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Jul 13, 2026
A Colombian man was fatally shot by an ICE agent this morning in Biddeford, Maine. Sen. Angus King says he was told the man had "weaponized" his vehicle when the shooting occurred.
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Jul 13, 2026
Pakistan urges restraint as Iran and the U.S. clash and a memorandum of understanding unravels.
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Jul 13, 2026
Under Trump, the Office of Management and Budget has proposed a rule change that would shift authority for grant making to political appointees. Experts say it could negatively affect U.S. science.
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Jul 13, 2026
Actor Sam Neill died Monday at the age of 78. He had a wide-ranging career over some 50 years — but is perhaps most well-known for his role as Dr. Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park franchise.
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Jul 13, 2026
The World Cup is down to its final four teams. CBS Sports' Nico Cantor checks in from his cross-country RV tour to break down the biggest storylines and what's next.
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Jul 13, 2026
The redistricting carried out by Tennessee lawmakers divides a community of Black voters along the same line as highway split them up 60 years ago and they say it weakens their power once again.
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Jul 13, 2026
Santa Fe is among many American communities that celebrate low rider culture. The cars are works of art and expressions of pride. At a parade, people talk about efforts to win funding for a museum.
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Jul 13, 2026
NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally.
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Jul 13, 2026
Maine voters are still grappling with Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's dramatic departure from the race.
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Jul 13, 2026
Over the course of his three decades in Congress, Lindsey Graham was a major influence on Capitol Hill and throughout the world as one of the most vocal advocates for U.S. military might.
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Jul 13, 2026
The global economy may be suffering from lost productivity as people get swept by World Cup fever, a survey shows. This small business owner would know. She's spent most of her days watching matches.
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Jul 13, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with three people about how they're feeling the effects of inflation: Jennifer Browning, Alex Garcia and Chuck Lockhart.
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Jul 13, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Mark Leibovich, staff writer for The Atlantic, about the trajectory of late Sen. Lindsey Graham as he tried to maintain relevance within his Republican Party.
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Jul 12, 2026
Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake served in congress alongside Lindsay Graham from 2013-2019. Despite moments of tension and disagreement, he says he and Sen. Graham were "friends to the end."
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Jul 12, 2026
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Seth Jones from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about President Trump granting Ukraine permission to produce Patriot missiles.
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Jul 12, 2026
Baseball isn't just America's pastime, it's also the backdrop for many of our greatest sports movies.
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Jul 12, 2026
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Andrew Iden, Executive Producer of Marked!: The Podcast, which examines Georgia's role in America's revolutionary period through the 2,000 roadside historical marker.
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Jul 12, 2026
Many people dream of extended summer reading time, but to really dig into books, you need steal any moment possible.
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Jul 12, 2026
Long lost tapes of an Oscar Peterson piano performance in Detroit take us back in time to the night the jazz session was recorded.
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Jul 12, 2026
His office said Graham died Saturday night after a "brief and sudden illness." The Republican senator was instrumental in enacting Trump's policy and staffing priorities.
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Jul 11, 2026
Palestinians are mourning Mohammed al-Wahidi, a beloved aid worker in Gaza. He was killed by as Israeli airstrike while en route to a World Cup screening which he organized.
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Jul 11, 2026
The European Union recently implemented a new security system to better monitor foreigners who enter and exit. But its messy rollout has upended the summer travel season.
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Jul 11, 2026
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Ariane Tabatabai, Vice President of Research, Security and Defense, at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, about developments in the war between the U.S. and Iran.
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Jul 11, 2026
When Bill Hillmann was 19 years old, he read Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. That book inspired him to pursue two dreams: a career in literature and to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
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Jul 11, 2026
People are reading fewer and fewer books. The Atlantic's Rose Horowitch discusses what a post-literate world might look like.
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Jul 11, 2026
Ketch Secor of the band, Old Crow Medicine Show, says his group's latest album, Union Made, is a love letter to the United States. It's full of stories from the country's past and present.
