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From NPR. A year after former President Joe Biden spared 37 prisoners on federal death row from execution by reducing their sentences to life in prison, the Trump administration is making good on its promise to treat them as harshly as possible anyway. Ten of the prisoners were transferred to one of the most restrictive…
From NPR. President Trump has issued a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro: "He can do whatever he wants. I mean, we have a massive armada formed — the biggest we’ve ever had, and by far the biggest we’ve ever had in South America. He can do whatever he wants, it’s alright. Whatever he…
From NPR. Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge in England on Sunday to mark the winter solstice — the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The ancient monument was built to align with the sun’s movement on both the summer and winter solstice.
From NPR. The Justice Department has re-posted one of the photographs it had previously removed from its publicly accessible Epstein files involving the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The photograph in question showed President Trump. NPR reported on Saturday that more than a dozen files released by the Justice Department a day earlier had…
From NPR. In the housing market, there are signs that things are starting to cool down. But the shortage of “starter homes” — smaller, more affordable homes — still remains a problem for people trying to buy for the very first time. We’ve been asking readers and listeners for their questions about all things homebuying…
From NPR. Luckily Scott didn’t quit his day job as the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition. This week he spoke with members of the a cappella group about their new holiday album, "Christmas in the City, " which reimagines holiday standards, offers original compositions and features previously unreleased vocals from the legendary Frank Sinatra. This…
From NPR. "American Theatre" magazine has released a list of the 50 most influential plays and musicals performed in the U.S. so far this century. There are 37 plays and 13 musicals on the list. "Hamilton" tops the list — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop infused take on the Founding Fathers from 2015 earned many awards, including…
From NPR. President Trump is re-classifying marijuana. Marijuana has been classified as a “Schedule 1” drug, akin to heroin, since the 1970s. Now, it will be classified as a “Schedule 3” drug — a category that recognizes its usefulness and low risk. Medicare is expected to cover some cannabis products beginning next year. As Trump…
From NPR. When a show flops or has a short run in New York, it’s not over. But adapting a Broadway musical for teenagers is a special challenge.
From NPR. The Kennedy Center’s board of directors has voted to rename the cultural arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center as President Trump continues to put his stamp on the nation’s capital. Trump’s press secretary said that adding Trump’s name was a unanimous decision from the board — which Trump chairs, and he handpicked the members.…
From NPR. A senate panel grilled the chair of the Federal Communications Commission yesterday. Brendan Carr has launched investigations of major media networks that President Trump doesn’t like, pressuring The Walt Disney Company to take action against Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC show back in September, famously saying, "we can do this the easy way or the…
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From NPR. President Trump has installed plaques beneath the White House portraits of past American presidents. The plaques mounted along the “Presidential Walk of Fame” are packed with insults, include lines like, "Sleepy Joe Biden was by far the worst president in American history" and "In 2016, President Clinton’s wife, Hillary, lost the presidency to…
From NPR. Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to “life” near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer. They’re not just mannequins — they’re engineered to move, bend, and feel force like real human bodies. Packed with sensors, these dummies help researchers understand what happens to us in…
From NPR. A Dallas church is asking people to consider what it might look like if Jesus were born today with an unusual nativity — silhouettes of Mary and Joseph are surrounded by chain-link fencing topped with razor wire in front of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church. The manger is an old tire. Two burn…
From NPR. Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will be back in a New York state courtroom today as his lawyers attempt to get some of the evidence in his case thrown out. The defense has asked the court to suppress all evidence recovered from Mangione’s backpack — including a…
From NPR. In Tel Aviv, hundreds of people crowd around and light candles in memory of the Bondi beach massacre victims while Hanukkah celebrations continue. Israeli leaders are condemning the mass shooting at the popular Australian beach where a group of Jews were celebrating the first night of Hanukkah. At least fifteen people are dead…
From NPR. A man is being hailed as a hero after he disarmed one of the two men who opened fire at a crowd of people celebrating Hanukkah on Sydney’s Bondi Beach over the weekend. Officials says at least 15 people were killed and at least another 42 people were hospitalized. Video shared on social…
From NPR. Health authorities in Gaza say at least a dozen people died after their bombed out homes collapsed over their heads in heavy rain, and that two babies have died of hypothermia. Civil defense rescue teams say thousands of makeshift tents have also flooded, leaving families wet and cold.
From NPR. Chain restaurants (think Red Lobster, Chili’s, Cracker Barrel, etc.) can be found across the country, serving up familiar fare and comforting memories to millions. Even amid high food prices and increasingly stiff competition, these restaurants endure. Here’s why and how — and what keeps people coming back.
