National

Abrupt changes to NIH funding rules could disrupt cancer research clinical trials

4:19am February 11, 2025

by A Martínez

Last week, the NIH abruptly changed its funding rules for scientific research, prompting chaos and uncertainty for scientific researchers everywhere, including in cancer research clinical trials.

Queue Listen Now

National

Why the NFL is promoting girls high school varsity flag football

4:18am February 11, 2025

by A Martínez

An NFL ad during the Super Bowl promoted girls varsity flag football. NPR speaks with NYU adjunct professor and sports writer Jane McManus about why the NFL is promoting the sport now.

Queue Listen Now

More than 50 are dead after a bus plunged into a gorge in Guatemala

2:14am February 11, 2025

At least 55 people are dead after their bus plunged into a gorge and landed under a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital.

Haitian migrants share stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations

1:06am February 11, 2025

The alleged human rights violations range from unauthorized home raids to racial profiling to deporting breastfeeding mothers and unaccompanied minors.

President Trump Looks To Dismantle Department Of Education

Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts

9:11pm February 10, 2025

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering data on a wide range of topics, including research-backed teaching practices and the state of U.S. student achievement.

Queue Listen Now

Former IL Governor Blagojevich Files Suit In Order To Run For State Office Again

National

Trump pardons disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

6:45pm February 10, 2025

Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges for trying to sell a Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Trump commuted the former governor's sentence in 2020.

Bill Gates reflects on his youth, beginnings of Microsoft, in new memoir

5:59pm February 10, 2025

In his new memoir, "Source Code," billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates opens up about his adolescence and early adult life.

Queue Listen Now

National

The Duluth 'Motherpuckers' teach women's hockey with joy and inclusion

5:35pm February 10, 2025

A beginning women's hockey team in Minnesota welcomes all newcomers despite their level of skating skills, and plays the game with an irreverent flair.

Queue Listen Now

National

Congress now has a DOGE Caucus. Here's how its co-chair says it will work

5:34pm February 10, 2025

by Justine Kenin

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Pete Sessions, co-chair of the House DOGE Caucus, on how he plans to work with the Department of Government Efficiency.

Queue Listen Now

NYC Hospitals Halt Some Gender Affirming Care After Trump Order

Trump's ban on gender-affirming care for young people puts hospitals in a bind

5:31pm February 10, 2025

Hospitals and clinics that have offered gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth reacted in a variety of ways to an executive order that aims to halt the care.