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Jul 11, 2026
For Reporter's Notebook we hear about what it takes to cover conflict over a decades-long career as a foreign correspondent.
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Jul 11, 2026
The Times says federal agents turned up on the doorsteps of several of its journalists to force grand jury testimony next week over their coverage of the Air Force One plane gifted to Trump by Qatar.
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Jul 10, 2026
Iran remains defiant against U.S., but stands to rake in billions if a peace deal can be reached.
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Jul 10, 2026
France beat Morocco to advance to the World Cup semifinals. The match drew crowds to Paris' streets to watch on big screens. In a country with a large Moroccan diaspora, many hearts were divided.
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Jul 10, 2026
The world's two most populous countries — India and China — are missing from the expanded 48-team men's World Cup, highlighting corruption, bureaucratic rot and youth sports culture.
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Jul 10, 2026
Michigan reports 1,250 cases of cyclospora and CDC surveillance shows cases in 17 states. The CDC has initiated a traceback investigation, as the source is not yet known.
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Jul 10, 2026
Fiction provides it's own kind of travel — right from your couch. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish writer Tana French about her books and others' writing that immerse readers in Ireland.
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Jul 10, 2026
Pilot Wally Funk has died at 87. Denied the chance to become a NASA astronaut, she finally reached space at age 82 aboard a Blue Origin flight.
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Jul 10, 2026
Poor counties in the South are bracing for steep cuts in administering food aid as President Trump's tax and spending bill brings new requirements.
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Jul 10, 2026
Terry Tempest Williams writes about what is easy to overlook - she calls it "the holy ordinary." She spoke with Wild Card's Rachel Martin about being present and her new book, The Glorians.
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Jul 10, 2026
A weeklong hearing to establish whether the accused killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk can be taken to full trial ended today. There has been dramatic testimony.
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Jul 10, 2026
President Trump has removed the remaining three members of the bipartisan U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Here's what it means.
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Jul 10, 2026
The Wimbledon finals are set. Here's what to expect, plus a look back at this year's Grand Slam.
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Jul 10, 2026
Three men who were arrested during an immigration operation which resulted in the death of another person are disputing ICE's version of responding to a situation in which the agents felt at risk,
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Jul 10, 2026
Scandals have always been a part of politics but the way politicians handle them has changed.
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Jul 10, 2026
In Colorado, hundreds of homes have been destroyed, tens of thousands of people evacuated and three wildland firefighters killed in the line of duty. The state is likely in for weeks of extreme fire.
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Jul 10, 2026
Patriotic art and music is taking center stage this year under the Trump Administration, as funds shift away from DEI. For some orgs, like the Reagan Presidential Library, this is their wheelhouse.
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Jul 10, 2026
President Trump says he is refusing to sign the bill without Congress first passing his sweeping voter ID bill.
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Jul 10, 2026
We're in that phase of summer pop doldrums when the same songs seem to be on repeat week after week. Can Stella Lefty, Yung Miami or Malcolm Todd make a run to crack the top 10?
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Jul 09, 2026
The Interior Department is arguing D.C. height limits don't apply to federal projects, bucking a century of precedent. If the panel reviewing Trump's arch agrees, experts say it could change the city.
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Jul 09, 2026
The ceasefire left Gaza split in half: Israel's military occupied the east, and 2 million Palestinians squeezed into the remaining areas. But Israeli forces have been pushing deeper into Gaza.
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Jul 09, 2026
Young Jewish-Americans have been looking for new ways to engage with Jewish culture. Some have found community by learning Yiddish, a language with roots in 10th century Europe.
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Jul 09, 2026
The Federal Reserve has two main goals: price stability and maximum employment. But new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh seems to be leaning into price stability and away from full employment as equal goals.
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Jul 09, 2026
Amid an administration crackdown on various forms of legal migration, there's one type of visa that even many Republicans support: the popular H-2A program for seasonal agricultural workers.
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Jul 09, 2026
The 2008 financial crisis and Brexit shrank the UK economy and led to a revolving door of PMs. Analysts say the first-past-the-post parliamentary system is ill-suited to modern, multi-party politics.
