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Today
by Ayesha Rascoe / 48min
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with environmentalist, Bill McKibben, and public relations specialist, Frank Maisano, about opposition to industrial development projects like fracking and data centers.
Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking plane and swam to shallow water after an emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany and the pilot called 911 from on top of the plane. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)
by Ayesha Rascoe / 5h
Following the midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump's $5,000 campaign promise has generated attention, but not belief. And, Vice President JD Vance characterizes Democrats as extremists.
by Kristin Wright / 7h
Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers. (Image credit: Manfred Baumann)
by Eric Deggans / 10h
Star Trek. Above, Leonard Nimoy as Spock.'/> As Star Trek celebrates its 60th birthday, the long-running franchise is also grappling with the challenges of timing and technology. "Its audience is aging," says Strange New Worlds star Anson Mount.
Indonesian rescuers said about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. (Image credit: Iman Satria)
Yesterday
by Tom Bowman / 12h
A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group. (Image credit: Illustration by Hanna Barczyk for NPR)
The Canadian singer opened up her 16-show residency in Paris at the Plenitude Arena. The entire series is sold out. (Image credit: Aurelien Morissard)
Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
by David Cox / 1d
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus. (Image credit: Ian Cheibub for NPR)
by Scott Simon / 1d
A moment to remember those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago yesterday. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
by Katheryn Houghton / 1d
As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage because of a disability. (Image credit: Kyla Hailstone)
by The Associated Press / 1d
President Trump held talks in Dublin with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin during a weekend visit centered on a major golf tournament. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
by Daniel Estrin / 1d
Leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh has documented Israel's occupation of the West Bank since day one. Fearing the occupation might consume his archive, he secretly moved it to Scotland (Image credit: Yazeed Abu Khdeir)
Sep 11, 2026
The cargo plane crash in Miami is raising concerns about the safety culture at 21 Air, one of the carriers that fly for Amazon. Former pilots were sounding alarms even before Sunday's accident. (Image credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
by Odette Yousef / 1d
The assassination of far right activist Charlie Kirk opened the floodgates of neighbor-on-neighbor doxing. A year later, the damage to political discourse in the U.S. remains. (Image credit: Jim Urquhart)
Dario Amodei and Sam Altman are the latest to urge caution amid fears the industry is racing too fast to build powerful AI while safety measures lag. (Image credit: Karl Mondon)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the BRICS nations for a summit on trade, investment, and global conflicts. (Image credit: Indian Foreign Ministry via AP)
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack. (Image credit: STR)
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet. (Image credit: Ariel Schalit)
by Hadeel Al-Shalchi / 2d
Many Iranians lost their jobs because of the war and the U.S. blockade. Now some are even losing their backup jobs as sanctions tighten. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi)
Around the U.S., ceremonies commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks in New York and at the Pentagon. (Image credit: Dave Sanders/New York Times via AP)
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths. (Image credit: hapabapa/Getty Images)
by Cooper Katz McKim / 2d
Why Patagonia might become a new data center hub (Image credit: Li Muzi/Xinhua News Agency)
by Terry Gross / 2d
We listen back to interviews recorded in the aftermath of Sept. 11, with a particular focus on stories of survival and loss at the World Trade Center, and some reflections in poetry and music.
NPR reflects on the events of 9/11 and the toll it left on the U.S. 25 years later. And, President Trump and Vice President Vance's convention speeches urge voters to back the GOP in the midterms. (Image credit: Leonardo Munoz)
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