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Jun 22, 2026
Alan Greenspan, who steered the Federal Reserve for nearly nearly two decades through some of the longest economic booms in U.S. history, has died.
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Jun 22, 2026
With Congress returning to Washington, President Trump's ceasefire agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz faces new scrutiny.
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Jun 22, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the Democratic leader of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, about the opening of face-to-face talks between the U.S. and Iran.
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Jun 22, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Vice President Mike Pence about his new book, "What Conservatives Believe."
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Jun 22, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps down, Vance and senior Iranian officials meet in Switzerland for high-stakes nuclear talks, Trump's Iran ceasefire faces new questions as Congress returns.
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Jun 22, 2026
The U.K. will have its seventh prime minister in 10 years. Keir Starmer is stepping down. His likely successor is the outgoing Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
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Jun 22, 2026
The UK will have its 7th prime minister in 10 years. Keir Starmer is stepping down. His likely successor is the outgoing Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
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Jun 22, 2026
Four years ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Yet there are nearly twice as many abortions in the U.S. as before. That's because abortion pills are now being prescribed online and mailed.
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Jun 22, 2026
A new program in Missouri allows people serving time in prison to earn a tattoo license while also reducing the risk of infections and illness from contraband tattoos.
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Jun 22, 2026
The group stage of the World Cup continues this week. The U.S. has already won its group and qualified for the knockout stage. A few favorites have struggled and unexpected ones have shined.
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Jun 22, 2026
Ukrainian soldiers and their partners march in Kyiv's Pride parade for the right to marry and enter into civil partnerships in a traditional country that's trying to modernize as it aligns with Western Europe.
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Jun 22, 2026
Steve Inskeep remembers a former NPR colleague, the late Elizabeth Arnold.
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Jun 22, 2026
Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for high-stakes nuclear talks aimed at shoring up a fragile Iran peace framework and keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.
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Jun 22, 2026
How are those living in Iran reacting to the temporary peace agreement and negotiations with the U.S.? Two men shared their hopes for change and lingering doubts it will happen.
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Jun 19, 2026
A planned U.S.-Iran meeting was abruptly postponed, leaving the initial agreement to end the war on shaky ground.
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Jun 19, 2026
A look at the hardliner leading Iran's negotiating team wit the U.S. to end the war.
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Jun 19, 2026
Who are the winners and losers of the war with Iran? NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations for his assessment.
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Jun 19, 2026
Hops, yeast...and a lot of molasses
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Jun 19, 2026
The war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to Wisconsin swing voters who participated in two online focus groups that NPR observed.
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Jun 19, 2026
When the United States plays Australia in the World Cup on Friday, U.S. striker Folarin Balogun will be a key to the attack. He scored two goals in the opener against Paraguay.
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Jun 19, 2026
New York celebrated its NBA champion Knicks Thursday with a blue and orange confetti parade attended by tens of thousands of fans.
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Jun 19, 2026
The Obama Presidential Center allows former President Barack Obama to shape how he hopes to be remembered.
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Jun 19, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is becoming the face of the next phase of negotiations with Iran.
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Jun 19, 2026
Ticks can cause serious diseases, but the tools for controlling them lag decades behind mosquitoes. In the northeast, health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations -- which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks -- along with new experimental approaches, can start to reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause.
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Jun 19, 2026
Nearly three years of conflict have affected the Middle East's power map. Now, the Iran war is triggering another shift, raising new questions about the power balance in the region.
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Jun 19, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum whether countries in the Middle East consider the U.S. a reliable ally.
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Jun 18, 2026
MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."
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Jun 18, 2026
Ukraine carried out massive drone strikes on Moscow Thursday, in what appears to be its largest attack on Russia yet.
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Jun 18, 2026
President Trump signed the framework agreement to end the Iran war, which includes terms that Iran won't build a nuclear weapon and could allow it to rebuild its shattered economy.
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Jun 18, 2026
The Trump administration released the full text of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. Steve Inskeep asks former U.S. Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley how it compares to the 2015 Iran deal.
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Jun 18, 2026
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday, and hinted its next move could be a rate increase. The new Fed chairman vowed to bring inflation under control.
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Jun 18, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan about the fight over the confirmation of a new national intelligence director, the renewal of spy tools and election integrity.
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Jun 18, 2026
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., says Trump's threat to block FISA reauthorization is like "cutting off your nose to spite your face."
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Jun 18, 2026
The average price of jet fuel has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of the war with Iran. But aviation experts say the cost of airfare is likely to stay high, at least for now.
