Morning news brief
President Trump announced on Monday that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, the U.S. Supreme Court allows third-country deportations temporarily, voting is underway in hotly contested New York City mayoral Democratic primary.
One man recounts his near death COVID story
Randy Shiefer contracted COVID in the spring and was put in a medically induced coma. He describes his experience and brush with death.
Biden's second day in Israel; the U.S. economic outlook; what's happening in Sri Lanka
Biden continues a second day of meetings in Irsael. What company earnings can tell us about the economy. And, Sri Lanka sees another day of chaos.
Jane Goodall gets her own Barbie
The famed primatologist says having a Barbie made in her likeness is a dream come true.
Public companies' earnings reports give us a glimpse of the state of the economy
s Wall Street worries about the effects of high inflation and a potential recession, company forecasts will give investors a better sense of where the U.S. economy may be heading.
Biden to continue another day of meetings in Israel
President Joe Biden is holding a second day of meetings with Israeli leaders, working to chart the future of relations between the two countries.
Lost beagle returns home with a third prize ribbon in a dog show
Bonnie, a beagle in England got lost and was found by a man driving in a dog show. He picked her up and decided to enter her and she won third place.
How to solve the nation's housing shortage
Hundreds of towns and cities are short of housing. It's the biggest reason rents and home prices are so high. A new study out today looks at how to fix the problem.
Experts question the FDA's COVID booster strategy ahead of autumn
COVID vaccine makers are developing new boosters for a fall campaign. But some experts question the FDA's decision to tell companies to make shots against the BA.4/5 subvariants.
An update on the crisis in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka spent its first night under curfew, with a government in chaos, and protesters on the streets of the capital Colombo. How will calm be restored?
A statue honoring Mary McLeod Bethune is unveiled at the U.S. capitol
Educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune makes history as the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, replacing a confederate statue.
Germany rushes to decouple itself from Russian gas
Germany is scrambling to build infrastructure to replace its dependence on Russian gas. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports that time is not on its side.