Tulsi Gabbard faces a barrage of questions during her confirmation hearing
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's embattled pick for national intelligence director, was grilled about whether she might clash with intelligence officers during her Senate confirmation hearing.
Indigenous Makah tribe in Washington allowed to resume whaling tradition
The Makah tribe in Washington state will be able to resume their longstanding tradition of whaling, after NOAA Fisheries decided Thursday to give them a waiver for a hunt.
Asylum seekers continue to cross into U.S. despite Biden's restrictions
President Biden recently issued executive actions that severely restrict asylum for immigrants. But in a remote area of California, asylum seekers continue to pour in.
Burglars steal $500k in jewels from Bulgari, then escaped through Rome's sewers
In Rome, a group of thieves managed to steal nearly $540,000 in jewelry from the Bulgari store before escaping through the sewers.
Gershkovitch to be tried for espionage
American reporter Evan Gershkovitch is set to go on trial for alleged espionage in Russia.
Memorializing loved ones through AI
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michael Bommer, a man dying of colon cancer who created an AI avatar of himself for his wife, Anett, to interact with after he dies.
Will the generational divide on support for Israel impact the presidential election?
Biden faces waning support with voters under age 30, but his performance with older Americans is stronger. The generational split comes amid increased criticism for his response to the war in Gaza.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill accessibility
By a unanimous vote, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills.
This week in science: invasive spiders, cicada fungus, and how bodies change in space
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave about colorful and invasive Joro spiders, a cicada fungus, and lessons about how the human body responds to life in outer space.
SCOTUS upholds Mifepristone access. What's next for the anti-abortion movement?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kristen Waggoner, CEO and general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom, about Supreme Court preserved access to Mifepristone.
Heavy rains in South Florida cause major flooding
South Florida is being pummeled by heavy rain that's caused flooding in communities from Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. The rain, expected to continue through Friday, temporarily forced the closure of Interstate 95.
The scientist whose research led to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, has died.
Akira Endo, the Japanese scientist whose research led to statin drugs, has died. Tens of millions of people in the U.S. take statins to reduce their cholesterol.