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Wed, 04 Dec 2024

South Korea's president shocked the nation when he tried to declare martial law and now he faces imp...

Tue, 03 Dec 2024

President Biden's move to pardon his son Hunter has been met with criticism from opponents and some ...

Mon, 02 Dec 2024

President Biden has issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. President-elect...

Sun, 01 Dec 2024

Since its inception in 1973, the Endangered Species Act has been credited with helping to bring nume...

Sat, 30 Nov 2024

Lebanese refugees return home as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah enters its fourth day. H...

Fri, 29 Nov 2024

Aid groups warn lives will be lost in Gaza as winter settles in and people lack protection against h...

Thu, 28 Nov 2024

Tens of thousands of Lebanese are returning to the country's south, where they're discovering homes ...

Wed, 27 Nov 2024

A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect. Security forces dispersed thousa...

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

A possible 60-day ceasefire is in the works between Israel and Lebanon. President-elect Trump is pro...

Mon, 25 Nov 2024

The Republican-controlled Senate is expected to consider President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nomi...

Sun, 24 Nov 2024

What turns a playful debate into an angry, tearful argument? Or a cheerful Thanksgiving feast into a...

Sat, 23 Nov 2024

President-elect Donald Trump picks a hedge fund manager to head Treasury and announces several other...

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

President-elect Donald Trump swiftly replaced his controversial pick for Attorney General, Matt Gaet...

Thu, 21 Nov 2024

European officials investigate whether severed Baltic internet cables were an act of Russian sabotag...

Wed, 20 Nov 2024

President-elect Donald Trump taps WWE executive Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education, s...

Tue, 19 Nov 2024

1,000 days of war have devastated Ukraine and transformed life in Russia, as President Vladimir Puti...

Mon, 18 Nov 2024

Ukraine gets U.S. approval to fire long-range missiles into Russia, raising the stakes in a war that...

Sun, 17 Nov 2024

Deep, deep down on the floor of the world's oceans, rare and precious minerals exist in abundance. M...

Sat, 16 Nov 2024

What do President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his national security team say about his 2nd term p...

Fri, 15 Nov 2024

The Up First co-hosts spent the week diving into some the promises President-elect Donald Trump has ...

Fri, 15 Nov 2024

President-elect Donald Trump selects vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of...

Thu, 14 Nov 2024

President-elect Donald Trump taps Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, sparking questions about Senate ap...

Wed, 13 Nov 2024

President-elect Donald Trump's unconventional picks for his second-term team signal a shift in U.S. ...

Tue, 12 Nov 2024

As Congress reconvenes, Trump allies are pushing the president-elect's preferences for Republican le...

Mon, 11 Nov 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has begun choosing members of his staff, as Republicans control the Sen...

Sun, 10 Nov 2024

We're in a moment of political change. This change often brings with it a reinterpretation of our de...

Sat, 09 Nov 2024

Dutch authorities ban demonstrations for 3 days after attacks on Israeli soccer fans following a gam...

Fri, 08 Nov 2024

Donald Trump's presidential transition plans are lagging. What can be expected from Trump's first 10...

Thu, 07 Nov 2024

In this bonus episode, Up First co-hosts Leila Fadel and A Martinez break down the latest analysis o...

Thu, 07 Nov 2024

Donald Trump won after building a broad coalition. Trump's election victory gets rid of at least two...

Wed, 06 Nov 2024

In this bonus episode, Up First co-hosts Leila Fadel and A Martinez break down what's behind Preside...

Wed, 06 Nov 2024

Donald Trump will return to the White House as the 47th president of the United States. And Republic...

Tue, 05 Nov 2024

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris wrap up their campaigns in the wee hours of ...

Mon, 04 Nov 2024

We catch up with the final flurry of the campaign on the eve of Election Day. And striking Boeing ma...

Sun, 03 Nov 2024

There are only two days left until Election Day and for both the campaigns of Vice President Kamala ...

Sat, 02 Nov 2024

We look at the last minute political ads hitting swing states the weekend before the presidential el...

Fri, 01 Nov 2024

This bonus episode features Up First co-hosts Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin, Leila Fadel and A Martin...

Fri, 01 Nov 2024

Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump visit Arizona and Nevada, reports offer a pi...

Thu, 31 Oct 2024

North Gaza's fate at stake in Israeli offensive, law enforcement agencies gear up for election viole...

Wed, 30 Oct 2024

Vice President Harris delivers her campaign's closing arguments, ex-President Donald Trump's mass de...

Tue, 29 Oct 2024

Trump's speeches have become more erratic and even profane, Israel has banned the UN agency for Pale...

Mon, 28 Oct 2024

Trump returns to New York for major rally, South Korea briefs NATO on North Korean troops backing Ru...

Sun, 27 Oct 2024

12 million displaced. As many as 150,000 dead. Half the country facing starvation. The simple truth?...

Sat, 26 Oct 2024

Israel hits military targets in Iran in retaliation for Iran's attacks earlier this month. The Washi...

Fri, 25 Oct 2024

T​he presidential candidates are racing around the seven swing states and today they're both in Te...

Thu, 24 Oct 2024

NPR's Morning Edition radio news show hosted a live event about the election on October 22, 2024 at ...

Thu, 24 Oct 2024

Parts of north Gaza are under siege where the Israeli military says it's working to stop Hamas from ...

Wed, 23 Oct 2024

In the final days on the presidential race former President Donald Trump doubles down on his approac...

Tue, 22 Oct 2024

An NPR investigation has found former President Donald Trump has made more than 100 threats to inves...

Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Israeli forces carried out a series of airstrikes across Lebanon late Sunday night targeting a Hezbo...

Sun, 20 Oct 2024

For generations, we've been sold a singular story of happiness: find "the one," live happily ever af...

Sat, 19 Oct 2024

Both presidential candidates court swing state voters. With Hamas' leader dead, what does this mean ...

Fri, 18 Oct 2024

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas who is believed to be the architect of the Oct 7th attack on Israe...

Thu, 17 Oct 2024

Vice President Harris is making the case that she's the right president for Republicans. Former Pres...

Wed, 16 Oct 2024

With less than three weeks to go in the election the race is narrowing in the swing states — with ...

Tue, 15 Oct 2024

A new Israeli military offensive in north Gaza has humanitarian organizations raising the alarm over...

Mon, 14 Oct 2024

Former President Donald Trump is ratcheting up his political rhetoric to appeal to extreme-right vot...

Sun, 13 Oct 2024

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is no stranger to controversy. Over a decade ago Coates wrote his thought pr...

Sat, 12 Oct 2024

The death toll from Milton is lower than expected because many residents got out of harm's way. Some...

Fri, 11 Oct 2024

Redacted TikTok documents describe how habit-forming the app can be. Cleanup is underway in Florida ...

Thu, 10 Oct 2024

Hurricane Milton brought a devastating storm surge and high winds to a huge swath of Florida's weste...

Wed, 09 Oct 2024

Hurricane Milton is expected to be catastrophic when it makes landfall Wednesday. Fourteen attorneys...

