N. Carolina announces funding to make parks more accessible
North Carolina has awarded almost $10 million in grants to benefit park projects across the state.
Politics & Government
Donald Trump finally makes it to Iowa as other Republican hopefuls court voters
Nearly four months after declaring his third run for the White House, former President Donald Trump visited Iowa — the first in the nation caucus for Republicans.
Morning news brief
February inflation data will be released. The federal government's move to cover depositors at two failed banks triggers debate. President Biden approves the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska.
U.S., U.K. and Australia aim to counter China with an exchange of submarine tech
President Biden met Monday with his counterparts from Australia and the United Kingdom to discuss a deal to sell U.S. submarines — an arrangement aimed at countering the military might of China.
Indigenous groups lash out after an oil drilling project is approved in Alaska
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jade Begay of the group NDN Collective, which advocates for indigenous communities, about the White House approving the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska.
New FBI data show reported hate crimes in the U.S. jumped in 2021
Nationally, the number of hate crimes reported by the FBI increased from 8,120 in 2020 to 9,065 in 2021.
Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women's rights, dies at 82
Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.
Mitch McConnell discharged from the hospital after suffering a concussion last week
The Kentucky senator suffered a concussion and minor rib fracture when he fell during a Washington D.C. dinner event Wednesday night.
Thousands of migrants have been bused to New York. This man is stepping in to help
New York is struggling to accommodate the new arrivals of migrants in the city. Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz is among those trying to provide help in the midst of uncertainty.
Bank stocks continued to fall Monday despite President Biden's assurances
Despite President Biden's efforts to reassure markets and the government's backstop of customers' deposits, Wall Street remains worried about the risk of contagion.