NPR News
Explore the headlines trending nationally and internationally with the latest from NPR. Every day, NPR connects with millions of Americans to explore the news, ideas and what it means to be human.
Brandon Bell/Getty Images
The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to teach kids to handle guns responsibly.
Stephanie Colombini/WUSF
Senate kills articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February.
A new Lennon-McCartney collab has dropped — but this time, it's by the Beatles' sons
A new single, "Primrose Hill," was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney, the youngest sons of Beatles musicians John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Damage at Glen Canyon Dam has Colorado River users concerned
Newly discovered damage to part of the dam holding back America's second-largest reservoir has people who rely on the Colorado River worried about their ability to get the water they need.
Speaker Johnson is moving forward with foreign aid bills despite threat to oust him
Divisions within the House Republican conference could threaten both the future of the package and Mike Johnson's speakership.
-
"Primrose Hill" is a gently nostalgic ditty by James McCartney, with cowriting credit to Sean Ono Lennon. On Instagram, McCartney said the song was inspired by an idyllic boyhood memory.
-
NASA says the space debris that crashed into a home in Naples, Fla., last month was part of a pallet of old batteries jettisoned from the International Space Station three years ago.
-
Hawaii's attorney general released the first phase of the investigations into the devastating wildfires on Maui. The fires killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless.
-
House Speaker Johnson is moving forward with foreign aid bills despite threat to oust him. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina about what moderate Republicans want.
-
According to Variety, Leonardo DiCaprio has agreed to take on the title role with Jennifer Lawrence set to play Ava Gardner, Ol' Blue Eyes' second wife.
-
An investigation by BBC Russia and independent Russian media outlet Mediazona finds Russia has suffered at least 50,000 casualties since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
-
Your coffee beans may have roots that stretch back 600,000 years — according to a new study.
-
The world depends on just a few crops for most of its food. Because that dependence could be risky, a new international effort supports research and development of overlooked plants as food sources.
-
The president of Columbia University told a congressional panel that the school is doing all it can to confront antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
-
Israel is engaged in conflicts on three separate fronts. Hawaii's attorney general releases the first findings from a probe into Maui's wildfires. Inflation is proving more stubborn than expected.
-
Bitcoin could soon be turbocharged, thanks to an event that happens every four years.I n broad terms, the halving effectively reduces the supply of new bitcoins.
-
There are some 960 million eligible voters in India. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Chietigj Bajpaee of Chatham House, a U.K.-based public policy think tank, about the importance of the election.