Tue, 08 Oct 2024

Disaster relief officials try to push back on rampant misinformation about hurricane relief. Why pre...

Mon, 07 Oct 2024

This week NPR is reporting on how the war between Israel and Hamas has changed people's lives, one y...

Sun, 06 Oct 2024

In the last few years, more than a dozen states have enacted laws that ban almost all abortions. Som...

Sat, 05 Oct 2024

Israel attacked northern Lebanon for first time in year-long conflict. Strong job numbers recalibrat...

Fri, 04 Oct 2024

The strike by dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts is suspended, after the two sides reached a te...

Thu, 03 Oct 2024

Prosecutors reveal new details about their election interference case against former President Donal...

Wed, 02 Oct 2024

Israel has promised retaliation after the Iranian missile attack, launched after Israel invaded sout...

Tue, 01 Oct 2024

Israel says it has launched a "limited" ground operation into Southern Lebanon, launching a major es...

Mon, 30 Sep 2024

Lebanon prepares to bury Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. In North Carolina, damage from flooding ...

Sun, 29 Sep 2024

Israel's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah — who led Hezbollah for more than 30 years — has been...

Sun, 29 Sep 2024

Today on The Sunday Story we feature an episode from the NPR podcast Planet Money about the inner wo...

Sat, 28 Sep 2024

Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed on Friday, when a series of blasts targeting Hezbol...

Fri, 27 Sep 2024

Hurricane Helene has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but when it made landfall late last night ...

Thu, 26 Sep 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has a plan to defeat Russia. He's in Washington on T...

Wed, 25 Sep 2024

As the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah intensifies, concern grows ...

Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon are fleeing from Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah. Vice...

Mon, 23 Sep 2024

Israel's military has warned people in southern Lebanon to evacuate homes used to store weapons for ...

Sun, 22 Sep 2024

In Central Asia, the world's youngest desert occupies a basin that once held a vast saline lake. The...

Sat, 21 Sep 2024

Serious allegations against a Republican gubernatorial candidate in North Carolina and tensions in G...

Fri, 20 Sep 2024

Former President Donald Trump tried to overturn the election results and slander election workers in...

Thu, 19 Sep 2024

People in Lebanon are unplugging electronics and turning off their phones after a second day of expl...

Wed, 18 Sep 2024

Electronic pagers carried by members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon and Syr...

Tue, 17 Sep 2024

Before his alleged attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, a gunman had a different at...

Mon, 16 Sep 2024

A man is in custody for what the FBI describes as an apparent assassination attempt on former Presid...

Sun, 15 Sep 2024

Eating less beef could make a large dent in Americans' climate pollution. But data show it's men who...

Sat, 14 Sep 2024

Ukraine has been asking for permission to use Western-supplied long-range missiles to strike deep wi...

Fri, 13 Sep 2024

Former President Donald Trump said he wont debate Vice President Kamala Harris as the candidates hit...

Thu, 12 Sep 2024

NPR gets a rare look inside Sudan where fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces h...

Wed, 11 Sep 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris took the fight to former President Donald Trump as they faced off in th...

Tue, 10 Sep 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to face off in their first, a...

Mon, 09 Sep 2024

New details have emerged about the Georgia school shooting, including a phone call from the alleged ...

Sun, 08 Sep 2024

Wilderness is a designation of an area intended to be free from human intervention unless it's deeme...

Sat, 07 Sep 2024

What can NASA and Boeing engineers are learn from the trouble-plagued Starliner capsule, which has j...

Fri, 06 Sep 2024

While former President Donald Trump denies the incident, NPR has confirmed new details about the alt...

Thu, 05 Sep 2024

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, where ...

Wed, 04 Sep 2024

A major government reshuffle is underway in Ukraine as intensifying Russian missile and drone strike...

Tue, 03 Sep 2024

The 2024 presidential election campaign is entering its final stretch as the candidates mobilize and...

Mon, 02 Sep 2024

A nationwide strike is underway in Israel Massive protests in several Israeli cities are putting pre...

Sun, 01 Sep 2024

By the time he was in middle school, writer Gabino Iglesias gravitated toward stories that unsettled...

Sat, 31 Aug 2024

Both presidential campaigns are aggressively courting voters in Georgia. Beginning this weekend, the...

Fri, 30 Aug 2024

In her first major interview as the presidential nominee Kamala Harris was forward-looking while als...

Thu, 29 Aug 2024

French authorities move to hold the CEO of tech giant Telegram responsible for serious crimes commit...

Wed, 28 Aug 2024

A new indictment against the former president in the January 6th case. Trump campaign staff had an a...

Tue, 27 Aug 2024

Arguments over food prices are central to efforts to halt a 25 billion dollar grocery store merger. ...

Mon, 26 Aug 2024

The IDF and Hezbollah fired a major barrage of rockets across the Israel-Lebanon border. With just ...

Sun, 25 Aug 2024

In the Xinjiang region of western China, the government has rounded up and detained at least hundred...

Sat, 24 Aug 2024

Now that the second of the two major political conventions is over, how are the parties positioning ...

Fri, 23 Aug 2024

Vice President Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for President. Former President Trump camp...

Thu, 22 Aug 2024

Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz introduced himself to the American public with a keynote speech...

Wed, 21 Aug 2024

On day two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Barack and Michelle Obama took aim at f...

Tue, 20 Aug 2024

On the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, President Biden gave a keynote sp...

Mon, 19 Aug 2024

President Biden is scheduled to speak on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Ch...

Sun, 18 Aug 2024

In the U.S., many kids in trouble with the law are sentenced to juvenile detention facilities. In Ne...

Sat, 17 Aug 2024

Third-party negotiators say a ceasefire agreement for the Israel-Hamas war is close. Talks are also ...

Fri, 16 Aug 2024

Vice President Harris laid out her vision for the economy in a policy speech. Former President Dona...

Thu, 15 Aug 2024

Inflation eased in July, but some costs like food and housing remain stubbornly high. A new round o...

Wed, 14 Aug 2024

The Trump campaign said it had been hacked and Iranians were behind it. Eight states have ballot mea...

Tue, 13 Aug 2024

Former president Donald Trump sat down for a wide-ranging interview on X with Elon Musk. Vice Presi...

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza. Ukrainian forces made a surprise inc...

Sun, 11 Aug 2024

Who gets to compete? Since the beginning of women's sports, there has been a struggle over who quali...

Sat, 10 Aug 2024

Russia is struggling to mount a days-long Ukrainian incursion into Russia itself. Kamala Harris rall...

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

Less than 90 days until the November election, both Presidential campaigns are in full force. A look...

Thu, 08 Aug 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz are drawing large rally crowds in th...

Wed, 07 Aug 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and her new VP pick made their first campaign appearance together in Ph...

Tue, 06 Aug 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. Financial m...

Mon, 05 Aug 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate as the final stage of the pres...

Sun, 04 Aug 2024

The U.S. is the largest exporter of natural gas in the world. And Louisiana's Gulf Coast is where mu...

Sat, 03 Aug 2024

A weaker-than-expected jobs report sent stocks tumbling and stoked fears the Federal Reserve is work...

