There's an upside to cold, snowless New England days — great skating
Maine Public reporter Ari Snider heads out on a couple of Maine's lakes to explore the burgeoning sport of "wild ice skating." (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 16, 2025.)
The Park Fire in Northern California is now the state’s largest this year
A rapidly growing wind-driven wildfire that started Wednesday evening near Chico, Calif., has exploded in size, forcing thousands to evacuate.
The Opening Ceremony for the Summer Olympics will officially kick off the Games
The Olympics opening ceremony gets underway Friday on the River Seine. NPR's Michel Martin talks to the mayor of Paris’s central district about how the event is transforming the city.
What do voters in suburban Pittsburgh make of the new presidential campaign?
We'll hear from some voters: the partisans still dug in through all the changes, and one undecided voter who will make you scratch your head.
Harris asks Americans not to see the war in Gaza through a 'binary lens'
Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. After the meeting what did she say about the humanitarian crisis and negotiations toward a cease-fire deal?
Morning news brief
One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords is in U.S. custody. Vice President Kamala Harris met Thursday with Israel's prime minster. The Olympics opening ceremony gets underway Friday in Paris.
Venezuelan voters go to the polls this weekend to elect a president
Incumbent socialist leader Nicolas Maduro is running for a third term amid the country's grave economic crisis and an increasingly authoritarian political climate.
Harris says she 'will not be silent' about humanitarian toll in Gaza
In her remarks, which came after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Harris also said she held an “unwavering commitment to Israel."
After more than a year of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA video game performers are on strike
Union actors and performers in SAG-AFTRA declared a strike against video game firms over artificial intelligence. Among other things, they've stop voice acting and stunts that appear in video games.
'The Indicator from Planet Money': The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets
Movie theaters are turning to collectible merchandise, like novelty popcorn buckets, to get audiences in the door during a time of declining moviegoing and box office returns.
60 Years Later: The children of Freedom Summer look back on their experiences
As part of the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964, civil rights groups ran summer schools to educate Black children. We hear from six former students who look back on their experiences.