From NPR. Winter tends to get a bad rap. Shorter days, darker skies and plummeting temperatures. It’s true that parts of winter can be unpleasant, but psychologist Kari Leibowitz, author of "How to Winter: Harness your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days," says that winter can also be a time of reflection,…
From NPR. Over the past month, close to 10,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a riverside community in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos. Now, mass evictions are a recurring story in Africa’s most populous city. Advocates say that these homes are being displaced by luxury developments. And as NPR’s Emmanuel Akinwotu reports, these displacements are…
From NPR. The Christmas season is all about visitors — family, friends, Santa. But in Europe, there’s a different December visitor, a terrifying monster who carries a whipping stick instead of toys. And weirdly, people seem to like him.
From NPR. In western Washington state, days of torrential rain have led to historic flooding. Water rescues took place, and first responders went door to door in Mount Vernon yesterday, issuing evacuation notices as the Skagit River passed its major flood stage of 32 feet — and it’s still rising. The National Weather Service has…
From NPR. Brett Cooper recently got in an online fight with Sen. Ted Cruz about whether it was fair to label the activist Nick Fuentes as a Nazi. Cooper said it was wrong for Cruz to use that label. Cooper told Steve Inskeep that she did not "agree with Nick Fuentes on everything," but largely…
From NPR. The U.S. Department of Education says it’s reached a proposed settlement – to officially shut down the student loan repayment plan known as SAVE – the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan. Legal challenges put SAVE borrowers in limbo for months, a time during which they were not required to make payments on…
From NPR. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after sneaking out of her homeland and emerging onto a hotel balcony in Norway in front of a crowd of cheering supporters. Her appearance came hours after her daughter had accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award…
From NPR. The developer of ICEBlock, an iPhone app that anonymously tracks the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, has sued the Trump administration for free speech violations after Apple removed the service from its app store under demands from the White House. The suit, filed on Monday in federal court in Washington,…
From NPR. Brett Cooper stands out among the ecosystem of conservative media personalities as a young woman and new mother. But when it comes to family values, Cooper says her approach is “traditional.” The 24-year-old’s online following includes nearly 2 million subscribers on YouTube, where she hosts The Brett Cooper Show. The YouTube series varies…
From NPR. Brett Cooper is one part of the constellation of conservative voices online that help people process the news. The difference between Cooper and many of her peers is that she’s also a young woman, and a new mother. 24-year-old Cooper’s online following includes nearly 2 million subscribers on YouTube, where she hosts The…
From NPR. Political commentator Brett Cooper sat down with NPR’s Morning Edition for an interview about her popular eponymous YouTube show and her growing reach as one of the most prominent voices of Gen Z conservatives. In her chat with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, she discussed why she thinks her growing audience is drawn to The…
From NPR. Thousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus on Monday to mark one year since longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad’s ousting. The Assad family’s 50-year reign only came to an end after 14 years of civil war that left an estimated half a million people dead and millions more displaced. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addressed the…
From NPR. Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea volcano erupted again over the weekend, with lava fountains shooting more than 1,000 feet into the air and plumes reaching 20,000 feet. The event was Kilauea’s 38th since last December. The volcano is one of the world’s most active and is the central feature of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
From NPR. NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi spoke to Damour about what has changed for teens in the last decade.
From NPR. Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro are flowering for the first — and only — time. The palms, which are native to southern India and Sri Lanka, can reach up to nearly 100 feet and produce millions of flowers using energy accumulated over decades. If the flowers are pollinated, they produce fruits…
From NPR. Mumbai’s civic body has banned pigeon feeding. It says the growing pigeon population is causing respiratory issues. Pigeon-lovers are fighting back.
