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Sep 07, 2026
For the first time, Trump's top envoys take their peace push to Kyiv — after talks with Putin in Moscow.
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Sep 07, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about efforts made by U.S. emissaries toward a compromise between Russia and Ukraine.
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Sep 07, 2026
Diesel prices have spiked just in time for corn and soybean harvests. Farmers need the fuel to bring in the crops, and many were already hurting, but there are factors offsetting this latest setback.
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Sep 07, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former crime reporter John Simpson about Simpson's decision to go to clown school.
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Sep 07, 2026
The U.S. and Iran traded strikes this weekend, raising tensions as Iran announced a new route in the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump claimed the U.S. controls the waterway.
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Sep 07, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Colombia, Peru and Ecuador as President Trump hails a shift to the right in regional politics and a new era of U.S. dominance.
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Sep 07, 2026
Copper peptides are one of the biggest viral trends on social media. People are smearing the electric blue tincture on their face, and even injecting it under the skin. The compound is supposed to deliver flawless and firm skin, promote wound healing and other anti-aging effects. So what's the evidence behind GHK-Cu? NPR's Will Stone reports.
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Sep 07, 2026
Unions are trying to figure out where they stand on AI. While some are focused on greater protections for workers, the building trades unions are already reaping benefits from the data center boom.
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Sep 07, 2026
Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season as Republicans work to maintain control of the House and the Senate amid President Trump's unpopular second term.
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Sep 07, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Charlie Cook, founder of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, about the outlook for Democrats and Republicans as midterm campaign season kicks off.
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Sep 07, 2026
For the first time, genetically modified pig kidneys keep two kidney failure patients alive long enough to get human kidneys.
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Sep 07, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rick Hasen of UCLA's Safeguarding Democracy Project about the Trump administration's Supreme Court appeal on the USPS plan for mail-in voting.
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Sep 04, 2026
President Trump is again hoping to use economic pressure to force Iran to the negotiating table.
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Sep 04, 2026
An ICE officer faces rare federal charges in connection with the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis.
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Sep 04, 2026
For StoryCorps, three siblings discuss what it took for their family to open a beloved neighborhood pizza joint in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Sep 04, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Times reporter Emily Badger about the Trump administration's plans to move forward with construction of a triumphal arch.
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Sep 04, 2026
Forecasters expect the El Niño weather pattern to strengthen significantly this year, raising the risks of extreme weather around the world well into 2027.
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Sep 04, 2026
The Trump administration wants to end tax-exempt status for universities with certain race-based programs. Wesleyan President Michael Roth says the plan could frighten schools.
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Sep 04, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Wesleyan University president Michael Roth about U.S. Treasury and IRS efforts to revoke tax-exempt status from private schools that help students based on race.
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Sep 04, 2026
The Trump administration has said it will end the tax-exempt status for universities with programs that help racial minority students.
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Sep 04, 2026
The elephantnose fish is native to Africa and a darling of neuroscientists, for its specialized cerebellum-like brain. Scientists have mapped the neurons in a part of the brain that senses electrical signals in detail, and found that how it filters out electrical noise is more complex than they thought.
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Sep 04, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Letty Cottin Pogrebin, who cofounded Ms. Magazine with Gloria Steinem about Steinem's legacy.
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Sep 04, 2026
How do you know if a secondhand luxury good bought online is real? That's at the heart of a lawsuit filed by Chanel against the luxury reseller, The RealReal.
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Sep 03, 2026
Feminist icon and author Gloria Steinem has died. Her foundation posted online this morning that she died yesterday in New York City.
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Sep 03, 2026
Eight days after Nepal's flash floods, families who can't find loved ones perform symbolic cremations.
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Sep 03, 2026
Jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman charged with murdering her three children, are deadlocked after five days of deliberation.
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Sep 03, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein about the Democratic Party's division over embracing Democratic Socialism.
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Sep 03, 2026
Xi Jinping's visit to Egypt for the first time in a decade, and during the Iran war, comes as U.S. allies broaden their security ties.
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Sep 03, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks former Obama administration official Benjamin Gedan {guh-DAN} about the viability of the Trump administration's plan for Venezuelan oil.
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Sep 03, 2026
Chevron's $7 billion Venezuela bet deepens U.S. ties to the country's oil industry. Critics say the deal poses risks to democracy and could fuel discontent over Washington's embrace of the government.
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Sep 03, 2026
The NBA has punished the Los Angeles Clippers for a scheme it says tried to circumvent the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard. The team will lose five years of first-round picks plus millions in fines.
