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Oct 02, 2025
A car-ramming and knife attack has killed two people at a synagogue in northern England. Police are calling it terrorism, amid a spike in antisemitism, days before the Oct. 7th anniversary.
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Oct 02, 2025
Unexpecting tourists arrived to Philadelphia to find entrances closed. Behind the scenes, park employees fear that layoff threats mean they might not have jobs to go back to when the shutdown ends.
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Oct 02, 2025
Crowd scenes have been challenging to create in a seamless fashion using AI, as the recent controversy over a Will Smith concert video shows. But the technology is improving fast, and there are serious implications for how these "fake" crowds might be coopted by entertainers, politicians and others at a time when success is often equated with popularity.
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Oct 02, 2025
President Trump has sent National Guard troops to Portland, calling the city "war-ravaged." Oregon's governor says she thinks he's been watching news footage from the city's tumultuous 2020 protests.
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Oct 02, 2025
Since the election of Pope Leo XIV, there's growing interest in the small, less well-known religious order of which he's a member. Augustinians' theology of friendship is what many find so attractive.
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Oct 02, 2025
Access to the COVID-19 vaccines remains difficult because of an unusual and unexplained delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in accepting recommendations from its advisers.
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Oct 02, 2025
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his Democratic Party's strategy to resolve the government shutdown.
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Oct 02, 2025
As President Trump ramps up efforts and threats to send federal officers and National Guard into cities, professional criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way?
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Oct 02, 2025
As Israel intercepted the aid ships, an airstrike also killed at least one aid worker in Gaza.
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Oct 02, 2025
Thanks to the inclusion of several gigantic hits like "WAP" and "Up" that had never appeared on an album, Cardi B's Am I the Drama? was guaranteed platinum status before it was even released.
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Oct 01, 2025
In the aftermath of a deadly militant attack in April, authorities expelled more than 1,500 Muslims from India, including its own citizens.
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Oct 01, 2025
Hundreds of current and former VA clinicians have sent an open letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, warning that cuts and increased privatization threaten the VA health care system.
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Oct 01, 2025
Hundreds of current and former VA clinicians have sent an open letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, warning that cuts and increased privatization threaten the VA health care system.
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Oct 01, 2025
Hundreds of current and former VA clinicians have sent an open letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, warning that cuts and increased privatization threaten the VA health care system.
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Oct 01, 2025
It's Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Many will take time to reflect on the past year, asking how they could have done better. And, maybe, how they can put down their lizard.
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Oct 01, 2025
It's Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Many will take time to reflect on the past year, asking how they could have done better. And, maybe, how they can put down their lizard.
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Oct 01, 2025
Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
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Oct 01, 2025
The aid flotilla, which includes activist Greta Thunberg, was headed for Gaza to break Israel's blockade
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Oct 01, 2025
Across the United States, people are learning what is and is not functioning on the first day of the government shutdown.
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Oct 01, 2025
Meet Lee Cooper, who finds purpose and a sense of community in his volunteer job at Maine Needs, a group that provides clothing for people in need.
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Oct 01, 2025
Harbor seals use their whiskers to gather all sorts of intel from their surroundings. These exquisitely tuned sensory hairs even seem to allow them to outmaneuver the escape plans of their fishy prey.
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Oct 01, 2025
A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a key role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. Those controllers could be in a powerful position this year as well.
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Oct 01, 2025
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Matthew McConaughey talks about letting ambition get the best of him.
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Oct 01, 2025
Microsoft restricted the Israeli military's access to some of its technology after it found that Israel's Defense Ministry was using its services to carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians.
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Oct 01, 2025
Nearly 1/3 of teens say they use chatbots for roleplaying romantic and sexual relationships. But some parents and digital safety experts warn that these apps can put teens at risk of suicide.
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Oct 01, 2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to journalist Tom Johnson about his career and experiences in battling depression, which he describes in his new memoir, Driven.
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Oct 01, 2025
Three Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted with Republicans to fund the government and avert a shut down. One of them, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, explains her reasoning.
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Sep 30, 2025
Smaller publications that cover the Pentagon are likely to be the most affected by a new press policy put into place by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Sep 30, 2025
The administration's approach to drug cartels relies — at least in part — on a blueprint for military strikes that mirror those waged during the war on terrorism after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Sep 30, 2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a congregation in Los Angeles, about her message this year during the Yom Kippur holiday.
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Sep 30, 2025
President Trump defended the use of troops in U.S. cities while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military commanders about new physical fitness and grooming requirements for uniformed personnel.
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Sep 30, 2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen about his new book, The Sword of Freedom: Israel, Mossad, and the Secret War.
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Sep 30, 2025
Sports betting is now legal in 39 and D.C. But public health experts are concerned about gambling disorders, and are calling for more limits on sports gambling to prevent addiction.
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Sep 30, 2025
A government shutdown is looming as Republicans and Democrats continue to search for middle ground on a variety of issues. Newt Gingrich shares his perspective on this most recent shutdown fight.
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Sep 30, 2025
President Trump defended the use of troops in U.S. cities while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military commanders about new physical fitness and grooming requirements for uniformed personnel.