From NPR. The Trump administration is proposing to “reset” fuel economy standards for new cars, paving the way for automakers to sell larger numbers of less efficient gas-powered vehicles, a move environmental groups say will create more greenhouse gas emissions. The Biden administration had set ambitious targets for new vehicles’ gas mileage. Under President Trump,…
From NPR. Hanging out with someone who is glued to their phone is not fun. And this letter writer has had enough. “My partner spends a lot of time on their phone. Way too much time, in my opinion," she shares in a letter to Dear Life Kit. But when she brings it up,…
From NPR. The Virginia man suspected of planting two pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol complex the night before the Jan. 6 attack on the building is expected to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C., today. The suspect in custody is 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. He was arrested in Woodbridge, Va. The FBI made…
From NPR. The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operation in Southern Louisiana is off to a relatively slow start, with efforts impeded by heavy rains and community activists who have been preparing for this. Federal immigration authorities haven’t said how many arrests they’ve made since this operation started on Wednesday, but volunteer spotters say they haven’t…
From NPR. The epic investment in artificial intelligence is raising some big questions. Where do we get the electricity to run all those new data centers? And once they’re built, what effects will AI have on society? Republican Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah is one of the elected officials facing those questions. In an interview…
From NPR. Do you have a story to tell? Wanna hear your voice on NPR? Well, we have good news for teachers and students in grades four through 12: NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge is back! Your deadline to submit is June 5, 2026. We’ve got loads of information and ideas over at npr.org/studentpodcastchallenge. Have fun…
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From NPR. Officials in Minnesota are pushing back against President Trump’s comments about the Somali community in the state as they say federal immigration operations are now underway in the Twin Cities targeting Somali immigrants. Meanwhile, in the Oval Office yesterday, Trump once again slammed the Somali community, saying “Somalians should be out of here.…
From NPR. President Trump unleashed a tirade of insults at people from Somalia yesterday. During a lengthy cabinet meeting, the president described immigrants from the war-ravaged eastern African country as "garbage," claimed "these aren’t people that work" and "these are people that do nothing but complain," adding later, "They contribute nothing. I don’t want them…
From NPR. Senate Democrats are slamming the Trump administration for cuts to the U.S. Forest Service that they say are to blame for the agency being way behind in its wildfire prevention work. The Democrats cite a recent analysis by retired firefighters that shows the U.S. Forest Service is 38% behind its own targets for…
From NPR. At least 1,200 people could have been killed by flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storms that swept across south and southeast Asia over the last week. Reports say the flooding has hit Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, where hundreds of victims have perished.
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From NPR. From Gangtok to the border villages of Kupuk, Gnathang and Chhangu, India is trying to keep communities rooted in some of the toughest terrain on earth. While China built new villages and paid citizens to settle them, India promised better roads, cell towers and tourism through its “Vibrant Village” initiative. But locals say…
From NPR. The White House reopens for public tours Tuesday after a three-month hiatus. The residence is decked out for the holidays, but the footprint of the tour is much smaller than before. Tours used to start in the East Wing, but it was demolished to make way for President Trump’s ballroom. The tour now…
From NPR. President Trump says he wants to be able to strip naturalized Americans of their citizenship. His comments came after last week’s attack on two national guard troops in Washington, D.C. and Trump doubling down on his plan to block asylum claims from people living in countries on the U.S. travel ban list. One…
From NPR. Pause and focus on naming: + One thing you see + One thing you hear + One thing you smell + One thing you taste + One thing you feel Psychotherapist Britt Frank shared this practice with Life Kit, and it’s one our team keeps coming back to. Watch the video…
From NPR. A rare copy of the very first Superman comic has sold for more than $9 million at a Texas auction — the highest price ever paid for a comic book. Three brothers found it while cleaning out their late mother’s attic in San Francisco. The issue had been tucked in a cardboard box…
From NPR. The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is preparing for its first Asian elephant calf in nearly 25 years. Elephant pregnancies can run up to 22 months, and zookeepers say 12-year-old Nhi Linh is on track to deliver between mid-January and early March.
From NPR. The National Park Service is raising fees for international tourists. The Interior Department says the new “America-first” fees will be in place at 11 parks. The affected parks include some of the nation’s most visited — like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite. Tourists from outside the U.S. will have to pay a…
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From NPR. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah said he didn’t vote for Trump in 2016 or 2020, but endorsed him in 2024 after an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. Cox called Trump’s survival a "miracle" and said that only Trump could unify the nation. Asked whether this has happened, Cox said: "I think if…
From NPR. Fire swept through a Hong Kong apartment complex today in one of the deadliest fires in the city in the last 30 years. The fire spread from one high rise building to at least four others. The cluster of buildings is part of a public housing complex with eight buildings, housing about 4,600…
From NPR. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah has made a signature issue out of treating political opponents with civility, a message he amplified after the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in September. He was moved by the way Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, forgave the shooter at his memorial, calling it "one of…
From NPR. President Trump took part in the time-honored White House tradition in pardoning two Thanksgiving turkeys — Waddle and Gobble — yesterday. At a ceremony in the Rose Garden, Trump’s remarks were interrupted a few times by a gobble from … Gobble. The turkeys will spend the rest of their lives at North Carolina…