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Sep 03, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks music critic Nate Chinen about the legacy of the Grammy-winning jazz artist Cassandra Wilson.
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Sep 03, 2026
Relations between the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have turned rocky since Trump called a truce with Iran. Trump seeks progress in Gaza, but Netanyahu is taking a defiant stance ahead of an election.
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Sep 03, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo curated her own women-led music festival called Daisy Chain Fields. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rodrigo about her motivations for the festival and her latest album.
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Sep 02, 2026
The U.S. has launched more strikes at Iran, one day after the two countries exchanged fire for the first time in a month
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Sep 02, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks retired Rear Admiral and Biden administration National Security Council advisor John Kirby about the latest exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran.
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Sep 02, 2026
When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States.
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Sep 02, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with journalist and author Rozina Ali about her new book, "Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America."
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Sep 02, 2026
An anonymous federal official warned in a whistleblower complaint that a technical system the Postal Service built for mail voting is flawed and, if implemented, likely to disrupt the fall midterms.
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Sep 02, 2026
A lawyer for an anonymous whistleblower says Postal Service plans for an unusual verification rule, combined with a hastily built online system, could delay mail ballots from reaching eligible voters.
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Sep 02, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with attorney David Kligerman, who is representing a whistleblower who claims major discrepancies in a new U.S. Postal Service mail-in voting system.
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Sep 02, 2026
A Supreme Court ruling two years ago allowed bans on sleeping outside. Homeless people and advocates in the Midwest say aggressive encampment clearing has caused problems.
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Sep 02, 2026
"Survivor," a novel taken out of print at the request of author Octavia Butler, returned to print this week.
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Sep 02, 2026
President Trump seems to be pulling out all the stops to mitigate high gas prices ahead of the midterms.
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Sep 02, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with political consultant Sarah Longwell about Trump's low approval rating and high gas prices, as affordability shadows the approaching midterm election.
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Sep 02, 2026
A Utah state judge has decided what charges Tyler Robinson will face in connection with the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk one year ago.
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Sep 01, 2026
The Supreme Court is allowing construction to continue on the White House ballroom over dissents from the chief justice and the court's three liberals.
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Sep 01, 2026
Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck explains the separation-of-powers questions raised by the Supreme Court's decision on the White House ballroom.
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Sep 01, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the separation of powers issues raised by the Supreme Court's decision on the White House ballroom.
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Sep 01, 2026
Jurors convicted a former gang member of the death of Tupac Shakur. Duane Davis didn't pull the trigger in the 1996 drive-by shooting of the rap icon but admitted to orchestrating the killing.
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Sep 01, 2026
Spiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already driven out many.
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Sep 01, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with folk/bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings, whose new album "So Much for Goodbyes" pays tribute to his late mother.
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Sep 01, 2026
A rematch in a swing district Pennsylvania is showcasing how Republican messaging from 2024 is getting a replay, this time from Democratic candidates.
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Sep 01, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Financial Times sports columnist Simon Kuper about soccer superstar Lionel Messi's announcement that he is retiring from Argentina's national team.
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Sep 01, 2026
Ongoing rain chances are making search and rescue operations at the Grand Canyon more hazardous following Saturday's deadly flooding.
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Sep 01, 2026
The U.S. is playing host to finance ministers from around the world this week. Russia's top economic official made a stir on Monday when he showed up in person at the meeting in North Carolina.
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Sep 01, 2026
The U.S. is playing host to finance ministers from around the world this week. Russia's top economic official made a stir on Monday when he showed up in person at the meeting in North Carolina.
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Sep 01, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks former Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer about U.S. efforts to cultivate global support to economically isolate and pressure Iran.
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Sep 01, 2026
Several New York state sheriffs are suing the governor for signing a law banning ICE cooperation agreements. It's just the latest such lawsuit challenging state bans on these controversial deals and unlikely to be the last, according to experts.
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Sep 01, 2026
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will no longer honor famed fashion designer John Galliano with a career retrospective. Neither will he be celebrated at this year's Met Gala.
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Aug 31, 2026
President Trump is touting a new deal for the U.S. to access Venezuelan oil fields. Trump says it's a major boon for the American people, but it's unclear when they'll see the benefits.
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Aug 31, 2026
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice University, about President Trump's claims of a Venezuelan oil agreement.
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Aug 31, 2026
Several people are missing or unaccounted for after severe flash flooding in the Grand Canyon on Saturday caused significant damage.
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Aug 31, 2026
An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.