Fri, 02 Aug 2024

Three high-profile prisoners were released by Moscow in exchange for Russian prisoners held by the U...

Thu, 01 Aug 2024

Former President Donald Trump participated in a tense Q&A at a convention for Black journalists in C...

Wed, 31 Jul 2024

The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Iran. The event touches everything from...

Tue, 30 Jul 2024

The GOP is hoping to flip a Democratic House seat in Arizona with donations from heavy hitters in th...

Mon, 29 Jul 2024

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Sun, 28 Jul 2024

This past spring, in the east African nation of Uganda, the country's highest court upheld The Anti-...

Sat, 27 Jul 2024

Paris pulls off its opening ceremonies despite security risks. The U.S. government responds to TikTo...

Fri, 26 Jul 2024

Two alleged kingpins of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel were arrested in El Paso, Texas. Vice President Kama...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024

In a speech from the Oval Office, President Biden explained his reasons for declining to run for a s...

Wed, 24 Jul 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress. Vice President H...

Tue, 23 Jul 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris paid tribute to President Biden and rallied staff on Day One of her pus...

Mon, 22 Jul 2024

President Biden is dropping out of the Presidential race. He has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harr...

Sun, 21 Jul 2024

Fear can be a powerful weapon. Gao Zhi, a 44-year-old Chinese man, knows this well. In 2020, after c...

Sat, 20 Jul 2024

Former President Trump secured the nomination from the Republican Party, but the identity of his opp...

Fri, 19 Jul 2024

Donald Trump formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination, in a more subdued speech than ...

Thu, 18 Jul 2024

Republican vice presidential pick J.D. Vance welcomed by party faithful. Lawmakers plan a series of ...

Wed, 17 Jul 2024

Republicans vow to "make America safe again," but the statistics contradict their claims of growing ...

Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Donald Trump has picked Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential nominee. The U.S. Secret Service...

Mon, 15 Jul 2024

Details emerge about the person who allegedly tried to assassinate Donald Trump. Conspiracy theories...

Sun, 14 Jul 2024

Whoopi Goldberg is an icon of entertainment. She's played many roles in Hollywood, and she has perha...

Sat, 13 Jul 2024

President Biden continues to work to overcome calls from within his own party to step aside. A Hezbo...

Fri, 12 Jul 2024

President Biden held a press conference on the sidelines of the NATO summit and his performance was ...

Thu, 11 Jul 2024

President Biden is facing more calls to step down, putting Vice President Kamala Harris under fresh ...

Wed, 10 Jul 2024

President Biden spoke to world leaders at the NATO summit in Washington and sought to reassure them ...

Tue, 09 Jul 2024

The Republican Party has released its Trump-inspired platform for 2024. European leaders are meeting...

Mon, 08 Jul 2024

More Congressional Democrats have called for President Joe Biden to step down, but he is receiving u...

Sun, 07 Jul 2024

This week on The Sunday Story, a new series from NPR's Embedded podcast that explores what happens ...

Sat, 06 Jul 2024

At a rally in Wisconsin and in an interview with ABC News, President Biden pushed back against calls...

Fri, 05 Jul 2024

Britain's Labour Party won the UK general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of Conservative P...

Thu, 04 Jul 2024

President Joe Biden met with Democratic governors at the White House as they tried to manage the fal...

Wed, 03 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling will have a profound effect on the power wielded by...

Tue, 02 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court has granted Donald Trump broad immunity for his official actions as President. Hur...

Mon, 01 Jul 2024

President Biden's debate performance has led to concerns about his reelection campaign. French voter...

Sun, 30 Jun 2024

NPR's Eyder Peralta reports from a country caught between criminal gangs, a broken government and a ...

Sat, 29 Jun 2024

Supreme Court decisions and the first presidential debate of the general election season make for a ...

Fri, 28 Jun 2024

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump attacked each other's presidencies during thei...

Thu, 27 Jun 2024

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off tonight at the first presidentia...

Wed, 26 Jun 2024

Deadly protests over Kenya tax hikes. U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich stands trial for espionage in...

Tue, 25 Jun 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes a plea deal. A Florida court weighs whether special counsel...

Mon, 24 Jun 2024

Israel's defense chief meets with senior U.S. officials over the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, gunm...

Sun, 23 Jun 2024

A few hours north of Seattle, Washington, there's a kind of ghost town dotted with decaying barns an...

Sat, 22 Jun 2024

What the Supreme Court decision on guns means for domestic violence victims. How extreme heat affect...

Fri, 21 Jun 2024

Tiktok submitted its first court filings, offering a glimpse into how the popular social media compa...

Thu, 20 Jun 2024

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is expected to announce new financial sanctions against individuals ...

Wed, 19 Jun 2024

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun apologized to families of 737 Max victims during a Senate hearing and admitt...

Tue, 18 Jun 2024

President Biden is set to announce a plan to protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses o...

Mon, 17 Jun 2024

Cross border fighting intensifies between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon as the Isra...

Sun, 16 Jun 2024

What does a comedian know about baseball? And what can America's oldest baseball field tell us about...

Sat, 15 Jun 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court of Friday tossed out a ban on bump stocks - modifications that make semi-auto...

Fri, 14 Jun 2024

The commonly used abortion pill Mifepristone will stay on the market after the Supreme Court disqual...

Thu, 13 Jun 2024

President Biden meets with leaders of the largest economies at the G7 Summit in Italy where they'll ...

Wed, 12 Jun 2024

President Biden says he will respect the judicial process after his son Hunter was convicted on thre...

Tue, 11 Jun 2024

Cross border attacks between Israel and Lebanon are intensifying as Secretary of State Antony Blinke...

Mon, 10 Jun 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East to push president Biden's ceasefire deal ami...

Sun, 09 Jun 2024

Can you get a college scholarship for playing video games? Are they becoming more accessible? Will f...

Sat, 08 Jun 2024

A series of new executive actions are aimed at improving security at the southern border, we'll tell...

Fri, 07 Jun 2024

Alex Jones, the right-wing media personality who trades in conspiracy theories, requests Chapter 7 l...

Thu, 06 Jun 2024

New Israeli bombardments are killing civilians, just days after Israel proposed terms for a ceasefir...

Wed, 05 Jun 2024

President Biden speaks to Americans from Normandy, France, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. L...

Tue, 04 Jun 2024

The Biden administration is expected to issue an executive order that could restrict crossings at th...

Mon, 03 Jun 2024

The latest negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza are underway. The trial of President Joe Biden's son...

Sun, 02 Jun 2024

Starting in 2018, sixteen people were arrested in India for allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime ...

Sat, 01 Jun 2024

Donald Trump claims his trial was "rigged," but does not give any evidence. President Biden says it'...

Fri, 31 May 2024

Former President Donald Trump is now a convicted felon following the verdict in his New York hush mo...

Thu, 30 May 2024

A NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll offers insights into how the outcome of former President Donald Trump...

Wed, 29 May 2024

The Biden campaign has launched a summer drive to shore up support from Black voters. Pope Francis h...

