Israel strikes Iran and braces for retaliation
Israel launched an airstrike on Iran overnight. Blasts were heard in the capital Tehran around 3am local time. Israel's defense ministry warned it expects missile and drone retaliation.
Trump Plans To Add $54 Billion To Defense Budget. How Much Can That Buy?
The Trump administration is reportedly proposing to add an extra $54 billion to the Pentagon budget. NPR takes a look at how much $54 can billion buy.
Ford Replaces CD Player With Streaming Music In New Vehicle
For the first time in 25 years, Ford Motor Company is offering a vehicle without a CD player. The company will replace the CD player with streaming audio and video. As car companies compete to get out front on self-driving cars, they will also be providing more entertainment options.
SpaceX Moves To Launch First-Ever Private Mission To The Moon
SpaceX claims it will launch the first ever private moon mission in 2018, which would send people to the moon for the first time in 45 years. The announcement may signify the start of a new race to the moon, this time between NASA and the private space industry.
Trump To Deliver Address To Joint Session Of Congress
President Trump delivers his first address to Congress Tuesday night. NPR takes a look at the message he needs to convey after five weeks in the White House.
Chicago Leaders Use Cognitive Behavorial Therapy To Combat Violent Crime
Chicago is in dire need of solutions for its violent crime. A cognitive behavioral therapy program has been able to help keep teenage boys from acting out on their impulses.
HBCU President On Trump Meeting: 'We Gotta Invest In Our Young People'
Presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities are in Washington, D.C., this week pressing their priorities with the Trump administration and lawmakers. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Walter Kimbrough, president of Dillard University in New Orleans, about the meetings.
Black Lives Matter Finds 'Renewed Focus' 5 Years After Trayvon Martin
From the death that sparked a hashtag that became a national movement, Black Lives Matter takes on a new urgency under President Trump. Co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors discusses what lies ahead.
Estate Sale-Goers Discover Treasures In Home Of Historian John Hope Franklin
Collectors, scholars and everyday people got the chance to peruse the Durham, N.C., home of the late John Hope Franklin, a world-renowned scholar of African-American history who died in 2009.