ExxonMobil is suing investors who want faster climate action February 29, 2024 The oil and gas giant is suing investor groups that want it to slash climate pollution. Interest groups on both sides of the case say it co...
Why Taiwanese Americans are moving to Taiwan — reversing the path of their parents February 28, 2024 The 1970s-90s saw a wave of Taiwanese immigrants to the United States. Now, some of their children are moving to Taiwan — and navigating th...
Idaho prepares to execute one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S. February 28, 2024 Officials say Thomas Creech's spiritual adviser will be allowed to stand next to Creech with a hand on his shoulder during the schedule...
Debt, missed classes and anxiety: how climate-driven disasters hurt college students February 27, 2024 Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more c...
Michigan's elections chief wants to protect voters, poll workers and democracy itself February 26, 2024 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sat down with Morning Edition in Detroit days ahead of the state's primary to discuss her a...
Why do we leap day? We remind you (so you can forget for another 4 years) February 26, 2024 Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR's Morning Edition spoke with expe...
Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border February 26, 2024 Egypt's empty Sinai Peninsula would offer safety for Palestinian civilians. But Egypt fears refugees might never be allowed back, citin...
This is what happens when a wind farm comes to a coal town February 26, 2024 Keyser in West Virginia represents a national shift in American energy production. And in a town that was defined by coal for generations, ...
What could Biden's Israel-Gaza stance mean for his campaign? Michigan is an early test February 25, 2024 Some Arab American, Muslim and young voters in the Detroit area plan to vote "uncommitted" in Tuesday's primary. They want to...
Series of recent DOJ cases show foreign operatives plotting assassinations in U.S. February 25, 2024 State-sponsored assassination plots on U.S. soil may sound like the stuff of movies, but the Department of Justice says it has foiled four ...
I'm a Ukrainian journalist. I never expected to be a war reporter in my own country February 25, 2024 Polina Lytvynova, an NPR producer in Ukraine, reflects on the changes two years of war with Russia have brought to her country — and to her...
After 2 years of war in Ukraine, 6 cities hold out hope under fire February 24, 2024 In the 80% of Ukraine that remains in Kyiv's hands, two years of full-scale war with Russia have brought grief, destruction and, despit...
Voting in South Carolina's all-important Republican presidential primary ends today February 24, 2024 Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley faces a critical election today in her bid for the GOP presidential nomination in her home state of Sout...
Hybrid workers: How's the office these days? We want to hear from you February 23, 2024 All over the world, companies have settled on hybrid schedules for their employees. We're eager to hear how that's changing the off...
Trump sells sneakers and Beyoncé is a country star. Is this the quiz or 2024 bingo? February 23, 2024 This week, the quiz gods bestowed upon us topics that led to several rewarding internet rabbit holes. Join us on our weekly news excursion ...
Private company Intuitive Machines is set to land on the moon. Here's what to know February 22, 2024 The Houston-based company hopes to make the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It would also be America's first ...
A man shot dead in Spain may be a Russian army defector February 22, 2024 A man who was shot dead in the region of Alicante, in Spain, is believed to be Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian helicopter pilot who defected to ...
Doctors didn't think much of her constant cough. A nurse did and changed her life February 21, 2024 After Julie developed a persistent cough, no one seemed to be able to identify the cause. Then, her unsung hero stepped in and saved her li...
Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' debuts at No. 1 on the country chart February 21, 2024 Beyoncé became the only other solo woman alongside Taylor Swift to achieve the feat with no accompanying artists, Billboard said. (Image c...
N.Y.'s crusading attorney general tackles big targets: Trump, Cuomo and now the NRA February 20, 2024 New York Attorney General Letitia James has built a reputation targeting powerful national figures. Critics say her lawsuits are politicall...
In Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, heroin is far from 'chic' February 20, 2024 A young poet and writer who lost his father to opioid addiction says there's nothing cool about what the drugs did to his dad. So why a...
Israeli settlers are guarding the West Bank. Palestinians say it's worsening violence February 19, 2024 In Hebron, many settlers have joined the ranks of the Israeli military. Palestinians and Israeli human rights activists say the result has ...
Near-record winds over the Northeast push passenger planes to speeds over 800 mph February 19, 2024 A couple of planes got a big push from a jet stream with winds clocking 265 mph at cruising altitude this weekend, the National Weather Ser...
Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy February 18, 2024 For a time, the phrase "America First" seemed an artifact of the prewar world. But the idea that the U.S. would do better by hold...
Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny February 18, 2024 Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony,...