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Aug 31, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with music journalist Alan Light about the posthumous release of a new Prince album, "Timeless"
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Aug 31, 2026
China and Nepal continue to grapple with the devastation left by catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border, as rescuers search for the missing and assess widespread destruction.
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Aug 31, 2026
NPR's A Martínez asks the United Nations' resident coordinator in Nepal, Lila Pieters Yahia, what more is needed to aid flood victims there.
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Aug 31, 2026
Dry eyes are a very common chronic eye condition among women in perimenopause and beyond. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it.
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Aug 31, 2026
Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of Tupac Shakur's killing. The rap icon was gunned down in 1996 near the Las Vegas Strip in a gang-related altercation.
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Aug 31, 2026
MLB player Jose Iglesias, known as "Candelita" will be joining the Broadway show Buena Vista Social Club onstage.
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Aug 31, 2026
The House returns Monday for one week before heading back home. At the top of the agenda is a bill to extend government funding past the midterm elections.
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Aug 31, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland, as the House reconvenes this week with a stopgap spending bill on the agenda.
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Aug 31, 2026
Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians — and an assault on a U.S. media crew — draw rare Israeli condemnations, but no arrests.
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Aug 28, 2026
President Trump has signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America."
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Aug 28, 2026
Hundreds of people were killed by devastating flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away roads, bridges and entire villages. More than 1,000 people are still missing.
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Aug 28, 2026
Shreya Ahuja is searching for her parents after devastating floods struck Nepal. She is calling for international help and communications access as her family waits for news.
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Aug 28, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Shreya Ahuja about her parents, who are missing in the floods in Nepal.
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Aug 28, 2026
Over 400 people were killed by the flash floods in Nepal and Tibet, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to give a speech Friday, Judge hears argument in fight to restore Trump's name to Kennedy Center.
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Aug 28, 2026
His first solo album finds the Beastie Boys rapper making music with his sons and embracing the unpredictability of collaboration.
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Aug 28, 2026
A conversation with Mike D of The Beastie Boys, whose new release "Thank You" is the first solo album from a member of the hip-hop trio.
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Aug 28, 2026
A war that was supposed to last weeks and end Iran's Islamic regime has now been underway for six months. People inside Iran who were initially hopeful have grown increasingly disillusioned.
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Aug 28, 2026
Palestinians have started burning and banning kids kites after Israel says they'll treat them as hostile acts if they blow across the border.
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Aug 28, 2026
New Trump-led proposals to change how federal grants are decided could spell trouble for blue cities and states, The Indicator reports.
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Aug 28, 2026
The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Boston-area mother accused of murdering her three young children.
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Aug 28, 2026
A conservative group is planning cash prizes for State Department employees who fight DEI and help deport migrants.
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Aug 28, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wilcox, with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about what investors and economists are hoping to hear from the Fed chair's speech Friday.
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Aug 28, 2026
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch this weekend, may shed new light on the nature of dark energy -- that mysterious force causing the universe to expand.
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Aug 28, 2026
Congressional Democrats are preparing for a new kind of midterm challenge: The risk that President Trump will attempt to undermine November's elections by claiming fraud or interfering with voting.
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Aug 27, 2026
Trump administration officials say federal agents have "total immunity," but a number of states have passed laws allowing them to be sued. But is it a viable option for those seeking accountability?
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Aug 27, 2026
President Trump is under pressure internationally and domestically as the year's primary elections near an end.
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Aug 27, 2026
NPR's A Martínez asks Chris Whipple, the Vanity Fair writer who spent time inside the Trump administration, why the president is experiencing increasing resistance to his plans.
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Aug 27, 2026
Amid a record-setting outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite, food safety advocates say risks to food production are increasing.
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Aug 27, 2026
A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.
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Aug 27, 2026
A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.
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Aug 27, 2026
There's a fear that people facing international extradition granted bail could flee. Andrew Tate and his brother face a total of 59 criminal charges in the U.K., including rape and human trafficking.
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Aug 27, 2026
In an unusual move, both Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan testified on their own behalf Thursday. They face a total of 59 criminal charges in the U.K., including rape and human trafficking.
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Aug 27, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas about "Going Further," his new biography of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Aug 27, 2026
Tim Curry, who died on Tuesday at 80, is remembered as an actor who threw himself into things, whether as Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or Pennywise the Clown in "It."
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Aug 27, 2026
The history and impact of the Black Caps, Louisville's former Negro League team, is being celebrated in a special baseball game tonight [8/27]
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