Former president Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of cancer
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office.
Thousands of Afghans are without homes after devastating earthquakes
The United Nations is pleading for more aid as thousands of Afghans shiver in tents after earthquakes flattened villages and killed more than 1,000 people.
Troye Sivan's new album has something to give us
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Troye Sivan about his new album "Something To Give Each Other," which features songs about aspects of queer life that don't always get a mainstream audience.
A historic agreement aims to pave the way for large scale solar farms
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dan Reicher of Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment about a historic agreement addressing land-use for large scale solar projects.
A rabbi and imam on how they're counseling their communities
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Imam Mohamed Herbert in Kansas and Rabbi Sharon Brous in Los Angeles about how they're counseling their congregations during the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
Retirement benefits are one of the hang-ups in UAW negotiations
But auto workers had retirement benefits for years, and now they want them back. It's one of the sticking points in the talks going on now between the Big 3 automakers and the UAW.
Israel ordered Gazans to evacuate. They have nowhere to go
The Israeli military told 1 million to move to southern Gaza as a possible ground invasion looms. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with ICRC spokesperson Imene Trabelsi about the reality of Gazans.
Special counsel raises conflict of interest concern in Mar-a-Lago docs case
In the Mar-a-Lago documents case, prosecutors are in court today asking a federal judge to scrutinize one of the defense attorneys and determine whether the lawyer has a conflict of interest.
This book is an exploration of care through family, friends and food
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bryan Washington about his new book, Family Meal.
Facing 'unbearable communal desperation', some Jewish communities turn to fasting
The attacks in Israel have left so wrought much anguish in the Jewish communities across the globe. Some of those U.S. communities have turned to religious practice to express their grief: fasting.
Pentagon opens 'university' to prep troops against evolving drone warfare
Small, cheap drones like those Hamas used against the Israeli military are reshaping warfare. It's an evolution the Pentagon has noticed. The U.S. military is training troops in counter-drone warfare.