Tue, 28 May 2024

International condemnation continues in response to an Israeli airstrike on Rafah that killed at lea...

Mon, 27 May 2024

The Gaza health ministry says that an airstrike in Rafah killed 35 Palestinians and injured dozens m...

Sun, 26 May 2024

Imagine being a homeowner and paying your mortgage on time every month and then, suddenly, losing yo...

Sat, 25 May 2024

The International Court of Justice orders Israel to suspend its offensive in Rafah. How policing has...

Fri, 24 May 2024

The National Collegiate Athletics Association along with the nation's five biggest athletic conferen...

Thu, 23 May 2024

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls a general election as he trails the opposition in the polls...

Wed, 22 May 2024

The leaders of Ireland, Spain and Norway announce their countries will recognize Palestinian stateho...

Tue, 21 May 2024

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for top leaders ...

Mon, 20 May 2024

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named an acting president following the death of Pr...

Sun, 19 May 2024

"They can just kill anyone."Since 2016, thousands have been killed in the Philippines' war on drugs....

Sat, 18 May 2024

The first aid trucks crossed into Gaza on a floating pier built by the U.S. government. Boeing's ann...

Fri, 17 May 2024

President Biden meets leaders of Black sororities and fraternities ahead of delivering the commencem...

Thu, 16 May 2024

President Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to a pair of unusually early debates. ...

Wed, 15 May 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to China for a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping....

Tue, 14 May 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv as Ukrainian troops struggle to push back a n...

Mon, 13 May 2024

More than two months after toppling the prime minister of Haiti, gang leaders control most of the co...

Sun, 12 May 2024

Former Up First host Rachel Martin joins us to discuss her new podcast. Wild Card from NPR is part-i...

Sat, 11 May 2024

The State Department releases a highly critical report on Israel's conduct in Gaza. The trial of Dem...

Fri, 10 May 2024

The Biden administration has proposed a change to immigration laws meant to discourage people from c...

Thu, 09 May 2024

President Biden says he'll stop the shipment of U.S. military aid to Israel if it launches a major o...

Wed, 08 May 2024

The Biden administration is weighing how hard to push back on Israel's conduct of its war against Ha...

Tue, 07 May 2024

After seven months of war and nearly 35,000 deaths, a pause in the fighting in Gaza seemed in sight ...

Mon, 06 May 2024

The Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas appear to have hit a roadblock. China's president ...

Sun, 05 May 2024

In recent years, high profile cases of police brutality across the U.S. have brought increased atten...

Sat, 04 May 2024

Second week of testimony in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case has ended. It dug up a world of ...

Fri, 03 May 2024

After more than a week of silence, President Biden addressed the pro-Palestinian protests on college...

Thu, 02 May 2024

Arizona lawmakers have repealed a Civil War-era law that bans nearly all abortions. The police clear...

Wed, 01 May 2024

New York City police used force overnight to zip-tie the hands of dozens of Columbia University stud...

Tue, 30 Apr 2024

A standoff at Columbia, as students defy the university's order to disband the protest against the G...

Mon, 29 Apr 2024

The International Criminal Court is reportedly weighing arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leader...

Sun, 28 Apr 2024

From brightening ocean clouds to launching sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, some entrepreneurs ...

Sat, 27 Apr 2024

Campus demonstrations in support of Gaza have spread to schools unaccustomed to such activism. In Ne...

Fri, 26 Apr 2024

As protests and arrests continue at college campuses across the U.S.. are the students calling for d...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024

Arizona is now the fourth state to bring "fake elector" charges against allies of Donald Trump. The ...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024

The New York jury weighing criminal charges against Donald Trump has now heard from the trial's firs...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024

Protests against the war in Gaza on college campuses now stretch from coast to coast. The United Kin...

Mon, 22 Apr 2024

Opening arguments begin today in Manhattan: the People of the State of New York vs Donald J. Trump. ...

Sun, 21 Apr 2024

Historical markers dot the American landscape. They are on the sides of roads, in parks, rest areas,...

Sat, 20 Apr 2024

Congress is expected to vote Saturday on aid for U.S. allies over the objections of some Republicans...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024

Less than a week after Iran launched air strikes into Israel, Israel appears to have responded. New ...

Thu, 18 Apr 2024

Israel is now engaged in conflicts on three separate fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. A new timeli...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024

The U.S. wants China to help calm tensions in the Middle East by leveraging its influence with Iran....

Tue, 16 Apr 2024

Iran is calling its air strikes on Israel a huge success, even though nearly all their missiles and ...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024

Iran and its allies launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend. Israel, t...

Sun, 14 Apr 2024

How can Black women face workplace challenges without losing faith—or losing themselves—in the p...

Sat, 13 Apr 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris was in Arizona, where the state's high court reinstated an 1864 law all...

Fri, 12 Apr 2024

We look back at the complicated life and legacy O.J. Simpson leaves behind after he died yesterday f...

Thu, 11 Apr 2024

President Biden is hosting a meeting with the leaders of two key U.S. allies — Japan and the Phili...

Wed, 10 Apr 2024

Arizona's Supreme Court says an abortion ban passed during the Civil War should be the law of the la...

Tue, 09 Apr 2024

Donald Trump wants to leave abortion policy up to the states. The Vatican calls surrogacy and gender...

Mon, 08 Apr 2024

We've got everything you need to be ready for today's total solar eclipse. (Except for those glasses...

Sun, 07 Apr 2024

David Baron says seeing a total solar eclipse is "like you've left the solar system and are looking ...

Sat, 06 Apr 2024

October 7, 2023, was a Saturday. This Saturday, we look back at the last six months of violence, beg...

Fri, 05 Apr 2024

Israel is allowing aid to flow into Northern Gaza after President Joe Biden warned that U.S. support...

Thu, 04 Apr 2024

A key member of Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet says Israel should set a date for elections. NATO i...

Wed, 03 Apr 2024

A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck Taiwan, the biggest quake to rock the Asian island in ...

Tue, 02 Apr 2024

Two airstrikes in the last 24 hours are drawing new scrutiny to Israel's military actions in the Mid...

Mon, 01 Apr 2024

The United Nations' main judicial body says Israel must allow more aid into Gaza, but can the court'...

Sun, 31 Mar 2024

In China, a man has been playing the piano outdoors, often in places of great sadness—the epicente...

Sat, 30 Mar 2024

Some car companies are looking for workarounds to get their vehicles from ships to dealers after the...

Fri, 29 Mar 2024

If you paid enough money Thursday night, you could get your picture taken with three presidents — ...

Thu, 28 Mar 2024

We now have an initial timeline — minute by minute — of how a massive cargo ship came to crash i...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024

At the site of Baltimore's Key Bridge, rescue efforts have turned to recovery. In Gaza, families are...

Tue, 26 Mar 2024

A one-and-a-half mile bridge in Baltimore has collapsed a large container ship crashed into it and c...

Mon, 25 Mar 2024

Israel's Defense Minister is in the U.S. today at a moment of tension between the two allies. An off...

