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May 12, 2025
More than a year after the state of Texas seized Shelby Park in the border city of Eagle Pass at the peak of illegal border crossings, the park has reopened to the public.
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May 12, 2025
Hamas has released the last remaining live U.S. Israeli dual citizen who has was held hostage in Gaza. The release was brokered in a deal between Hamas and the U.S.
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May 12, 2025
Many students facing criminal charges over last year's campus protests have had those charges cleared, but a handful facing felony charges at the University of Michigan had their charges dismissed.
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May 12, 2025
The charges in Combs' federal criminal trial include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted of all charges, Combs could spend the rest of his life in prison.
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May 12, 2025
Fashion is often described as an individualistic pursuit. But a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York explores the influence of family on the style known as Black Dandyism.
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May 12, 2025
The lottery recently banned online couriers, but some state legislators are considering more regulation.
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May 12, 2025
Poland expands defenses, trains citizens and partners with France to deter potential Russian invasion threats.
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May 12, 2025
House committees are planning a series of hearings this week to advance legislation around President Trump's agenda.
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May 12, 2025
When it comes to rice and pasta, dieticians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta.
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May 12, 2025
Giuliano Hazan talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his mother, Marcella, who brought Italian cooking to Americans.
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May 12, 2025
Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate, and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them. So a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach.
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May 11, 2025
The White House is optimistic following two days of trade talks with China in Geneva.
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May 11, 2025
Didn't get your full eight hours of sleep last night? NPR's Life Kit has tips to recover in the aftermath of a bad night's sleep.
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May 11, 2025
NPR's team wraps up their time in Rome by wrapping up the conclave that elected the first American pope, and looking ahead.
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May 11, 2025
President Trump heads to Saudi Arabia this week. What do he and the Gulf states want from the visit?
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May 11, 2025
Tensions escalated between India and Pakistan in recent weeks after gunmen killed 26 tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. The disputed region has long struggled to find its own voice.
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May 11, 2025
Country music writer Marcus Dowling discusses a few standout songs from singer Blake Shelton's latest album, "For Recreational Use Only."
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May 11, 2025
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Susan Bin of the Pope Crave account on X, which showcased a number of memes from the papal conclave that just took place.
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May 10, 2025
While Trump announces a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, residents report blasts over Indian-held Kashmir shortly after.
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May 10, 2025
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.
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May 10, 2025
Congressman Brendan Boyle on how the new pope affects American politics, on issues both in line and at odds with the Trump administration
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May 10, 2025
Sylvia Poggioli has covered several papal conclaves and the Vatican for decades. For this week's reporter's notebook, she reflects on what it's like to cover one of the most secretive institutions in the world.
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May 10, 2025
President Trump's idea to impose a tariff on films made outside the U.S. has been a hot topic all week in Hollywood. It's also put a spotlight on efforts to bring production back to California.
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May 10, 2025
In our latest installment of Cineplexity, NPR staffers discuss how much horror is too much for kids to watch in movies.
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May 09, 2025
Pakistanis remain on their toes amid tensions with India. But the threat of war is unifying people in a country where many have become disenchanted with their civilian and military leadership.
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May 09, 2025
President Trump says his first trip to Saudi Arabia in 2017 yielded big business deals. We look back to see how things worked out.
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May 09, 2025
Producer Vivien Schütz presents the story of Gina Velasquez, who progressively lost her vision due to an HIV/AIDS diagnosis decades ago.
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May 09, 2025
Two new studies hint at the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimps use rhythmic structures and complex call combinations to communicate.
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May 09, 2025
As the second round of the NBA playoffs continue, some coaches have complained about heightened intensity, saying referees have been letting calls slide. We ask David Dennis Jr. of ESPN's andscape about the validity of those gripes during the playoffs--
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May 09, 2025
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died at his home in New Hampshire Thursday. He was 85.
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May 09, 2025
Recently, Donald Trump and his advisers have criticized Russia and sounded more engaged with the government in Ukraine. But what does it mean when it comes to U.S. policy?
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May 09, 2025
Brain drain happens to smaller countries all the time, with high performers finding opportunities overseas, often in the U.S. But the table may be turning as the NIH blocks grant applications.
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May 09, 2025
Bestselling Swedish writer Fredrik Backman says he never struggled with his confidence as much as he did writing his new book, My Friends. In fact, he was seriously considering retiring.
