'It's such a dream': Top high school performers step out on Broadway
With a billboard in Times Square and a night on Broadway, the year's top high school performers are ready for their big moment at the Jimmy Awards.
Encore: Communication among monkeys could help explain how humans evolved to talk
Some monkeys make complex vocalizations, others don't. The reason why could help explain how the human brain evolved to produce speech. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 21, 2022.)
Highland Park mayor tries to comfort her community after a gunman killed 6 people
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nancy Rotering, the mayor of Highland Park, Ill., about the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in which six people died. Police say a person of interest is in custody.
A 4th of July parade in Illinois was the latest target of a mass shooter
A gunman on a rooftop in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, opened fire on the crowd that came together to celebrate. At least six people were killed. Police say a person of interest is in custody.
Russia controls coal mines in Ukraine in a wider attempt to cripple its economy
Ukraine's long-declining coal industry is finding itself in the middle of Russia's invasion. Many mines have been taken over while Ukrainian officials are promising to ramp up extraction.
The Great Reinvention: People craved change and the pandemic was the motivator
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to make changes in their lives. NPR's Rachel Martin spoke to two people about how they reinvented their careers.
News brief: parade shooting, landmark opioid lawsuit, Shireen Abu Akleh's death
A man is in custody after a shooting in Highland Park, Ill. A judge sides with three major drug distributors in an opioid case. A probe continues into the death of a Palestinian-American journalist.
For 4 decades, there were no rhinos in Mozambique — until last week
A conservation group caught and transported 19 black and white rhinos over 1,000 miles from South Africa. The rhinos are roaming Mozambique's national parkland. This won't be the last rhino road trip.
How a nonprofit group has become the biggest repository for hacked Russian data
The war in Ukraine inspired hackers to steal reams of sensitive data from inside Russia. A transparency group wants to publicize that information without actively participating in the conflict.
The shooting of Jayland Walker in Ohio revives questions about police training
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Brookings Institution fellow Rashawn Ray about the deadly police shooting of a Black man in Akron, and how much police video can reveal about what happened.
Federal judge sides with 3 major drug distributors in a landmark opioid lawsuit
In the West Virginia case, the federal judge ruled that three drug distributors are not responsible for paying to clean up the addiction crisis. It's a major victory for the drug industry.
When a Minnesota woman took a DNA test, her results came back with a surprise
Eiley Misfeldt and Soojee Dufresne were born in South Korea but they were adopted by different families. Misfeldt contacted Dufresne who's in New York and they met for the first time over the weekend.