Sun, 24 Mar 2024

This week the EPA released new rules for vehicle emissions, which will push the auto industry to spe...

Sat, 23 Mar 2024

Russian authorities say they've arrested several people responsible for the attack at a large concer...

Fri, 22 Mar 2024

Secretary of State Tony Blinken visits Israel as Gaza braces for famine. Donald Trump is ready to ta...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024

The Biden administration gives electric vehicles a jolt — with new EPA rules that aim to make two-...

Wed, 20 Mar 2024

Migrants in Texas are waking up to a new day of anxiety after a whirlwind of court orders about a co...

Tue, 19 Mar 2024

The United Nations says famine is imminent in Northern Gaza. In one state that has banned abortion, ...

Mon, 18 Mar 2024

An outcome never in doubt: Russia's electoral commission says Vladimir Putin has won yet another ter...

Sun, 17 Mar 2024

The Israeli government currently prohibits foreign journalists from entering Gaza. NPR's Leila Fadel...

Sat, 16 Mar 2024

Haitians wait for the arrival of a peacekeeping force from Kenya, as violence continues there. After...

Fri, 15 Mar 2024

In Russia, nothing happens without some intrigue — even a presidential election in which Vladimir ...

Thu, 14 Mar 2024

Many Haitians are troubled by an international plan to impose a transitional government. European Un...

Wed, 13 Mar 2024

A House vote today takes aim at TikTok — and its Chinese parent company. Conspiracy theories about...

Tue, 12 Mar 2024

Haiti's armed gangs have gotten their wish: The prime Minister says he plans to resign. On this prim...

Mon, 11 Mar 2024

Muslims are making the start of Ramadan today — and there is, as yet, no ceasefire between Israel ...

Sun, 10 Mar 2024

Barbenheimer was the summer blockbuster phenomenon of 2023 around the movies Barbie and Oppenheimer....

Sat, 09 Mar 2024

President Biden and former President Trump both hold campaign events in Georgia today. For Biden, it...

Fri, 08 Mar 2024

President Biden takes on his age — and, without saying his name, his opponent. Donald Trump is poi...

Thu, 07 Mar 2024

President Biden gives his election-year State of the Union address tonight as polls show him trailin...

Wed, 06 Mar 2024

NPR has confirmed Nikki Haley is due to suspend her presidential campaign after a big win on Super T...

Tue, 05 Mar 2024

Super Tuesday is here — with more voters casting ballots than any other day. The Supreme Court say...

Mon, 04 Mar 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as the U.S. ...

Sun, 03 Mar 2024

Why is it so complicated to save the Everglades?The Everglades is home to the largest mangrove ecosy...

Sat, 02 Mar 2024

The latest in U.S. politics, from presidential border visits to an averted government shutdown. Oreg...

Fri, 01 Mar 2024

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being laid to rest after dying in prison for charges wid...

Thu, 29 Feb 2024

The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for his official actions as...

Wed, 28 Feb 2024

President Joe Biden celebrated an easy win in Tuesday's Michigan primary. But it came with a warning...

Tue, 27 Feb 2024

Michigan is holding its presidential primaries today, and some Democrats say they're voting uncommit...

Mon, 26 Feb 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to move ahead with a ground offensive in the border ...

Sun, 25 Feb 2024

In the sleepy town of Asebu, a few miles inland from the Atlantic along Ghana's Cape Coast, a serene...

Sat, 24 Feb 2024

As the Russia-Ukraine War heads into its third year, we look at the state of the conflict. Also, for...

Fri, 23 Feb 2024

Lawmakers in Alabama are working on a legislative solution to a recent state Supreme Court decision ...

Thu, 22 Feb 2024

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is ramping up her attacks on former President Donald Trump, b...

Wed, 21 Feb 2024

The Supreme Court today hears a challenge to the EPA's authority to regulate air quality. Three GOP-...

Tue, 20 Feb 2024

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange will be in a London courtroom today. He's trying to stop his extrad...

Mon, 19 Feb 2024

Russia has taken control of a frontline city in Ukraine only days before the war's second anniversar...

Sun, 18 Feb 2024

Mass shootings in America are now regular news. The latest happened days ago, at a Super Bowl parade...

Sat, 17 Feb 2024

Family and allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he was murdered. A New York judge ...

Fri, 16 Feb 2024

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison. An Atlanta judge will decide if the prosecu...

Thu, 15 Feb 2024

22 people were shot including children during the Kansas City Super Bowl parade, at least one person...

Wed, 14 Feb 2024

House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Aljandro Mayorkas accusing him with r...

Tue, 13 Feb 2024

As Israel plans an offensive in Rafah, negotiators are meeting in Cairo to discuss a path towards a ...

Mon, 12 Feb 2024

Israel is telling 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering in Southern Gaza to evacuate, as attacks conti...

Sun, 11 Feb 2024

What happens when you put friendship at the center of your life?NPR's Rhaina Cohen has been thinking...

Sat, 10 Feb 2024

Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion of the southern end of Gaza. The failure of a border ...

Fri, 09 Feb 2024

A special counsel report says President Joe Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materi...

Thu, 08 Feb 2024

The Supreme Court is set to rule on Colorado's controversial decision to disqualify Donald Trump fro...

Wed, 07 Feb 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken lands in Israel with Hamas' first public response to a ceasefire d...

Tue, 06 Feb 2024

Widespread flooding in southern California is turning hillsides into rivers of mud, as a slow-moving...

Mon, 05 Feb 2024

The U.S. carried out more strikes on Iranian-backed groups as Secretary Antony Blinken heads to the ...

Sun, 04 Feb 2024

Since its debut in 2008, NPR's Tiny Desk has become a must-stop destination for music superstars lik...

Sat, 03 Feb 2024

The U.S. attacked 85 targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the deaths of three American servi...

Fri, 02 Feb 2024

President Biden sanctions Israelis for violence in the West Bank. What can turnout in today's South ...

Thu, 01 Feb 2024

The House approves a three-year expansion for the Child Tax Credit. E.U. leaders back a $50 billion ...

Wed, 31 Jan 2024

Qatar's prime minister sounds a cautious note on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. The Federal Re...

Tue, 30 Jan 2024

The U.S. weighs a response to a drone strike that killed American soldiers, Texas bars federal agent...

Mon, 29 Jan 2024

President Biden vows to respond to a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers at a remote base i...

Sun, 28 Jan 2024

Primary season has just begun but for most Republicans, it's a wrap. The question now is not who the...

Sat, 27 Jan 2024

A jury ordered former president Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defamin...

Fri, 26 Jan 2024

The UN's top court will deliver its interim ruling on the genocide charges brought against Israel by...

Thu, 25 Jan 2024

Nikki Haley makes a major push in her home state of South Carolina. New revelations suggest Boeing c...

Wed, 24 Jan 2024

Donald Trump wins New Hampshire's GOP primary. Nikki Haley banks on the upcoming contest in her home...

Tue, 23 Jan 2024

The New Hampshire primary takes place today, with the Republican field essentially reduced to two pr...