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May 09, 2025
The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.
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May 09, 2025
Pope Francis welcomed the LGBT community into the Catholic Church. What will his successor mean for the community?
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May 09, 2025
Friday morning, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV led his first public mass as head of the Catholic Church:
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May 09, 2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Vinay Kwatra, Indian ambassador to the U.S., about the violent conflict between India and Pakistan.
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May 09, 2025
Faulty DNA tests being used in criminal cases in Texas could impact about 700 cases. Under some circumstances, these tests were incorrectly coming back as insufficient DNA to test.
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May 09, 2025
Chinese consumers have less and less confidence to splurge, which spells trouble for government efforts to jump-start consumer spending to offset deflation and mitigate the trade war with the U.S.
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May 09, 2025
The 12th century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan.
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May 08, 2025
Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday
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May 08, 2025
Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic church, grew up in the Chicago area and Catholics in Chicago are overjoyed.
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May 08, 2025
Parades and memorials across Europe marking 80 years since Nazi Germany's surrender at the end of World War II.
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May 08, 2025
Israel says its recent strikes and incursions in Syria are to protect the Druze religious group. Some in the community welcome it, but some say they're being used to further Israel's political goals.
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May 08, 2025
Habemus Papam, the College of Cardinals has elected a pope, and the crowd in Vatican Square went wild.
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May 08, 2025
For the first time in history, the College of Cardinals has chosen an American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV.
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May 08, 2025
After decades of philanthropy following the success of Microsoft, Bill Gates is winding down his namessake charity. What's he going to do next?
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May 08, 2025
After decades of philanthropy following the success of Microsoft, Bill Gates is winding down his namesake charity. What's he going to do next?
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May 08, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian friar ever to be selected to lead the Catholic Church. Raised in Chicago, where he was known as Robert Prevost, he graduated from Villanova University.
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May 08, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian friar ever to be selected to lead the Catholic Church. Raised in Chicago, where he was known as Robert Prevost, he graduated from Villanova University.
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May 08, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian friar ever to be selected to lead the Catholic Church. The Villanova graduate was raised in Chicago, where he was known as Robert Prevost.
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May 08, 2025
The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.
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May 08, 2025
The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.
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May 08, 2025
The autopsy notes two bullet wounds even though there were three shooters, and a forensic expert says the misfires likely caused "excruciating conscious pain and suffering."
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May 08, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline. Beachcombers say they look like "blue diamonds strewn across the beach."
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May 08, 2025
My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she'd met at Red Cross dances in Rome near the end of the war. She would have been 100 this year.
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May 08, 2025
President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
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May 08, 2025
Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding hurdles to those efforts, saying they want to combat fraud.
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May 07, 2025
Trump said this would boost U.S. exports of beef, ethanol and other goods — though details on food standards still need to be worked out. The 10% U.S. tariff on imports of most British goods remains.
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May 07, 2025
A jury has found three former Memphis police officers not guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols.
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May 07, 2025
The CDC has lost thousands of workers since January. At a conference celebrating the work of the agency's "disease detectives," current and former staff grappled with uncertainty about the future.
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May 07, 2025
Researchers at the University of Zurich wanted to see how persuasive AI could be -- but did not get permission to do research on the actual humans on Reddit that the AI was interacting with.
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May 07, 2025
Faulty DNA tests being used in criminal cases in Texas could impact more than 1,000 cases. Under some circumstances, these tests were incorrectly coming back as insufficient DNA to test.
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May 07, 2025
A group of U.S. vets and lawmakers are leading an effort to get clinical trials up and running in for a potent psychoactive drug called Ibogaine.
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May 07, 2025
How are young Catholics thinking about the American Catholic church during the papal transition. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to the hosts of American Magazine's Jesuitical podcast.
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May 07, 2025
Small businesses are scrambling to figure out the cost of tariffs. Most are passing on some of the cost to American customers.
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May 07, 2025
David Grizzle, the Chief Operating Officer and head of air traffic control for the FAA during the Obama administration, talks about current air traffic issues.
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May 07, 2025
The papal conclave is underway at the Vatican. NPR religion correspondent breaks down what's happening.
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May 07, 2025
Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them, so a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach.
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May 07, 2025
L.A. County has declared an outbreak of Hepatitis A due to a spike in cases over the past year and data showing an increase in wastewater. Health officials aren't sure what's behind the rise in cases.
