NPR News: Posts

NPR News

China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 stranded astronauts

In this photo provided by China

China has launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's Tiangong space station.

(Image credit: Lian Zhen)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

A rare 'Superman No. 1' comic book found in an attic fetches $9.12M

A view of a DC Comics, Superman No. 1 issue is shown Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Irving, Texas.

Unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother's attic, the copy netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.

(Image credit: Tony Gutierrez)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

More than 100 homes damaged by tornado near Houston

Guillermo Vargas surveys damage to his home, where his garage was swept off its foundation, while cleaning up storm damage after severe weather hit in the Memorial Northwest subdivision, in Spring, Texas, on Monday.

More than 100 homes were damaged after a tornado touched down in a residential area outside Houston. Authorities said Monday that no injuries were reported.

(Image credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Portland Trail Blazers coach pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

Portland Trail Blazers

Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups has pleaded not guilty to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and another former NBA player.

(Image credit: Yuki Iwamura)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

New poll shows Latino support for Trump is slipping after gains in 2024

Laura Kelley, Miami-Dade County Democratic Party chair, (second from the left) joins others to support a resolution in favor of reinstating temporary protected status for Venezuelans in February in Miami.

The Pew Research Center's survey of Latinos show majorities disapprove of the president, especially his policies on the economy and immigration.

(Image credit: Joe Raedle)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping hold a call and discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine

President Trump and China

Monday's call was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic and trade parries between the U.S. and China over tariffs and technology export restrictions.

(Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Pentagon investigates Democrat senator for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders'

Sen. Mark Kelly waits to speak during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in 2023.

The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with 'illegal orders."

(Image credit: Drew Angerer)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

'Just Google' me: Slender Man stabber is recaptured after fleeing her group home

Morgan Geyser appears in court in January in Waukesha, Wis. Geyser was released from a psychiatric facility to a group home earlier this year.

Geyser and a friend lured a classmate to the woods and stabbed her 19 times in 2014. She moved from a psychiatric facility to a group home in Wisconsin earlier this year.

(Image credit: Morry Gash)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Judge tosses Comey, James cases after finding prosecutor unlawfully appointed

Lindsey Halligan, at the time special assistant to the president, fixes an earring at the end of an interview outside of the White House in August 2025, in Washington.

Lindsey Halligan, who brought the cases, is a former insurance attorney who once served as President Trump's personal lawyer before his return to office.

(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Trump's peace plan for Ukraine. And, why Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning

Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a press conference following closed-door talks on a U.S plan to end the war in Ukraine at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, on Nov. 23, 2025.

European leaders are skeptical of President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine. And, what led Marjorie Taylor Greene to announce she will resign from Congress next year.

(Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer

A new study finds that the bowhead whales produce loads of a protein that repairs the DNA in cells before they can become pre-cancerous.

Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.

(Image credit: Danny Lawson/PA Images)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

He left Gaza and fled to Europe on a jet ski. Now he hopes to bring his family

Mohammed Abu Daqqa, a 31-year-old Palestinian who left Gaza, scrolls through images on his phone at a refugee welcome center in Germany. He describes how he rode a jet ski across the Mediterranean to take refuge in Europe, and is determined to get his family out of Gaza.

In an extraordinary journey, a Palestinian man used a jet ski to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Europe after he fled the war in Gaza.

(Image credit: Ruth Sherlock)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Virginia's tough rules for felons to regain their voting rights could soon be changing

Voters fill out their ballots on Nov. 4 at a polling station in Hillsboro, Va. Virginia is one of just three states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions.

Virginia is one of just a few states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions. But Virginia's rules may soon be changing.

(Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Will technology provide a boost to truck drivers — or will it replace them?

A Volvo Autonomous Solutions truck is seen at Aurora South Dallas Terminal in Palmer, Texas.

The American economy depends on truckers. Technology is promising to transform this industry with new driver-assistance features that are meant to make the job safer and less demanding.

(Image credit: Desiree Rios for NPR)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

What foods make you happiest? It's not what you think

undefined

As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.

Continue Reading…

NPR News

'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?

undefined

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Give thanks for the discounts: the feast will cost a little less this year

Shoppers will find some bargains as they prepare for this week

Shoppers can be thankful for discounts on turkey and stuffing this year. While overall grocery prices are up, this year's Thanksgiving meal should cost a bit less than last year's.

(Image credit: Saul Loeb)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

THC drinks are flying high. A new hemp law could kill the buzz

Drinks with THC derived from hemp are sold in dozens of states, including ones that ban the sale of cannabis products. But  a recently passed  law promises to tighten controls on hemp, potentially hobbling the booming THC beverage sector.

Drinks infused with cannabis' buzzy compound THC are wildly popular and available in many states. But a year from now, the hemp-based products could be banned under a newly approved federal law.

(Image credit: Ryan Wiramidjaja)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

U.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

Venezuelan President Nicolas speaks during a Student Day event at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.

President Trump's administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro designating Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization. But the entity is not a cartel per se.

(Image credit: Cristian Hernandez)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

In Geneva, U.S. and Ukraine officials report progress on ending war with Russia

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, second right, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk to the press as their consultations continue at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace.

(Image credit: Martial Trezzini/AP)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior

An American Airlines flight attendant serves drinks to passengers after departing Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.

(Image credit: Robert Alexander)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK, says she has a rare terminal cancer

Tatiana Schlossberg is pictured at her book signing in 2019 in Richmond, Calif. Schlossberg says she has a rare form of cancer.

In an essay in The New Yorker, Tatiana Schlossberg says she has acute myeloid leukemia. She also criticized her relative, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

(Image credit: Amber De Vos)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children

Satellite image of Haiti, including Gonave Island.

Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.

(Image credit: Planet Observer/Universal Images Group)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

G20 summit closes in South Africa after U.S. absence

Heads of states pose for a family photo following the first plenary session of the G20 leaders

The G20 closed in Johannesburg without a ceremonial hand over to the U.S., its next chair, after Washington boycotted the summit.

(Image credit: Misper Apawu)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, more than 200 still held

People stand near a display local newspapers on the street of Lagos with headlines on gunmen abducting schoolchildren and staff of the St. Mary

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.

(Image credit: Sunday Alamba)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Israel says it targeted Hezbollah militant in its first attack in Beirut in months

Lebanese Civil Defence workers inspect the damage at an apartment hit during an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Sunday Nov. 23, 2025.

An Israeli airstrike has struck Beirut for the first time since June.

(Image credit: Bilal Hussein)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Women experience hair loss too. Here's what can help

undefined

Getting a diagnosis is key since there are different causes for the problem calling for different treatments. Here's what to know and how to find support if you are living with hair loss.

Continue Reading…

NPR News

In DR Congo, exhibit reveals nostalgia for former dictator Mobutu

An illustration of former Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) President Mobutu Sese Seko, at the Academy of Fine Arts in the Gombe commune in Kinshasa

Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa.

(Image credit: Arsene Mpiana)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

Here's why concerns about an AI bubble are bigger than ever

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January.

Tech companies are pouring billions into AI chips and data centers. Increasingly, they are relying on debt and risky tactics. Financial analysts are worried there's a bubble that will soon pop.

(Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)

Continue Reading…

NPR News

This civics competition lets high school students have their day in court

undefined

A month-long moot court program in New York City lets students prosecute — and defend — cases, offering real-world lessons in how government works.

Continue Reading…