It's time for our annual beach reading recs. Today we bring you three books, with a little economic learning to boot. Our recs: Who is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service by Michael Lewis ...

How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists, host Regina G. Barber found that an abundance of water on ...

Jubilee has become one of the go-to open forums for debate in the digital age. Videos like: "Flat Earthers vs Scientists," "1 Conservative vs. 20 Feminists," and, "What Makes a Real Man?" are just ...

President Trump promised a weekend crackdown of Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal ...

In western Colorado, firefighters are up against windy, hot weather as they try to protect homes and infrastructure from a pair of lightning-caused wildfires.

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...

Leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von ...

As the postwar international order continues to evolve, NPR explores its past and the present and asks what the future may look like.

July 19, 2025 • Congress has approved a rescission package that claws back about a billion dollars intended for the United ...

President Trump is threatening to impose new sanctions on Russia if it does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR's Scott Simon asks Russia expert Nina Khrushcheva about how Moscow could respond.

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Jamie Butters, Detroit bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, about how President Trump's tariffs are hitting the automotive market.

The music artist Isaia Huron has released a new RnB album that draws on Biblical scripture and his early life experiences in the church.