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Only about 300 to 400 people a year give a kidney to someone they never met. It's an act of generosity so unusual, a neuroscientist studies the people who do this.

The immediate impact of the cargo decline affects virtually every business around the ports, but port officials say this downturn will soon be felt much more broadly.

A new survey of 1,000 young men in the U.S. shows many feel worried about their futures. NPR speaks with Aaron Smith of the Young Men Research Project about the survey and its findings.

Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.

Nazgul isn't talking, but his owners come clean about how he got loose, got famous, and how they feel now

Schools of Hope were initially meant to serve children in impoverished areas where student performance is low. That expanded last year to allow charters to take up space in nearly any school with unused space.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Nora Princiotti of The Ringer to preview this year's Super Bowl matchup between Seattle and New England.

U.S. speed skaters competed in the team pursuit Tuesday. The U.S. men are taking home a silver medal in the speedskating Team Pursuit, and more exciting races are coming up this week.

U.S. curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin won a silver medal in mixed doubles Tuesday. It's the first time the U.S. has medaled in this sport. Men's curling begins Wednesday.

Concerns about the tactics of federal immigration agents remain front of mind for some key voters who supported President Trump in 2024.

Steve Witkoff, United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, is making his first trip to Israel since May, at a moment when the U.N. warns Gaza is on the verge of all out famine.

Ski mountaineering is a new sport in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and mogul skiing, gets an additional twist; skiers now participate in pairs.

At this year's Winter Olympics, one country has dominated: Norway. Sara Sivertsen Fahrendorff, a sports journalist based in Oslo, discusses how Norway's culture plays a role in its sporting success.

Ryan Deitsch survived the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and then co-founded March For Our Lives to try to get young people to vote. He talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about midterm results.

The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas.

At the 2026 Grammys, Bad Bunny became the first artist to win the album of the year award for a Spanish-language release. Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga also took home major awards.

Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will face former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in the state's toss-up U.S. Senate race.

Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve.

The Pentagon said in a statement Thursday that it has "officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately."

House Republicans rushed to approve legislation on Wednesday that would impose new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a Trump administration priority that faces blowback in the Senate.

When U.S. speedskater Conor McDermott-Mostowy makes his Winter Olympic debut in Milan, he'll join a record number of out LGBTQ athletes. But of the 46 out athletes, only 11 are men.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Minnesota Senator Tina Smith about yesterday's fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a Border Patrol agent and the continued immigration crackdown in the city.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Ahmed Rashid about the ministers within the Taliban's new interim government who belong to the Haqqani network, which the FBI says is a terrorist network.

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley face off in New Hampshire primary. Israel's military says 21 soldiers were killed on the Israel-Gaza border.

President Biden will cap off a week of outreach to Black Americans with commencement at Morehouse College. Billie Eilish tells Morning Edition how she found herself on her newest album.