NPR News: Posts

NPR News

Florida authorities declare a 'mass casualty' in deadly boat crash near Clearwater

Rescue workers gather at the Seminole Boat ramp north of where a boat crashed into the ferry causing multiple injuries near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge, on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Clearwater, Fla.

One person has died and several were injured Sunday when a boat crashed into a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge and then fled the scene, authorities said.

(Image credit: Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

North Korea confirms it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea

The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukrainian officials denied the claim.

(Image credit: Kristina Kormilitsyna)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Homes destroyed and 1,500 detained in Kashmir as India cracks down following attacks

People stand near the razed house of Kashmiri militant Ahsan Ul Haq Sheikh

Indian authorities have detained at least 1,500 people in India-administered Kashmir after a militant attack killed 26 people this week, a top police officer told NPR.

(Image credit: Bilal Kuchay)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

'Prophetic' letter written by Titanic survivor sells for nearly $400,000 at auction

Archibald Gracie wrote a letter from aboard the Titanic five days before it sank. It has sold at auction for the equivalent of $399,000.

The letter, written by first-class passenger Archibald Gracie, sold for five times its expected price at auction. It was written aboard the ship five days before it sank.

(Image credit: Henry Aldridge & Son)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

The DEA says 114 immigrants in the U.S. illegally were arrested at a Colorado nightclub

This screenshot from a video posted on X by the Drug Enforcement Administration

The Drug Enforcement Administration said the arrests occurred as part of a raid at an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs.

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Ukrainian families divided by Russian occupation hang on and hope to be reunited

Displaced Ukrainians weave camouflage netting for the military in Zaporizhia Youth Center on March 19.

Ukrainians displaced by Russian occupation are helping the war effort — and longing for the homes they fled and the loved ones they left behind.

(Image credit: Anton Shtuka for NPR)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Cardinal Vincent Nichols expects a 'mood of reflection' at his first conclave

Cardinal Vincent Nichols after officiating the solemn requiem at The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, informally known as Westminster Cathedral on April 21, 2025 in London, England.

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, reflects on diversity and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

(Image credit: Alishia Abodunde)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

A vanished kingdom comes alive in the songs of griots and a new archaeological dig

Nino Galissa is a seventh-generation griot in Guinea-Bissau. He composed a song about the new archaeological excavation of Kansala, the legendary capital of a vanished kingdom in that part of West Africa.

The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired archaeologists to excavate the kingdom's capital.

(Image credit: Ricci Shryock for NPR)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

From dogs to rabbits, NPR readers share how adopting shelter pets impacted them

undefined

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it's destabilized by Trump's job cuts

Shirley Hopkins helped recruit countless Black students in Washington, D.C., for the National Institutes of Health

For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration's workforce cuts are now throwing that sense of stability up in the air.

(Image credit: Kyna Uwaeme for NPR)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

'Number of people' killed after vehicle drives into Vancouver street festival

Vancouver police secure the scene after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday.

The vehicle entered the street where people were attending a Filipino community festival Friday, the Vancouver Police Department said on social media. The driver was taken into custody, police said.

(Image credit: Rich Lam)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

'Number of people' killed after vehicle drives into Vancouver street festival

Vancouver police secure the scene after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday.

The vehicle entered the street where people were attending a Filipino community festival Friday, the Vancouver Police Department said on social media. The driver was taken into custody, police said.

(Image credit: Rich Lam)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

'Number of people' killed after man drives vehicle into Vancouver street festival

Vancouver police secure the scene after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday.

The vehicle entered the street Saturday night where people were at an event celebrating Filipino culture, Vancouver Police said on social media. A Vancouver man, 30, was arrested at the scene.

(Image credit: Rich Lam)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

משפחה אחת. תקיפה אחת. 132 שמות. תחקיר מעזה.

undefined

יותר מ-51,000 פלסטינים נהרגו במלחמה בעזה, לפי משרד הבריאות בעזה. שיחזרנו את מהלך האירועים באחת התקיפות הקטלניות ביותר של צה״ל.

