Media

The phone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO and owner of The Washington Post, reportedly was hacked via a WhatsApp account owned by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

World News

U.N. Urges Probe Of Reported Hacking Of Jeff Bezos' Phone By Saudi Arabia

5:50pm January 22, 2020

by Avie Schneider

U.N. human rights experts said they were gravely concerned by reports that a WhatsApp account held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was used to hack The Washington Post owner's phone.

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Politics & Government

Capitol Hill Press Corps Will Be Restricted During Impeachment Trial

11:26am January 21, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Sarah Wire, who chairs the group representing Capitol Hill's daily print press, about restrictions placed on reporters during the impeachment trial.

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IRAN-BRITAIN-US-CONFLICT-UKRAINE-AVIATION

The News Roundup - International

3:22pm January 17, 2020

A new cabinet in Russia, Iran takes responsibility for shooting down a plane and Parnas goes public.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with reporters after a vote. Journalists' normal access is being constrained for the impeachment trial.

Politics & Government

Reporters Challenge New Restrictions In Trying To Cover Senate Impeachment Trial

12:23pm January 17, 2020

by NPR Staff

Authorities are cracking down on the places correspondents may go, with whom they may talk and for how long. News outlets don't want to go along.

'Get In Line:' What It Takes To Legally Immigrate To The United States

2:23pm January 16, 2020

"I am constantly in fear. I think I have a lot of potential, but I sometimes think I could've done so much more. There are so many people like me out there," a listener told us.

World News

What It Was Like To Report From Iran Last Week

4:22pm January 13, 2020

by Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks about her week of reporting in Iran — just after the targeted killing of a top Iranian general by the U.S. Kelly was one of few Americans reporting in Iran last week.

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Miroslav Marcek (center) pleaded guilty to carrying out a plot to kill reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancée. Marian Kocner (right) has denied playing a role in the killings.

World News

Man Admits To Murdering Investigative Journalist, A Crime That Rocked Slovakia

1:16pm January 13, 2020

by Bill Chappell

When he was killed, Jan Kuciak had been reporting on alleged ties between high-ranking people in Slovakia's government and the Italian mafia. His fiancée was shot to death along with him.

Politics & Government

The News Roundup - International

12:59pm January 10, 2020

And they'll [no longer be senior] royals...royals.

President Trump Addresses The Nation After Iranian Attacks In Iraq Target Bases Where U.S. Troops Stationed

Politics & Government

Trump Says Iran Appears To Be 'Standing Down.' What Does That Mean?

1:23pm January 09, 2020

After a ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases that housed American soldiers, could the conflict escalate?

From left: Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group; artist Billie Eilish; and Eilish's brother, songwriter Finneas O'Connell — photographed during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 24, 2019 in Los Angeles.

Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Wants A Piece Of The World's Most Successful Record Label

10:57am January 08, 2020

by Cherie Hu

On Jan. 31, French media company Vivendi announced it would be selling a 10% stake in Universal Music to Tencent, underscoring the labyrinthine nature of global media in the digital age.