Why Trump's deployment of the National Guard to LA is unprecedented
NPR's A Martinez speaks with former Congressman William Enyart, who served in the Illinois Army National Guard, about President Trump's decision to federalize parts of California's National Guard troops.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompts tech CEO to get her colleagues out of Russia
The CEO of a U.S. tech company, who partnered with a Russian firm and began hiring staff in Russia a decade ago, is scrambling to book flights in a bid to get her colleagues out of the country.
What factors, such as inflation, affected the monthly jobless report?
The Labor Department is issuing its monthly report card on jobs and unemployment. The job market has been unusually tight, which is pushing up both wages and prices.
Biden will release more oil to fight high prices
Gas prices have been soaring. President Biden is announcing he will release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Putin was misled about early failures in Ukraine, reports indicates
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania was part of a classified intelligence briefing about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the latest developments in the war.
After Ukraine, Eastern Europe worries where Putin might strike next
When the war in Ukraine began, many in neighboring Moldova feared Russian troops would attack there next. Eastern Europe's most vulnerable front-line state wants to protect itself from Russia.
Companies are using bankruptcy courts to thwart lawsuits
More and more wealthy companies and individuals, accused of wrongdoing, are turning to bankruptcy courts to block lawsuits — a practice that's raising alarms with the U.S. Justice Department.
One of the country's fastest changing political landscapes is in suburban Atlanta
Georgia state lawmakers usually rubber stamp local redistricting maps. But this year in rapidly diversifying Gwinnett County, the GOP is drawing a local map that favors its own candidates.
A house in England triggers a debate because of its sculpture
The 25-foot tall sculpture of a shark crashing through the roof of Magnus Hanson-Heine's house in rural Oxford is now a protected landmark. He says his father installed it as an anti-war protest.
Kentucky hotel offers amenities for those traveling with their houseplants
Lexington's Ellwood will soon offer what it calls the world's first plant-friendly hotel experience. People can bring their leafy plants into suites selected for plant-friendly natural light.
'The Devil Never Sleeps' makes the case for disaster preparedness in a changing world
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to author Juliette Kayyem, a former Homeland Security official, about shifting crisis management from how to prevent a disaster to how to minimize its consequences.
Biden administration aims to lift pandemic border restriction known as Title 42
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Theresa Cardinal Brown of the Bipartisan Policy Center about plans to lift a public health order that kept migrants out of the U.S. to prevent the spread of COVID-19.