Morning Edition
Weekdays 5:00-9:00am
6:51: Marketplace Morning Report
8:51: Marketplace Morning Report
Waking up is hard to do, but it's easier with NPR's Morning Edition. Hosts Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, and David Greene bring the day's stories and news to radio listeners on the go. Morning Edition provides news in context, airs thoughtful ideas and commentary, and reviews important new music, books, and events in the arts. All with voices and sounds that invite listeners to experience the stories.
Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
China is revamping its global Belt and Road Initiative
by Emily Feng
China is making changes to the global infrastructure initiative after some initial stumbles in its first decade — and it's now in direct competition with the U.S.
2 negotiators with peace plan experience have a plan to kickstart peace talks
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Hiba Husseini and Yossi Beilin, who were negotiators for a peace plan from different sides. Earlier this year they proposed a new peace plan for the region.
Kentucky Gov. Beshear fights to keep his job against Trump-backed challenger
by Sylvia Goodman
Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, faces state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Trump-endorsed Republican challenger. Cameron is a protégé of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
A month into the Israel-Hamas war, where do things stand?
The Middle East has changed since Oct. 7 — when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel. As the death tolls mount, the scope of the conflict is historic.
Gun violence among juveniles is rising. How do you keep them out of the system?
by Michel Martin
We heard from young men who are locked up in Maryland for serious crimes like robbery and assault. Now we hear from a key official with a long career in corrections and juvenile services.
Voters in Ohio will decide on a state constitutional right to abortion
It's the final day of voting on an amendment that would protect the right to an abortion in the state Constitution.
Concerns grow that the Israel-Hamas war will extend beyond Gaza and Israel
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Randa Slim, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Middle East Institute, about the possibility of a wider war in the Middle East.
The governor of Iowa endorses Ron DeSantis in the GOP presidential race
by Clay Masters
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis picked up a big endorsement in Iowa — the state that kicks things off for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she's supporting DeSantis.
British prosecutors filed charges against 4 men over the theft of a toilet
The 18-carat gold toilet, valued at nearly $6 million, went missing four years ago from Blenheim Palace — birthplace of Winston Churchill. Police suspect the golden evidence has been melted down.
Once known as 'Britain's loneliest sheep' — Fiona is alone no more
After spending at least two years stuck at the bottom of a cliff in Scotland, Fiona was finally rescued, and is now living at a farm about 25 miles north of the border with England.
Author Sigrid Nunez releases her 9th novel: 'The Vulnerables'
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Sigrid Nunez about how her own meditations on the pandemic inspired her latest novel: The Vulnerables.
After mass shootings, schools rethink ways to keep students safe in the classroom
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Izzy Fried, CEO of Fox2Sierra, a security consulting company in New York, about their dry-erase boards designed to protect classrooms during a school shooting.