Mon, 22 Jan 2024

Ron DeSantis endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire primary. India's Prime Minister Narendra M...

Sun, 21 Jan 2024

Medical errors happen all the time. They can be overlooked or they can lead to big lawsuits and sett...

Sat, 20 Jan 2024

Former President Donald Trump gets an endorsement from Senator Tim Scott just ahead of the NH primar...

Fri, 19 Jan 2024

A report from the Justice Department finds multiple failures in how law enforcement responded to the...

Thu, 18 Jan 2024

A communications blackout has hindered humanitarian efforts in Gaza as intense fighting between the ...

Wed, 17 Jan 2024

What's behind the uptick in attacks between the U-S military and the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen...

Tue, 16 Jan 2024

Former President Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucuses by a big margin. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ...

Mon, 15 Jan 2024

The republican primaries begin today with the Iowa caucuses. What Israel's war against Hamas looks ...

Sun, 14 Jan 2024

California's governor has made the rounds on local and national news pitching a new court as a solut...

Sat, 13 Jan 2024

Another powerful winter storm brings much of the Midwest to a halt; Subzero temperatures are predict...

Fri, 12 Jan 2024

The U.S. and Britain launch airstrikes on Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen. Taiwan prepares for clos...

Thu, 11 Jan 2024

New York State and former president Donald Trump present closing arguments in the trial involving Tr...

Wed, 10 Jan 2024

Former President Donald Trump made his case for immunity to appeals court judges. U.S. Defense Secre...

Tue, 09 Jan 2024

A federal appeals court will hear arguments about whether Donald Trump is immune from federal prosec...

Mon, 08 Jan 2024

Congress reaches a deal on government funding, with little time to get it passed. Secretary of State...

Sun, 07 Jan 2024

Extreme weather driven by climate change is affecting housing across the country. Millions of homes ...

Sat, 06 Jan 2024

The FBI has arrested 1,200 people in connection with the Capitol riots and is still looking for more...

Fri, 05 Jan 2024

Former President Donald Trump says if he's elected he'll pardon many rioters convicted of crimes in ...

Thu, 04 Jan 2024

Explosions in Iran, a drone strike in Lebanon and a threat from Hezbollah's leader to punish those r...

Wed, 03 Jan 2024

A top Hamas leader was killed in Lebanon's capital of Beirut. How big a blow is this for the militan...

Tue, 02 Jan 2024

A landmark court ruling in Israel has delivered a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-...

Mon, 01 Jan 2024

2024 will be a big year in American politics. How will the economy, immigration, abortion rights, on...

Sun, 31 Dec 2023

Today on The Sunday Story host Ayesha Rascoe talks to NPR labor correspondent Andrea Hsu and NPR cul...

Sat, 30 Dec 2023

More than 150 missiles and drones fell on Ukrainian cities on Friday, hitting a shopping mall and a ...

Fri, 29 Dec 2023

The Israeli offensive in Gaza continues as new evacuation orders are issued. Around 1,000 trucks wai...

Thu, 28 Dec 2023

The World Health Organization warns that disease could kill more people in Gaza than the bombings, i...

Wed, 27 Dec 2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Mexico to discuss immigration policy as a caravan of th...

Tue, 26 Dec 2023

Despite U.S. calls to protect Palestinian civilians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed...

Mon, 25 Dec 2023

Christmas in Bethlehem is somber this year. In the wake of the war in Gaza, church leaders are cance...

Sun, 24 Dec 2023

As China's economy slows and optimism fades, aging workers who've spent decades of their lives build...

Sat, 23 Dec 2023

The UN Security Council agreed on a resolution pressing for more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. In ...

Fri, 22 Dec 2023

In the U.N. Security Council, negotiators try to win U.S. support for a resolution in Gaza. Violet r...

Thu, 21 Dec 2023

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas are underway with Egypt helping to broker a deal. European Uni...

Wed, 20 Dec 2023

The Colorado Supreme Court blocks Donald Trump from that state's 2024 presidential primary, citing t...

Tue, 19 Dec 2023

The U.S. announces Operation Prosperity Guardian in response to attacks on commercial ships in the R...

Mon, 18 Dec 2023

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urges a wind-down in Israel's major combat operations. Republicans in...

Sun, 17 Dec 2023

Today on The Sunday Story host Ayesha Rascoe explores the media's challenge in covering Donald Trump...

Sat, 16 Dec 2023

The Israeli military said it accidentally killed three hostages held in Gaza. In a statement, the ar...

Fri, 15 Dec 2023

Disagreements emerge between U.S., Israeli, Palestinian and Gulf leaders and activists over who shou...

Thu, 14 Dec 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin traditionally ends most years with an extended press conference. Wh...

Wed, 13 Dec 2023

The Republican-controlled House is set to vote on formalizing its impeachment inquiry of President J...

Tue, 12 Dec 2023

A Texas woman has left the state, whose highest court ruled she does not meet the exception to the a...

Mon, 11 Dec 2023

World policy leaders meeting in Qatar discuss the Gaza war and its impact on regional security. Dona...

Sun, 10 Dec 2023

Today on The Sunday Story host Ayesha Rascoe explores the growing crisis of medical debt in America....

Sat, 09 Dec 2023

Images of Palestinian men stripped to their underwear prompt outrage. Genetic editing leads to new t...

Fri, 08 Dec 2023

The Justice Department has charged President Biden's son on nine counts related to his failure to pa...

Thu, 07 Dec 2023

Republican presidential candidates take to the stage for the fourth primary debate. Israeli official...

Wed, 06 Dec 2023

Some U.S. lawmakers question whether aid to Ukraine should continue amid a battlefield stalemate. Se...

Tue, 05 Dec 2023

The Justice Department accuses former U.S. ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of working as a "clandesti...

Mon, 04 Dec 2023

Israel says it expanded its ground offensive against Hamas to all parts of Gaza. This includes the o...

Sun, 03 Dec 2023

In this week's episode, Ayesha shares the latest series out of NPR's Embedded. In "All The Only Ones...

Sat, 02 Dec 2023

Fighting between Israel and Hamas has resumed after a seven-day pause. Vice President Kamala Harris ...

Fri, 01 Dec 2023

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resumed on Friday after a weeklong ceasefire. What does the return to war...

Thu, 30 Nov 2023

Israel and Hamas agree to extend a temporary truce by another day. The House weighs whether to expel...

Wed, 29 Nov 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels before heading...

Tue, 28 Nov 2023

President Biden says Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend a temporary truce for two more days. Aut...

Mon, 27 Nov 2023

Israel and Hamas consider extending a four-day pause in fighting. Global climate talks begin later t...

Sun, 26 Nov 2023

Today on The Sunday Story host Ayesha Rascoe heads to Westchester County, in upstate New York to mee...

Sat, 25 Nov 2023

Hamas released 24 hostages Friday as Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners. Another exchange is expe...

Fri, 24 Nov 2023

A four day cease-fire takes effect between Israel and Gaza ahead of the possible release of 50 hosta...

Thu, 23 Nov 2023

Israel says the release of 50 hostages in Gaza in return for 150 Palestinians will not start before ...