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Jul 09, 2026
This week, Microsoft announced they were laying off over 3,000 staff at Xbox. What will the impact be on the company? And what do these layoffs say about the gaming industry right now?
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Jul 09, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns regarding this week's developments in the U.S.-Iran conflict -- and the NATO summit this week.
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Jul 09, 2026
The regulation of AI use in Michigan and other states may not make a difference in what people see, raising questions over whether AI campaign parodies are political satire or something darker.
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Jul 09, 2026
Florida's Palm Beach International Airport will adopt a new name Thursday to honor President Trump. He'll be the first president to have an airport named after him while in office.
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Jul 09, 2026
Graham Platner built a grassroots movement in Maine. As Maine Democrats weigh what's next now that he's exited the race, winning that support will be key.
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Jul 09, 2026
Fresh strikes between Iran and the United States and a tense ceasefire scrapped — Is the war with Iran back on?
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Jul 08, 2026
Platner's campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine was marked by repeated scandals. It came to a crashing halt after the allegation led top Democrats to withdraw their support.
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Jul 08, 2026
Family and immigration advocate organizations are calling for a full and independent investigation into a shooting in which ICE agents shot and killed a Houston man during a traffic stop.
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Jul 08, 2026
Two HBO Max shows emerged as the most recognized series in the 78th Emmy award nominations announced Wednesday. Hacks was the most nominated comedy and The Pitt was the most-nominated drama.
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Jul 08, 2026
Should patients who choose euthanasia be able to die by having their vital organs removed for donation? The ethical concerns are substantial.
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Jul 08, 2026
How old is too old to play in a World Cup? Age has been a point of discussion in this Cup, with legends like Cristiano Ronaldo playing at age 41, and Lionel Messi at 39.
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Jul 08, 2026
Former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan appeared in federal court for sentencing. She was convicted of obstructing ICE agents as they tried to arrest an undocumented immigrant.
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Jul 08, 2026
There have been Black composers and Black storylines in opera, but they've often failed to gain traction with performing companies and audiences. This summer, Cincinnati Opera seeks to change that.
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Jul 08, 2026
The farm-to-table movement has been around for decades. An Ohio entrepreneur wants to replicate its success with clothing by building a regional textile economy.
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Jul 08, 2026
Younger Americans are flocking to estate sales. Social media means a whole new set of buyers, and a new way to spend a day out with friends.
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Jul 08, 2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nirav Shah, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Maine, about what's next following Graham Platner's expected departure from the state's U.S. Senate race.
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Jul 08, 2026
The West Bank is the scene of daily confrontations as Israeli settlers keep seizing land in areas where Palestinians have lived for generations. The conflict even reaches caves in remote corners of the territory.
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Jul 08, 2026
Beach towns along the Atlantic Ocean are adjusting to large amounts of seaweed that floats onto their beaches each summer. It's sargassum season.
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Jul 08, 2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Anita Lee, reporter for the Sun Herald, about the growing national attention in the case Nolan Wells, a teenager found dead off of Mississippi's gulf coast.
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Jul 08, 2026
President Trump threatened more strikes against Iran after saying he believes the ceasefire is dead at the end of the NATO summit.
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Jul 08, 2026
Families can still benefit even if their children aren't eligible for the free $1,000 contribution from the federal government.
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Jul 07, 2026
NATO arrived in Ankara with a message of unity, but President Trump's renewed attacks on European allies have once again laid bare the tensions challenging the alliance's future.
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Jul 07, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Roger Bennett, the founder and CEO of the Men in Blazers Media Network, about how the World Cup will look and feel now that all three host nations are out.
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Jul 07, 2026
Two young crabbers are carving out careers on the Chesapeake Bay in a field dominated by men in late middle-age. One is building a brand through Tiktok. The other practices the old ways.
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Jul 07, 2026
The U.S. run at the 2026 World Cup is over. Belgium knocked the Americans out of the tournament, defeating the U.S. 4-1 in the Round of 16. The loss leaves many questions about what's ahead.