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Jun 18, 2026
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a record low share of Americans approve of President Trump's job performance and his handling of the economy heading into the summer before a key midterm election.
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Jun 18, 2026
For NPR's Newsmakers, Michel Martin speaks about the future of American Vogue with its new Head of Editorial Content Chloe Malle.
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Jun 18, 2026
A newly revealed Department of Homeland Security document outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.
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Jun 18, 2026
A display of former First Lady Michelle Obama's dresses is bound to draw attention in the new Obama Presidential Center Museum. One notable presidential outfit, however, is not on display.
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Jun 17, 2026
Vice President JD Vance will head to Switzerland to sign the preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran, but key details remain unclear.
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Jun 17, 2026
President Trump says he has an agreement with Iran but some in his own party say they need more details.
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Jun 17, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about the preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Jun 17, 2026
People who go to prison keep one important right — to file a grievance over their treatment: from abuse to denied medical care. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR.
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Jun 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rates unchanged Wednesday, and signaled its next move could be a rate increase. It's the first rate decision under the new Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh.
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Jun 17, 2026
NPR's A Martinez talks to Alejandro González Iñárritu and Gael García Bernal about the re-release of "Amores Perros." The film launched their careers and ushered in a new era of Latin American cinema.
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Jun 17, 2026
NPR's A Martinez talks to Alejandro González Iñárritu and Gael García Bernal about the re-release of "Amores Perros." The film launched their careers and ushered in a new era of Latin American cinema.
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Jun 17, 2026
Kevin Warsh takes questions from reporters this afternoon for the first time since taking over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh and his colleagues are expected to hold interest rates steady today.
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Jun 17, 2026
Luigi Mangione faces state and federal trials for the 2024 murder of an insurance company executive. A key pretrial hearing in state court will be held Wednesday.
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Jun 17, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel said agents disrupted a plan to attack Sunday's UFC event at the White House. NPR's A Martinez speaks with former Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem.
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Jun 17, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks StoryCorps founder Dave Isay about a new project to record conversations between Americans in celebration of the country's 250th birthday. It's called "Connect 250."
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Jun 17, 2026
Rowdy Scotland soccer fans took a fleet of yellow school buses to their team's first World Cup game just outside Boston.
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Jun 17, 2026
President Trump's G7 summit meetings with world leaders conclude in a news conference, with questions likely to address an uncertain agreement to end war with Iran and U.S. support for Ukraine.
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Jun 17, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins University about the Ukraine war and whether progress toward a diplomatic solution can be made at the G7 summit in France.
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Jun 17, 2026
The Senate Intelligence Committee is set to consider the nomination of Jay Clayton to be the next director of national security.
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Jun 16, 2026
The U.S.-Iran agreement hinges on Israel accepting a ceasefire in Lebanon, something it is reluctant to do.
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Jun 16, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter about the peace deal the Trump administration says it's made with Iran.
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Jun 16, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter about the peace deal the Trump administration says it's made with Iran.
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Jun 16, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter about the peace deal the Trump administration says it's made with Iran.
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Jun 16, 2026
Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia about his new book, "The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America."
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Jun 16, 2026
Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia about his new book, "The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America."
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Jun 16, 2026
The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants in the country illegally is helping provide local jails with much needed revenue. But some people want local officials to stop.
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Jun 16, 2026
Would you hand an AI chatbot your credit card? This week, Visa's deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI became the latest step in the march toward a future where AI offers to shop on your behalf.
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Jun 16, 2026
The new climate-changed reality of less water in the Colorado River has Grand Canyon river guides worried about the future viability of their businesses.
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Jun 16, 2026
HIV/AIDS medications are harder to get due to aid cuts, raising concerns of a return to child-headed households that were prevalent before the U.S. tackled the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Jun 16, 2026
HIV/AIDS medications are harder to get due to aid cuts, raising concerns of a return to child-headed households that were prevalent before the U.S. tackled the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Jun 16, 2026
Renowned comics journalist Joe Sacco's new book, "The Once and Future Riot," details the deadly 2013 riots in India, but it won't be sold in that country because the publisher blocked it.
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Jun 16, 2026
President Trump meets with G7 leaders, as well as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and the heads of Qatar and UAE, during the key summit's first full day.
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Jun 15, 2026
Community-supported agriculture delivers local produce by having customers pay a farm upfront. Some farmers are changing the model to appeal to consumer preferences.