Wed, 22 Nov 2023

Israel and Hamas agree to a deal involving the release of some hostages in exchange for a multi-day ...

Tue, 21 Nov 2023

Ukraine enters winter with stalled front lines and uncertainty over the West's continued support for...

Mon, 20 Nov 2023

Officials discuss a possible deal related to the release of some hostages in Gaza in exchange for a ...

Sun, 19 Nov 2023

In 2011, NPR correspondent Howard Berkes noticed an anomaly in the sidebar of a government report on...

Sat, 18 Nov 2023

Israeli troops are evacuating Al-Shifa Hospital now that it's under their control. A maverick politi...

Fri, 17 Nov 2023

Israel says it is uncovering an intricate network of tunnels used by Hamas in Gaza. Members of Unite...

Thu, 16 Nov 2023

President Joe Biden speaks about global affairs with China's leader Xi Jinping. Israel raids Gaza's ...

Wed, 15 Nov 2023

President Biden aims to restore communications with China's Xi Jinping. Tensions reach a breaking po...

Tue, 14 Nov 2023

The Supreme Court adopts its first code of ethics. Israel says it has evidence of a Hamas military c...

Mon, 13 Nov 2023

Israeli troops advance on Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, where Hamas militants allegedly maintain a ...

Sun, 12 Nov 2023

What does it mean to live a life worthy of those we leave behind? On this episode of The Sunday Sto...

Sat, 11 Nov 2023

Israel says it is "closing in" on Hamas militants it claims are using hospitals and other civilian i...

Fri, 10 Nov 2023

Israel agrees to daily pauses in fighting to allow for a "humanitarian corridor" in areas of norther...

Thu, 09 Nov 2023

Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for security failures that led to 1,400 deaths by H...

Wed, 08 Nov 2023

Abortion access is a winning issue in off-year elections. Candidates vie for the 2024 GOP presidenti...

Tue, 07 Nov 2023

Israel and Hamas have been at war for a month and with no sign of relief, it's already the deadliest...

Mon, 06 Nov 2023

Israel continues intense bombardment on Gaza and vows to eliminate Hamas with no clear alternative t...

Sun, 05 Nov 2023

Today is the New York City Marathon. Around 50,000 runners are racing in the men's and women's divis...

Sat, 04 Nov 2023

The Israeli government says Hamas must release hostages before any consideration of a pause in its r...

Fri, 03 Nov 2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Tel Aviv today to ask Israel again to prioritize protec...

Thu, 02 Nov 2023

Negotiations are ongoing to allow hundreds more foreign nationals to flee war-torn Gaza through Egyp...

Wed, 01 Nov 2023

Another phone and internet blackout is hampering rescue efforts after massive airstrikes hit Gaza's ...

Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Israeli tanks and troops have advanced deeper into Gaza as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects...

Mon, 30 Oct 2023

People in Gaza face a dire humanitarian crisis as the Israeli military increases airstrikes on the b...

Sun, 29 Oct 2023

Catcalling can be often thought of as playful and harmless, a classic case of boys will be boys. But...

Sat, 28 Oct 2023

A suspect wanted for fatally shooting 18 people in Lewiston, Maine was found dead on Friday. Israel ...

Fri, 27 Oct 2023

A manhunt continues for the gunman behind a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. European leaders call ...

Thu, 26 Oct 2023

A person of interest in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine is still at large as authorities ask l...

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

World leaders urge Israel to restrain its attacks on Gaza after 19 days of airstrikes meant to pave ...

Tue, 24 Oct 2023

As Israeli bombardment continues across Gaza, diplomatic efforts to facilitate the release of more h...

Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Desperately needed humanitarian aid has begun to trickle into Gaza as Israeli airstrikes intensify o...

Sun, 22 Oct 2023

For years, medical experts have raised the alarm about the effects of sedentary behavior on the huma...

Sat, 21 Oct 2023

Trucks carrying aid entered the Egypt-Gaza border at Rafah on Saturday. The relative of two American...

Fri, 20 Oct 2023

President Biden says supporting Israel and Ukraine is vital for America's national security. But wil...

Thu, 19 Oct 2023

The war between Israel and Hamas has killed more than 4,000 people - making it the deadliest of all ...

Wed, 18 Oct 2023

Hundreds of people are dead after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Israeli and Palestinian offici...

Tue, 17 Oct 2023

President Biden on Tuesday will leave for a wartime trip to the Middle East. He will visit Israel, w...

Mon, 16 Oct 2023

Israel's deadline for civilians to leave northern Gaza has passed. What happens to people who remain...

Sun, 15 Oct 2023

15-minute cities are an urban planning idea growing in popularity. The idea is that you can get to t...

Sat, 14 Oct 2023

Palestinians are beginning to leave northern Gaza as Israel threatens a ground invasion. Past experi...

Fri, 13 Oct 2023

Israel's military has issued an evacuation order for northern Gaza. It gives the roughly 1.1 million...

Thu, 12 Oct 2023

Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza following the weekend attack by Hamas fighters has plunged the are...

Wed, 11 Oct 2023

Israel's military is preparing a ground invasion into Gaza. Authorities believe that about 150 hosta...

Tue, 10 Oct 2023

Israel is increasing its airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation for Saturday's surprise attack. Hamas in ...

Mon, 09 Oct 2023

Israel is at war with Hamas. The militant group launched a surprise attack over the weekend. More th...

Sun, 08 Oct 2023

In this bonus episode of Up First, NPR takes stock of the first day of war between Israel and the Ha...

Sat, 07 Oct 2023

Israel's prime minister says the country "at war" after attacks by air and land by Gaza militants. R...

Fri, 06 Oct 2023

Florida Republican Matt Gaetz is the man who led the rebellion that pushed out House Speaker Kevin M...

Thu, 05 Oct 2023

A House without a speaker is paralyzed to pass spending legislation, including aid to Ukraine. So wh...

Wed, 04 Oct 2023

For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives removed its speaker. Who will fill ...

Tue, 03 Oct 2023

Ukraine's war is far from over. It's biggest challenge, however, may not be on the battlefield, but ...

Mon, 02 Oct 2023

Lawmakers narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing a short-term spending measure over the w...

Sun, 01 Oct 2023

In Colorado, the first of two trials is underway in the death of Elijah McClain.On a late summer nig...

Sat, 30 Sep 2023

The US government is set to shutdown Sunday after a group of GOP hardliners opposed House Speaker Ke...

Fri, 29 Sep 2023

With less than 48 hours left to avoid a government shutdown, the White House is already preparing to...

Thu, 28 Sep 2023

Republican candidates for the presidential nomination finally got around to criticize the frontrunne...

Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Seven Republican candidates will be on stage for the second presidential debate in California on Wed...

Tue, 26 Sep 2023

President Biden will join striking auto workers in Detroit on Tuesday. He has a chance to be the fir...

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

TV and movie writers have reached a tentative deal with Hollywood studios that could soon end a near...

Sun, 24 Sep 2023

Today on The Sunday Story, NPR's Daniel Estrin talks about his four-year long investigation into the...

