9 killed, 10 wounded in South African pub shooting December 21, 2025 Authorities report that nine people have died and at least 10 others are injured after a shooting at a South African pub. The incident occu...
'Congress is in a coma.' Former lawmakers sound alarm on health of the House December 21, 2025 Congress is wrapping up the year without a lot of legislative accomplishments under its belt and a growing list of lawmakers who are retiri...
Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon December 20, 2025 An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's...
U.S. forces stop a 2nd merchant vessel off Venezuela coast, officials say December 20, 2025 U.S. forces stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Trump continues to ramp up ...
Special elections ordered for Mississippi Supreme Court after voting rights violation December 20, 2025 A federal judge ordered special elections after earlier ordering the state to redraw the electoral map used to select justices, concluding ...
Opinion: Remembering the lives lost to a senseless act of terror December 20, 2025 The attack at Australia's Bondi Beach earlier this week on people who were celebrating the first night of Hanukkah was horrific. Storie...
Meet the new WaPo food critic who won't dine in anonymity December 19, 2025 Morning Edition about ending anonymity and rethinking how restaurant criticism can feel more accessible.'/> NPR's Leila Fadel ta...
A new 'Avatar,' a marital stand-up story and a gut-wrenching drama are in theaters December 18, 2025 A new drama uses the real, gut-wrenching recordings of a call for help from Gaza to tell a harrowing and profound story. (Image credit: 20...
ICE is reopening shuttered prisons as detention centers. Many have a troubled past December 18, 2025 In its push for more immigrant detention space, the Trump administration is reopening shuttered prisons in several states. Many of these fac...
U.S. Santas becoming more diverse as families look to see themselves in Christmas December 17, 2025 Santas in the U.S. are getting more diverse as families try to find a jolly fella who looks more like them. from NPR Topics: News https:/...
Morning news brief December 16, 2025 Rob Reiner's son arrested after his parents' deaths, authorities release images of suspected gunman in Brown University shooting, po...
Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home December 15, 2025 Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead Sunday at Reiner's Los Angeles home, according to a law enforcement offi...
What's behind the wellness claims for the synthetic dye methylene blue? December 15, 2025 Taking drops of a medical dye is trending in wellness and biohacking circles. Some influencers claim it boosts longevity and brain health. ...
US envoys arrive in Berlin for latest round of Ukraine peace talks with Zelenskyy December 14, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy o...
The 'magic' of walking with grief December 14, 2025 Walking with other people who are grieving a loss is one way to ease some of the pain and feel less alone. (Image credit: Nancy Eve Cohen)...
It's Christmastime —– and if you live in the Alps, watch out! Krampus is coming December 13, 2025 In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity an...
Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame December 13, 2025 Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are conc...
Is The Washington Post's new AI podcast a hallmark of the future? December 13, 2025 The Post calls the podcast an "AI-powered tool" that turns its articles into an audio news digest. (Image credit: The Washingto...
Should you use buy now, pay later? Experts share 4 tips to know December 13, 2025 The payment option is booming among online holiday shoppers this year. But like any form of credit, it comes with drawbacks. Here's how...
History-making male flight attendant says job taught him to 'always rise to the top' December 12, 2025 Darrell Anderson became the first male flight attendant for Frontier Airlines in the 1970s, a time when the role was predominantly female. H...
Will U.S. military strikes slow drug overdose deaths? Experts say no December 11, 2025 President Trump says U.S. strikes on supposed drug-smuggling boats will save Americans from overdose deaths. But most experts worry the str...
Feeling burned out? There's a word for that in Mandarin Chinese December 10, 2025 How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese gove...
Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping December 09, 2025 Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their dec...
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left December 09, 2025 Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employee...
Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts December 08, 2025 A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt...
A ban on feeding pigeons ruffles lots of feathers in Mumbai December 07, 2025 The pigeon population has exploded — a result of people feeding the birds. For some it's a holy duty and a way to connect to nature. Cr...
A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say December 07, 2025 At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, the state's chief minist...