previous version of this episode incorrectly said that tuberculosis was a virus. In fact, it is a bacterial disease.

How is sex determined? Scientists say it's complicated

Corrected on March 18, 2025

This story has been revised to clarify that while there are documented examples of people who produce sperm and viable eggs, there are no documented examples of people who produce both viable eggs and viable sperm.

We the People: Succession of Power

Corrected on March 14, 2025

In a previous version of this episode we incorrectly said that John F. Kennedy was the youngest president in US history. Kennedy at 43 was the youngest person to be elected president but Theodore Roosevelt, who took office at age 42 after William McKinley was assassinated, was the youngest person to serve as US president.

Field Notes: On Losing the Gaza They Knew

Corrected on January 23, 2025

The casualty figure of 85 Palestinian journalists cited in this piece comes from the Committee to Protect Journalists. Israel has disputed that number arguing that some of those included in the count were not journalists and many were simply caught up in the war but not killed while actually working as journalists. (March 19, 2024)

An earlier version of a photo caption on this article misspelled Shaymaa Ahmed's name. It has been updated with the correct spelling. (Jan. 23, 2025)