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Jun 15, 2026
On social media, President Trump says a deal between Washington and Tehran to end the war "is now complete." He says the deal will be signed Friday.
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Jun 15, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about a ceasefire deal with Iran, announced by President Trump and Pakistani mediators.
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Jun 15, 2026
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak is reshaping life, with fear spreading faster than information and hospitals turning into places of urgent containment rather than care.
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Jun 15, 2026
A new survey from the University of Michigan asks parents about their use of technology to track their adult children, ages 18-25, including using "always on" location tracking on their smartphones.
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Jun 15, 2026
Authorities say 11 skydivers and a pilot are presumed dead after a single-engine turboprop plane crashed Sunday near Butler, Missouri.
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Jun 15, 2026
The price of crude oil dropped shortly after President Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran have agreed to a deal that, when signed Friday, would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Jun 15, 2026
Iran's national soccer team will play against New Zealand Monday night in Los Angeles, home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran. Many are torn on whether to support Iran's team.
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Jun 15, 2026
A new survey from the University of Michigan asks parents about their use of technology to track their adult children, ages 18-25, including using 'always on' location tracking on their cellphones.
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Jun 15, 2026
NPR joins a Ukrainian military unit that launches long-range drones deep inside Russia, including Moscow, in an effort to weaken Russia's war machine.
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Jun 15, 2026
A visit to India and planned visit to China by Myanmar's leader signal a reopening of international relations for a country that has been isolated since the 2021 coup.
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Jun 15, 2026
President Trump celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday night with a UFC cage-fighting event on the south lawn of the White House.
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Jun 15, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with investigative sports journalist Karim Zidan about the politics of the UFC fight night at the White House.
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Jun 15, 2026
President Trump's name no longer adorns the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. after a court ordered it removed from the building and the organization's website.
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Jun 12, 2026
Friday is a deadline for the Kennedy Center to remove President Trump's name from all of its branding, including the marble front of its building in Washington, D.C.
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Jun 12, 2026
President Trump said Thursday that he was canceling strikes on Iran as talks were back on with Iran and a peace deal was imminent.
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Jun 12, 2026
Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker.
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Jun 12, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks former State Department advisor and negotiator Aaron David Miller about peace talks and Iran's strategic options following President Trump's announcement that a deal is close.
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Jun 12, 2026
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday, where he issued a forceful defense of migrants.
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Jun 12, 2026
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday, where he issued a forceful defense of migrants.
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Jun 12, 2026
Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says.
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Jun 12, 2026
Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says.
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Jun 12, 2026
Striker Folarin Balogun knocked in two goals, the second a one-on-two stunner to the upper corner of the net to end the first half. For the Americans, it was an impressive start to a home World Cup.
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Jun 12, 2026
Friday's game, the first of three group stage matches for the U.S., has been eight years in the making as a generation of players has reached their prime just in time for a World Cup on home soil.
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Jun 12, 2026
Thirty years ago, Brad Nowell, the lead singer of '90s ska band Sublime, died of an overdose. His son Jakob was an infant. He's now Sublime's lead singer, releasing the band's first album since 1996.
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Jun 12, 2026
Thirty years ago, Brad Nowell, the lead singer of '90s ska band Sublime, died of an overdose. His son Jakob was an infant. He's now Sublime's lead singer, releasing the band's first album since 1996.
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Jun 12, 2026
Foundation species like coral, oysters and big trees are critical to their ecosystems, providing food and shelter. A new study finds their influence continues after their death.
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Jun 12, 2026
SpaceX will go public on the NASDAQ Friday, likely to set a record as the most valuable IPO in history. NASDAQ is making a big play for IPOs, with new rules aimed at drawing in companies like SpaceX.
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Jun 12, 2026
It's two life sentences for the man who shot and killed one Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and wounded another lawmaker and his wife. A plea deal allowed the shooter to escape execution.
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Jun 12, 2026
Michel Martin speaks with Texas Pastor Billy Echols-Richter about Karmelo Anthony's conviction.
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Jun 12, 2026
President Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the SEC, to serve as director of national intelligence. It follows a pick for acting director that caused an uproar on Capitol Hill.
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Jun 12, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about President Trump's new nominee to oversee the U.S. intelligence community.
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Jun 12, 2026
A soccer game eight years in the making finally kicks off on Friday night in Los Angeles when the U.S. men's national soccer team hosts Paraguay for its opening match of the FIFA World Cup.
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Jun 12, 2026
A daughter remembers her father who was killed in the Pulse nightclub mass shooting 10 years ago.
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