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Sep 30, 2025
Migrating birds can be a pleasant seasonal sight, but they're a bird flu threat to turkey farmers. In Minnesota, some are using lasers to scare them away.
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Sep 30, 2025
The Justice Department is making unprecedented demands for state elections data.
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Sep 30, 2025
The government shuts down at midnight and the two parties remain far apart on a solution to prevent it.
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Sep 30, 2025
The Latter-day Saint community is reeling in Grand Blanc, Michigan, after a deadly attack killed four and injured eight more on Sunday. Local residents say the attacker expressed anti-Mormon animus.
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Sep 30, 2025
As a government shutdown becomes more likely, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows even though President Trump has a low approval rating, just 1 in 4 approve of how Democrats in Congress are doing.
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Sep 30, 2025
Scientists created the eggs using DNA from adult skin cells, a step that could someday potentially lead to new ways to treat infertility and enable gay couples to have genetically related children.
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Sep 30, 2025
Bondi added that she and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be visiting Memphis this week.
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Sep 30, 2025
A $7,500 tax credit is available for the lease or purchase of many electric vehicles — but only if contracts are inked by midnight on Sept. 30. The result: The market for EVs is a little distorted.
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Sep 30, 2025
House of Nanking has long been known for simple and fresh homestyle multi-regional Chinese food. Now, Peter and Kathy Fang are sharing their story and culinary secrets in a new cookbook.
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Sep 29, 2025
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jennifer Maas, a senior business writer at Variety, about video game company Electronic Arts' agreement to be acquired and taken private in a deal valued at $55 billion.
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Sep 29, 2025
Baseball playoffs begin Tuesday with some familiar teams: the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and LA Dodgers. But the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians are back.
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Sep 29, 2025
The defense for Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination, has asked for more time to review the evidence before deciding whether to seek a preliminary hearing.
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Sep 29, 2025
People across Southern California came out to eat cake this weekend… 483 different cakes to be exact. A touring picnic took over a Santa Monica park with one simple rule…bring a cake.
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Sep 29, 2025
As Nike targets a new generation with a revised slogan, "Why Do It?," NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to consumer trends expert Casey Lewis about what brands get right and wrong about Gen Z.
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Sep 29, 2025
The federal government is close to a shutdown. President Trump met Monday with top Congressional leaders from both parties in the Oval Office, which ended with both sides dug in.
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Sep 29, 2025
With federal funding ending later this week, our media correspondent went to South Dakota to learn what people want from public media today.
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Sep 29, 2025
The leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died. Russell M. Nelson was 101 years old — the oldest person to have ever led the Salt Lake City-based faith.
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Sep 29, 2025
President Trump says the U.S. won't be giving more weapons to Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine is racing to make as many of its own weapons as it can.
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Sep 29, 2025
At this time of year, the flor de izote, or yucca flower, blooms in Los Angeles. Chef Karla Vasquez bought some at a Salvadoran market, and prepared a recipe from her book The Salvisoul Cookbook.
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Sep 29, 2025
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out a new plan to end the war in Gaza.
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Sep 29, 2025
Former CIA analyst David McCloskey keeps writing spy thrillers and the plots keep coming true. His latest book, The Persian, opens with an Israeli surprise attack on Iran.
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Sep 29, 2025
A popular rafting river in the Appalachian mountains is still closed a year after Hurricane Helene, because there's just too much debris. Now, rafting guides have come together to help clean it up.
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Sep 29, 2025
In Lesotho, a style of traditional accordion music called Famo has become entangled with deadly gang rivalries. Once the soundtrack of shepherds and migrant workers, today it's linked to killings, government bans — and a fight over cultural identity.
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Sep 28, 2025
With government funding set to expire Tuesday, Trump is meeting with congressional leaders at the White House in a last effort to avoid a shutdown.
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Sep 28, 2025
Over the weekend, President Trump has ordered the deployment of troops to Portland, Oregon. NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield.
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Sep 28, 2025
NPR's Emily Feng reports from Tel Aviv on the Trump-Netanyahu meeting, the outlines of a U.S. proposal for Gaza, and the hurdles that remain over hostages and governance.
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Sep 28, 2025
NPR's Mallory Yu and Stephen Thompson join host Andrew Limbong to talk about the comfort programs they're turning to this fall.
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Sep 28, 2025
In Manufacturing Danger, Georgia Public Broadcasting's Pamela Kirkland examines the BioLab fire in Conyers, Georgia, and the broader safety failures it revealed.
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Sep 28, 2025
Vontasia Smith is among the first students training for pilot licenses in Tuskegee University's revived aviation program.
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Sep 28, 2025
In Mexico, September means chiles en nogada season. But one key ingredient, a candied barrel cactus called biznaga, is now illegal because it's vanishing in the wild.
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Sep 27, 2025
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted after a push by President Trump. The move marks a dramatic escalation in Trump's effort to go after his political opponents.
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Sep 27, 2025
In Japan, Konbini convenience stores have become part of the country's infrastructure, offering fresh meals delivered several times a day, tickets to concerts and museums, and even services like bill payments. Now the model is coming to the U.S., where critics question whether it will resonate with American customers.