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May 07, 2025
A school district in Skowhegan, Maine, is reeling from newly announced cuts for federally funded mental health services, which are especially difficult to access in rural areas.
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May 07, 2025
India's airstrikes in Pakistan are its deepest attacks into Pakistani territory in more than 50 years.
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May 07, 2025
The Trump administration is adding Libya to the list of countries that are destinations for migrants deported from the U.S.
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May 07, 2025
Weight Watchers, the brand built on providing support for people who are trying to lose weight, filed for bankruptcy protection. The company is burdened with debt as more customers turn to medication.
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May 07, 2025
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the CEO of the Hallow app, a Catholic prayer app, about the next pope.
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May 07, 2025
Human eyes have only seen a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of the areas of the world that are covered by deep water. Scientists want to change how they explore these regions.
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May 07, 2025
This year, the annual list from the National Trust for Historic Preservation includes a mysterious castle, flooded communities in Florida and North Carolina, historic hotels and a gigantic turtle.
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May 07, 2025
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday as President Trump's tariffs threaten to raise prices and drag down economic growth.
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May 06, 2025
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he is passing on running for the U..S Senate in next year's midterm elections, a blow to Republicans who spent months courting him to challenge Democratic incumbent.
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May 06, 2025
Six months after the election, a federal judge has ordered that a contest for the North Carolina should finally be over, in a case that targeted thousands of votes on technical grounds.
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May 06, 2025
For the first time since his confirmation, Secretary of VA Doug Collins appeared before the Senate VA committee, after three months of controversial VA policy announcements.
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May 06, 2025
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with scientist Alejandra Ramos, who just led a study about axolotls born in captivity who were released into the wild and survived.
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May 06, 2025
Between tariffs roiling the global economy and OPEC putting more barrels on the market, prices have dropped significantly since January. That's good for consumers, and bad for oil companies.
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May 06, 2025
Between tariffs roiling the global economy and OPEC putting more barrels on the market, prices have dropped significantly since January. That's good for consumers, and bad for oil companies.
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May 06, 2025
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. "Weird Al" Yankovic grapples with the complicated feelings of watching his daughter grow up.
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May 06, 2025
India has launched strikes in several parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled territory, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
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May 06, 2025
NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted.
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May 06, 2025
Pope Francis worked to make the Catholic Church more open to the LGBTQ community. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the Rev. James Martin about what direction the new pontiff could take the church.
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May 06, 2025
Pope Francis worked to make the Catholic church more open to the LGBTQ community than ever. On the eve of the papal conclave, Scott Detrow speaks with the Rev. James Martin about what happens now.
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May 06, 2025
Three reporters from the Baltimore Banner - a relatively new publication -- won a Pulitzer for their reporting on the overdose crisis in Baltimore done in conjunction with the New York Times.
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May 05, 2025
Even with President Trump's 90-day pause on global tariffs for most countries, many European winemakers no longer see the U.S. as a market they can count on.
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May 05, 2025
Two months ago, the U.S. deported almost 300 asylum seekers and flew them to Panama under a deal that has been widely criticized by human rights groups.
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May 05, 2025
We are saying goodbye to Skype. In 2009, the app had more than 400 million users, and made up 8% of the world's international calling minutes. Now Microsoft says it has shifted focus to its Teams app.
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May 05, 2025
Thousands of college athletes are in limbo as the NCAA and lawyers scramble to reach a new deal after a judge put a major settlement on hold. At issue are reduced roster sizes that would have seen players cut from their teams.
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May 05, 2025
Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one.
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May 05, 2025
It's been four months since New York City implemented a congestion pricing plan for part of Manhattan. The tolls have deterred tens of thousands of motorists each day from entering the area.
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May 05, 2025
Israel has announced a new plan to take over all aid deliveries and distribution in Gaza. The plan comes as the military says it will expand its war effort against Hamas.
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May 05, 2025
The U.N. World Food Program plans to cut its staff by a third. Donations from Europe and Britain have flagged, and cuts by the Trump administration forced the humanitarian organization to downsize.
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May 05, 2025
Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work - or who it would help.
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May 05, 2025
President Trump authorized a 100% tariff on movies "produced in foreign lands" on Sunday, raising questions around the world about the implications for a fast-changing movie industry.
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