Search results for

The US attaches new conditions to military aid for allies; Trump's campaign rhetoric against NATO, Democrats react to the special counsel report's characterization of Biden.

A new Texas law taking effect next month will allow local police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border. Some sheriffs aren't eager to enforce it.

The State Department is discouraging tourists from traveling to the Caribbean islands. But government officials from both nations hope that won't keep tourists from coming.

President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental acuity and his conduct after a special counsel concluded Biden willfully held onto classified materials. The special counsel recommended no charges.

Republican governors and governors-elect are in Florida this week for the Republican Governors' Association conference. After a successful election, they are meeting to discuss the party's message and direction.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Roger McNamee, a former mentor to Mark Zuckerberg and an early investor in Facebook. He believes the company threatens democracy because it has helped spread fake news.

There will be no federal charges in the choking death of Eric Garner. The government says it doesn't have evidence to charge the officer involved in Garner's death five years ago on Staten Island.

It was a busy day at the Stade de France where U.S. track and field athletes claimed three gold medals at the Paris Summer Olympics.

Eli Conley is a singer-songwriter who specializes in helping trans people on testosterone re-learn how to sing as their voices change.

China’s ruling Communist Party has held an important meeting in Beijing to plan China’s development and reform for the next five years.

A heat wave is gripping much of the U.S. with over 110 million people under heat-related warnings, watches and advisories. In parts of California, temperatures may reach well into the triple digits.

The port of Miami has spent $125 million to install substations and infrastructure that allows cruise ships to turn off their engines while docked, cutting emission by more than 95 percent

The official theme was crime and safety. But key speakers, including Lara Trump and Nikki Haley, described former President Donald Trump as a family man and a unifier — despite his divisive persona.

Nedoroscik, the self-described dork who captured the nation's attention as he calmly awaited his turn in the Olympic men's gymnastics team final last week, won bronze in the pommel horse final on Saturday.

Julian Assange avoids a trial or further jail time in the U.S. for posting classified documents, but his plea deal suggests journalists cannot count on sidestepping prosecution for publishing such government secrets.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Sina Toossi of the Center for International Policy about Iran's elections on Friday, and a presidency in the shadow of the country's Supreme Leader.

Bits of twisted plant fibers found on a stone tool show that Neanderthals used sophisticated yarns and cords. It pushes the date of the earliest-known fiber technology way back in time.

For many families, 2020 ended up being a year with fewer child-care expenses. Now parents with unspent funds in their dependent-care flexible spending accounts are trying to figure out what to do.

Elisabeth Moss and Samira Wiley star in Hulu's TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's 1985 dystopian novel — in which fertile women become reproductive surrogates for powerful men and their barren wives.

With the Paralympics in their second week, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Roman Stubbs on the biggest storylines of the 2024 games.

The New York Giants came back with a last-minute score to beat the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title. It was a rematch of the 2008 NFL championship, when Eli Manning led New York past New England to ruin the Patriots' bid for a perfect season.

Attacks on personal appearance are becoming more common in today's political environment. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Democratic strategist Grisella Martinez about what's happening to decorum.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Emily Glazer of The Wall Street Journal about the 113-page report into Wells Fargo's practices that was released on Monday. The bank's board said that it would claw back millions from executives who were complicit in high-pressure sales tactics.

The American Academy of Pediatrics changes its policy citing drugs used to treat HIV can reduce the risk of passing the virus to infants to less than 1%. About 5,000 people who have HIV give birth in the U.S. each year.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to TV analyst and former U.S. men's national team star Cobi Jones about 25-year-old French phenom Kylian Mbappé joining Spanish club Real Madrid.