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Jul 07, 2026
Novak's first year of college was hard. She was living in a new city, enmeshed in an abusive relationship and struggling with school. Things came to a head when she got a breakup text in class.
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Jul 07, 2026
A growing number of AI labs have been hiring from a surprising pool of candidates: philosophers. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Benjamin Sutherland, who recently wrote about this for The Economist.
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Jul 07, 2026
NATO leaders hope President Trump's criticism of the alliance is aimed at getting Europe to spend more on defense. But some analysts fear Trump may have an ulterior motive.
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Jul 07, 2026
Farmers are fighting cuts to a federal agency that's been helping them improve their soil since the 1930s.
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Jul 07, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Adam Jentleson, a Democratic strategist and the founder and president of the liberal think tank the Searchlight Institute, about where Graham Platner goes from here.
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Jul 07, 2026
After DOGE demolished US international food aid, farm state lawmakers resurrected Food for Peace under USDA. But hunger specialists say USDA is undermining the program's humanitarian mission.
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Jul 07, 2026
Rising concerns over water, energy and noise have state and local lawmakers rushing to catch up as they offer proposals to regulate date centers.
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Jul 07, 2026
A national competition in Oklahoma draws hundreds of teenagers so they can show off their skill judging soil — something that's important for growing crops, building houses and land management.
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Jul 07, 2026
Democratic nominee Graham Platner' high-profile U.S. Senate race has been thrown into chaos following a POLITICO report that he sexually assaulted a former girlfriend five years ago.
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Jul 07, 2026
George E. Johnson, the entrepreneur behind Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, has died at 99. NPR remembers how he built an empire based on Black hair care and Black pride.
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Jul 07, 2026
The IOC is moving to clear the way for Russian athletes to compete in Olympic events. The decision to ease sanctions comes as Moscow continues missile and drone strikes killing civilians in Ukraine.
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Jul 07, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Robinne Lee about her new novel, Crash Into Me. It's a multigenerational, multiracial story of a marriage at a crossroads and the complexity of life in the U.S.
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Jul 07, 2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kali Kniel, professor of microbial food safety at the University of Delaware, about recent outbreaks of cyclosporiasis across the U.S.
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Jul 07, 2026
Egypt was leading late, up 2-0. The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize. And, finally, a third to advance to the quarterfinal.
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Jul 06, 2026
Venezuela marked its Independence Day amid the aftermath of twin earthquakes and sweeping political change following the U.S.-led removal of Nicolás Maduro.
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Jul 06, 2026
Ahead of this evening's World Cup match between the U.S. and Belgium, the drama about the eligibility of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun continues to swirl following his red card in the previous match.
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Jul 06, 2026
The Society of St. Pius X has responded defiantly to Pope Leo XIV's excommunication of the neotraditionalist group. What does the excommunication mean — and how will the schism affect the church?
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Jul 06, 2026
President Trump has denigrated Haitian immigrants with language they consider racist. In its ruling allowing Trump to end TPS, the Supreme Court rejected that the administration was motivated by race.
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Jul 06, 2026
Republicans' new accountability test for colleges and universities will go into effect soon; the test will cut off federal aid to school programs whose graduates struggle to earn a reasonable living.
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Jul 06, 2026
FIFA lifted a one-match ban against a top U.S. player at the World Cup after President Trump asked for a review. NPR's Scott Detrow talks about the controversy with Franklin Foer of The Atlantic.
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Jul 06, 2026
In some towns in India, people working for a non profit approach people who appear to have trouble reading small print to get them hooked up with glasses.
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Jul 06, 2026
Russia pounds Kyiv ahead of NATO summit, as Ukraine war returns to center stage amid high-stakes diplomacy.
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Jul 06, 2026
Purity Wambui was diagnosed with TB when it was pretty far advanced. It's possible that had health funding from the U.S. not been reduced, the illness may have been caught in time to save her.
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Jul 06, 2026
Construction workers don't just stop during the heatwave, they find ways to cope with it. Many work hourly and can't afford not to.
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