National

National

Helene has strengthened and now forecast to be a ‘major’ Category 4 storm

8:29am September 25, 2024

Helene is forecast to intensify rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Residents are urged to make preparations — and in many counties, evacuate — before then.

National

Missouri executes man prosecutors thought innocent. And, FAFSA’s disastrous launch

8:09am September 25, 2024

Missouri executed Marcellus Williams yesterday, a man prosecutors believed was innocent. And, why FAFSA’s launch was so disastrous.

Queue Listen Now

Zelda review: 'Echoes of Wisdom' is a worthwhile remix, not a revolution

8:00am September 25, 2024

Nintendo's latest game is the first to truly star Zelda in the series that has borne her name since 1986. It boasts innovative mechanics but is still a little too linked to the past.

National

Harris heads to Pittsburgh (again) to make a manufacturing pitch to voters

6:00am September 25, 2024

Vice President Harris is trying to win over undecided voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. Former President Donald Trump also talked about manufacturing policy this week in Georgia.

Europe's intense rainfall in September twice as likely thanks to climate change

5:01am September 25, 2024

Extensive early warnings and years of adaptation made the floods less deadly than they otherwise might have been.

Queue Listen Now

Screenshot 2024-09-20 at 12.27.08 PM.png

How a catchy tune became the soundtrack to TikTok's silliest videos

5:00am September 25, 2024

The song "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" was released ten years ago and has since become the soundtrack to millions of viral videos. Its story shows how music has shaped — and been shaped by— social media platforms.

Queue Listen Now

Zelda is the hero in this one. ‘Echoes of Wisdom’ flips roles in iconic franchise

4:45am September 25, 2024

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Amanda Cote of Michigan State University about Princess Zelda being cast as the protagonist for the first time in a main "Legend of Zelda" game.

Queue Listen Now

Why Nevada's housing crisis is about more than Californians driving up home prices

4:37am September 25, 2024

by A Martínez

As part of NPR’s "We, The Voters" series, we went to Nevada to talk to residents about their housing situation, the state’s affordable housing crisis and what factors are driving it.

Queue Listen Now

National

How the presidential campaigns are working to earn Latino votes

4:03am September 25, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Around one in five voters in the battleground state of Nevada are Latino. Polls suggest former President Donald Trump has stronger Latino support than previous Republican campaigns.

Queue Listen Now

The slowest of trailblazers: Better DNA testing means trafficked turtles can go home

3:58am September 25, 2024

by Ari Daniel

New technology is making it easier to find the origins of trafficked wildlife so they can be released back to the habitat they came from, instead of languishing for decades as sometimes happens.

Queue Listen Now