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Sep 27, 2025
Olga Rudenko, chief editor of the Kyiv Independent, talks about how Ukrainians view President Trump's shift from praising Vladimir Putin to backing Ukraine's full territorial recovery, and what it could mean for the war.
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Sep 27, 2025
Astrophysicist David McComas is leading a new SpaceX mission to the point between Earth and the sun, where scientists hope to study the boundary of the heliosphere.
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Sep 27, 2025
NPR's Odette Yousef describes how she reports on conspiracy theories, domestic and foreign terror organizations and how people become radicalized.
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Sep 27, 2025
NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Chase Infiniti about starring in One Battle After Another. It's her first movie role, where she plays Leonardo DiCaprio's daughter, and does all her own stunts.
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Sep 27, 2025
More than a hundred countries have committed to fresh plans to curb pollution - with one big holdout: The U.S. NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with the EU Commissioner for Climate, Wopke Hoekstra, about how global leaders are moving forward on climate goals with the U.S. on the sidelines.
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Sep 27, 2025
Brian Finn is a tattoo artist in Toledo, Ohio who has been offering free and discounted tattoos for people covering trauma scars for more than 10 years.
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Sep 26, 2025
All Things Considered is saying goodbye to Ari Shapiro, whose hosts his final show today following 10 years with the program and more than 25 with NPR.
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Sep 26, 2025
Assata Shakur, a Black political activist who was convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later exiled to Cuba, has died.
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Sep 26, 2025
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has committed to being a bipartisan bridgebuilder. But he's also under pressure to redistrict the state's one GOP congressman out of his House seat.
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Sep 26, 2025
Neko Case has released her first solo album of the decade. It's also the first she's produced entirely herself, and speaks to her wide musical range.
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Sep 26, 2025
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Ari Shapiro what the internet was obsessed with this week.
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Sep 26, 2025
President Trump has ordered steep new tariffs on imported drugs, home furnishings, and trucks. The president's import taxes are pushing inflation higher. But that's not slowing consumer spending.
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Sep 26, 2025
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Makeup mogul Bobbi Brown talks about paving her own way when her industry was dominated by men.
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Sep 26, 2025
Outcry over the war in Gaza leaves Israel diplomatically isolated as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to address the U.N.
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Sep 26, 2025
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy about his new triple solo album, Twilight Override, which examines the pandemic-related trauma he says we're all still dealing with.
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Sep 26, 2025
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author and journalist Carol Leonnig about the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and what it says about the independence of the Justice Department.
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Sep 26, 2025
Japanese history shapes psychological horror in the latest edition of the Silent Hill video game franchise.
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Sep 26, 2025
We revisit a tattoo artist who has been helping people cover scars from traumatic events for ten years.
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Sep 26, 2025
The indictment of former FBI director James Comey is one part of a dramatic escalation in President Trump's effort to remake the Department of Justice.
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Sep 26, 2025
A fan caught Cal Raleigh's history-making 60th home run ball. He promptly turned the valuable memento over to 12-year-old Marcus Ruelos.
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Sep 26, 2025
At a recent DHS career expo in Provo, Utah, many attendees hoped to get hired to help with the Trump administration's deportation efforts.
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Sep 25, 2025
Comey faces one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice in connection.
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Sep 25, 2025
Several countries have made moves to recognize Palestinian statehood. What do these announcements mean practically for Palestinians and are these declarations coming too little too late?
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Sep 25, 2025
Colorado's largest utility company has agreed to pay about $640 million to settle a lawsuit over liability for the state's most destructive wildfire, the Marshall fire in 2021.
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Sep 25, 2025
Once a year in Wilmington North Carolina, dogs who love water take over the public pool for the annual Pooch Plunge.
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Sep 25, 2025
The "silver tsunami" of aging Americans is often seen as a potential way to alleviate U.S. housing affordability woes. But an influx of empty-nester homes into the market may not have much impact.
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Sep 25, 2025
Public health officials in Mississippi recently declared a crisis around infant mortality. Too many babies are dying. Officials are working to help pregnant moms get access to better prenatal care.
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Sep 25, 2025
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of general and admirals from across the globe to a meeting in Virginia. But there's no word on why the highly unusual meeting has been called.
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Sep 25, 2025
Drones were spotted over four of Denmark's civilian and military airports in the second mystery sighting this week. European Union defense ministers will hold a virtual meeting Friday to discuss this.
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Sep 25, 2025
Three months after floods hit central Texas, senior editor at Texas Monthly Aaron Parsley shares his experience when he and his family were swept away by rushing water and how they're moving forward.
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Sep 25, 2025
831 Stories is all-in on the romance genre, and the founders are cultivating a whole world around the books they publish, complete with fanfiction and merchandise.
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Sep 25, 2025
President Trump on Thursday advanced a deal for a consortium of mostly U.S. investors to take over the hit video app. Trump says software company Oracle will take a major role in the new venture.
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Sep 25, 2025
The U.S. government will collect a multibillion-dollar fee from the American investors who will take over TikTok. Some experts call the fee and other deals like it "extortion."
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