Sat, 23 Sep 2023

President Biden is going to Michigan to support the United Auto Workers' union strikes. A government...

Fri, 22 Sep 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that more foreign aid is necessary...

Fri, 22 Sep 2023

The UAW is set to expand its strike if automakers fail to meet a deadline, the tiny Italian island o...

Thu, 21 Sep 2023

House Republicans can't agree on a stopgap government spending bill, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with...

Wed, 20 Sep 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland faces grilling by House Republicans, the Federal Reserve is widely ...

Tue, 19 Sep 2023

President Biden speaks at the United Nations General Assembly, five prisoners are on their way back ...

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

Auto plants shut down amid a walkout against all Big Three automakers, Tens of thousands of people k...

Sun, 17 Sep 2023

South Africa has long been one of the world's largest consumers of coal. But the country is now in t...

Sat, 16 Sep 2023

People in New England prepare as post-tropical cyclone Lee bears down on the region. The United Aut...

Fri, 15 Sep 2023

Members of the United Auto Workers walked off work at three select plants and are threatening to exp...

Thu, 14 Sep 2023

Sen. Mitt Romney will not run for a second term. States unaccustomed to hurricanes, such as Maine, p...

Wed, 13 Sep 2023

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. ...

Tue, 12 Sep 2023

Moroccan and international teams are working to rescue survivors from the earthquake. The government...

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

The death toll from the earthquake in Morocco surpasses 2,100 people. The FDA is poised to green lig...

Sun, 10 Sep 2023

Today on The Sunday Story NPR correspondent Eyder Peralta travels to Nicaragua. He's the first forei...

Sat, 09 Sep 2023

A strong earthquake hit Morocco killing hundreds of people and injuring scores more. Donald Trump fu...

Fri, 08 Sep 2023

Can a summer of extreme weather be linked to climate change? Ukraine is the only country that relies...

Thu, 07 Sep 2023

The United Nations says as many as a million people have fled war in Sudan. NPR's Michel Martin visi...

Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected in Kyiv to show American support for Ukraine's war eff...

Tue, 05 Sep 2023

The Senate reconvenes in Washington with a long to-do list. The suspended attorney general of Texas ...

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is replacing his defense minister. Russian President Vladimi...

Sun, 03 Sep 2023

Today on The Sunday Story, author Simone Stolzoff discusses his book The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming...

Sat, 02 Sep 2023

President Biden is visiting communities in Florida embarking on cleanup efforts after Hurricane Idal...

Fri, 01 Sep 2023

Idalia could cause delays over the busy Labor Day weekend, settlement talks falter in the 9/11 terro...

Thu, 31 Aug 2023

Concerns rise over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health, Florida picks up the pieces afte...

Wed, 30 Aug 2023

Hurricane Idalia strengthens ahead of its expected landfall. Enrique Tarrio will learn how long he'l...

Tue, 29 Aug 2023

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia. Schools and hospitals recommend masking over rising COVID cases...

Mon, 28 Aug 2023

Trump's election obstruction trial gets a start date, hundreds of people gather to honor three Black...

Sun, 27 Aug 2023

Mina Bakhshi learned to climb mountains when she was 17 years old, in her home country of Afghanista...

Sat, 26 Aug 2023

Ukrainians greet the apparent death of mercenary leader with gallows humor. Commerce Secretary Gina ...

Fri, 25 Aug 2023

From counterprogramming a GOP debate to posing for a mug shot in Georgia, Donald Trump had a busy we...

Thu, 24 Aug 2023

GOP presidential contenders tangle on a debate stage. Trump is expected in Georgia to answer electio...

Wed, 23 Aug 2023

Eight GOP presidential hopefuls, minus the frontrunner, debate tonight. The Biden administration lay...

Tue, 22 Aug 2023

President Biden visited Maui, where wildfire survivors worry about finding permanent housing. Climat...

Mon, 21 Aug 2023

Forecasters predicted catastrophic flooding in California from the remnants of Hurricane Hilary. Vot...

Sun, 20 Aug 2023

Today on The Sunday Story, author Elizabeth Rush discusses the book that emerged from her journey to...

Sat, 19 Aug 2023

Hurricane Hilary is expected to reach Southern California as a tropical storm with damaging winds an...

Fri, 18 Aug 2023

President Biden hosts his counterparts from Japan and South Korea at Camp David. The Canadian city o...

Thu, 17 Aug 2023

Mifepristone remains accessible, for now, after an appeals court ruling Wednesday. Recovery from Mau...

Wed, 16 Aug 2023

Why Republicans seem unbothered by Trump's indictments. Coup leaders in Niger tighten their grip. NP...

Tue, 15 Aug 2023

A Georgia grand jury indicts Donald Trump. Recovery continues in Lahaina after deadly Maui wildfires...

Mon, 14 Aug 2023

Recovery continues in Maui after America's deadliest fire in more than 100 years. Georgia prosecutor...

Sun, 13 Aug 2023

In India, intercaste marriage is very rare and marrying for love is not widely accepted. Among those...

Sat, 12 Aug 2023

The wildfires in Hawaii have become the state's worst natural disaster in recorded history. David We...

Fri, 11 Aug 2023

Mass evacuations continue after deadly Maui wildfires. The Supreme Court agrees to review a controve...

Thu, 10 Aug 2023

Deadly wildfires tear across two islands in Hawai'i. The latest inflation report is expected to show...

Wed, 09 Aug 2023

Three people charged with assault after a waterside brawl in Montgomery, Ala. Pakistan is ramping up...

Tue, 08 Aug 2023

An election in Ohio has implications for abortion. President Biden heads to the Grand Canyon to tout...

Mon, 07 Aug 2023

Donald Trump's attorneys have until Monday evening to respond to a request for a protective order ag...

Sun, 06 Aug 2023

This month marks 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, so our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour reach...

Sat, 05 Aug 2023

Following another federal indictment, former President Trump addressed Republicans at a dinner in Al...

Fri, 04 Aug 2023

Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to new criminal charges. The Labor Department releas...

Thu, 03 Aug 2023

Donald Trump travels to Washington for his arraignment on new criminal charges. A new poll shows Rep...

Wed, 02 Aug 2023

Donald Trump is indicted on felony charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. How conser...

Tue, 01 Aug 2023

Donald Trump's legal woes haven't hurt him in the polls. The ACLU files a lawsuit to block the count...

Mon, 31 Jul 2023

A bombing kills dozens on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Ukraine retakes a small village from R...

Sun, 30 Jul 2023

B.A. Parker had always known about the plantation called Somerset Place, but she had never been. It'...

Sat, 29 Jul 2023

Republican presidential candidates gathered in Iowa for the state party's annual Lincoln Dinner. Rus...

Fri, 28 Jul 2023

The House and Senate are on radically different paths to approving the annual spending bills, settin...

Thu, 27 Jul 2023

A plea deal struck between the DOJ and Hunter Biden is on hold after a judge said she wants more inf...

Wed, 26 Jul 2023

The Fed is expected to raise interest rates again. The Biden administration wants insurance companie...