Monte Coleman, who won 3 Super Bowls as a Washington linebacker, dies at age 68
The hard-nosed linebacker, who won three Super Bowls and later coached Arkansas-Pine Bluff, has died. UAPB and the Commanders announced his death Sund...
Alleged Colorado attacker's family released after nearly a year in detention
A Texas judge ordered Hayam El Gamal and her five children released Thursday. Two days later, their lawyers say, ICE re-arrested and tried to deport t...
A chaotic White House Correspondents' Dinner, as told by NPR reporters in the room
Top government officials were rushed out of the Washington Hilton after gunshots were heard at the dinner. NPR journalists describe hiding under table...
What we know about Cole Allen, suspected White House Correspondents' dinner shooter
The 31-year-old teacher and engineer from California sent an alleged message to family members saying that he wanted to target administration official...
How China is responding to the stalling of talks between the U.S. and Iran
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about how China views the current crisis in the M...
World Press Photo Contest winners cast a lens on resilience, pain and bliss
A selection of prize honorees from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest capture the pain of the past year — but also focus on moments of strength, deter...
Trump doubts shooter motivated by Iran war as peace talks on hold
A shooting incident at the White House Correspondent's Dinner took focus away from the war in Iran, as Iran's foreign minister planned to return to Is...
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe is first person to run sub-2-hour marathon to win in London
In a huge moment in sports history, Sabastian Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes a...
King Charles U.S. visit comes at tense moment in transatlantic relationship
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive Monday for a four day U.S. state visit. Some hope the royal touch can heal the transatlantic rift that's emerged...
The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy
Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. The Supreme...
Trump rushed from White House Correspondents' Dinner after sounds of possible gunfire
President Trump and several cabinet members were rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service ap...
New CEO Steve O'Donnell vows to unite NASCAR and return the fun
Steve O'Donnell was introduced as the sanctioning body's chief executive officer at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday and vowed to "make some moves"...
Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74
Dirk Kempthorne, a Republican, was elected mayor of Boise at age 34 and served seven years before serving one term in the U.S. Senate and then as gove...
In a rare interview, a leader of the world's largest right-wing group talks to NPR
The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here's what he said about his group's...
Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students
Authorities have filed murder charges against the roommate of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who disappeared with his girlfriend from the University o...
Pope Leo reiterates opposition to death penalty on same day U.S. approves firing squads
Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Depar...
Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups
Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed gr...
Opinion: A lesson in humanity at the Boston Marathon
Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their gener...
Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status
Three appellate immigration judges sided with Department of Homeland Security lawyers who appealed a decision from Immigration Judge Michael Pleters t...
The rising cost of fertilizer and fuel prices is pushing some farmers to the brink
In the Mississippi Delta, a crucial agricultural region, farmers say their patience is wearing thin. Reeling from the effects of tariffs, they must no...
Some Planned Parenthood clinics are using Botox to smooth over federal cuts
After President Trump and Congress cut certain Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood in last year's budget, some clinics have started offering aesthe...
Iran's foreign minister awaits U.S. delegation to Pakistan for peace talks
Iran's Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, as the White House confirmed Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel there Saturday to try t...
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital pu...
Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal
A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this. The deci...