Continue Reading…

NPR News

عائلة واحدة. هجوم واحد. 132 اسمًا. تحقيق غزة

undefined

أكثر من 51 ألف فلسطيني قُتلوا في حرب إسرائيل مع حماس، بحسب مسؤولي الصحة في غزة. أعدنا بناء ما حدث في واحدة من أكثر الغارات الإسرائيلية دموية في الحرب.

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77

Alexis Herman was tapped by former President Bill Clinton to serve as secretary of labor. Upon her confirmation in 1997, she became the first Black secretary of labor in American history. She is shown here in Las Vegas in 2010.

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.

(Image credit: Ethan Miller)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Finally! Shedeur Sanders gets picked by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL draft 5th round

Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders looks on during a ceremony to retire his jersey before the Black and Gold Spring Game at Folsom Field on April 19 in Boulder, Colo.

He had to wait until the fifth round, but Shedeur Sanders, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders — his coach at the University of Colorado — has finally been drafted by the NFL.

(Image credit: Dustin Bradford)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras 'with no meaningful process'

Demonstrators gather to protest on Thursday against the deportation of immigrants to El Salvador outside the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations in New York City.

The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal judge tried to contact an attorney representing the government.

(Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Iran says 4 people are dead and hundreds injured in a massive port explosion

In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), firefighters work as black smoke rises in the sky after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern city of Bandar Abbas, Iran on Saturday.

A massive explosion and fire at a port in southern Iran has killed four people, authorities said Saturday. More than 500 others have been injured in the blast at the Shahid Rajaei port.

(Image credit: Mohammad Rasoul Moradi)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Opinion: Pope Francis's sympathy for migrants was personal

Pope Francis washes the feet of migrants at a refugee center near Rome in March 2016.

Pope Francis often spoke with great sympathy for immigrants and refugees. NPR's Scott Simon reminds us that the Pope's father fled Mussolini's Italy, immigrating to Argentina.

(Image credit: AP)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Built on a rich coffee history, Yemeni cafes find U.S. success and new challenges, too

"I get really emotional when I walk into these cafes and I see Yemen coffee becoming a thing," says coffee entrepreneur Mokhtar Alkhanshali.

Yemen is an ancient birthplace of the coffee trade, and immigrants fleeing its civil war have brought their culture here in the form of cafes. Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened in the U.S.

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Trump meets Zelenskyy during visit to Pope Francis funeral

Ukraine

The White House says they will release more details of the meeting, which they called "a very productive discussion."

(Image credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Trump meets Zelenskyy during visit to Pope Francis' funeral

Ukraine

The White House says it will release more details of the meeting, which it described as "a very productive discussion."

(Image credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Photos: Pope Francis is laid to rest and mourned around the world

The coffin of Pope Francis is carried during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter

Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the images that captured the grief of those mourning him around the world.

(Image credit: Kai Pfaffenbach)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch

It

Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.

(Image credit: Screenshot via YouTube)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Ten years after Freddie Gray's death, his neighborhood looks for hope

Tracey Malone, executive director of the Sandtown-Winchester Community Collective, stands outside a shuttered recreation center in Baltimore.

There's still a lot of need in Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, where Freddie Gray lived. People from the neighborhood work to meet it.

(Image credit: André Chung for NPR)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Why judges blocked the Trump admin's school DEI crackdown

President Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, have said repeatedly that they want to send education "back to the states." But in recent lawsuits, the administration is accused of doing the opposite: wielding the power of the federal government to tell schools what they can and cannot teach.<!-- raw HTML omitted -->

On Thursday, three federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., said Trump's anti-DEI efforts were on shaky legal ground.

(Image credit: Alex Brandon)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up

A Social Security Administration office is seen on March 6 in Nashville, Tenn.

Social Security employees are feeling "overwhelmed" and wait times for phone services are up as workforce cuts from the Trump administration are being felt throughout the agency.

(Image credit: George Walker IV)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Watch live: Crowds of mourners and dignitaries pay respects to Pope Francis

The body of Pope Francis lies in state in St. Peter

A day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis.

(Image credit: Michael Kappeler)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking scandal, has died

Virginia Giuffre speaks during a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019.

The American-born Giuffre, who lived in Australia for years, became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors after emerging as a central figure in financier Jeffrey Epstein's prolonged downfall.

(Image credit: Bebeto Matthews)

Continue Reading…