Scientists are raising the alarm about Trump's deep sea mining executive order
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.
The burdens of record housing costs are impacting homeowners and renters
The number of people burdened by high housing costs has hit another record high. Both renters and homeowners are struggling as prices have spiked in recent years.
National security officials say Chinese hackers are lurking in U.S. telecom networks
Lawmakers have been raising the alarm about Chinese hackers breaching U.S. telecom companies. National security officials are working to understand the scope of the spying campaign.
Remembering Dolores Madrigal, the lead plaintiff in a landmark sterilization case
In the 1970s, doctors sterilized Dolores Madrigal without her knowledge. She became the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit by Mexican-American women who said they were coerced into having their tubes tied.
Religious groups work to help as many refugees as possible before Trump takes office
Many religious congregations are ramping up their efforts to assist as many refugees as possible before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
Wearing salmon as hats is in vogue — at least for orcas
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats.
Ira Glass talks about the difference between himself and his on-air persona
Ira Glass sits down with Rachel Martin to answer a Wild Card question. He talks about the difference between the Ira you hear on air and who he is in real life.
Pete Hegseth's mom went on Fox to defend her son against reports of transgressions
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New Yorker writer Jane Mayer about her latest article on Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.
Trump is already making foreign policy plans
Every time a presidential transition takes place, a familiar phrase crops up: "the U.S. has one president at a time." But Trump is already declaring foreign policy plans that differ from Biden's.
That's how you say it?? The most mispronounced words of 2024
The language-learning company Babbel has released its list of the most mispronounced words and names of 2024, including semaglutide, Phryge and Barry Keoghan.
The killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO was a targeted attack, authorities say
The CEO of United Healthcare was shot and killed in what New York City officials are calling a brazen and targeted attack. The company has the largest share of the nation's health insurance market.
South Korea expert 'optimistic' democracy will hold amid upheaval
Gi-Wook Shin, director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about democracy in South Korea following the president's brief declaration of martial law.
