Australians head to the polls Saturday in election overshadowed by Trump
Australia heads to the polls on Saturday in an election overshadowed by President Trump. Will concerns over Trump's policies drive an outcome similar to what happened in Canada's elections?
In their next World Cup qualifying match, U.S. men's team meets Jamaica
Last week's rousing win over rival Mexico still is resonating. It was a signature victory for a young U.S. team determined to wipe away memories of a World Cup qualifying debacle four years ago.
Ford breaks down how it plans to reach its zero emissions commitment
NPR's A Martinez talks to Cynthia Williams, Ford's global director of sustainability, about the automaker's pledge to go all-electric by 2040.
News brief: Biden-Xi summit, Steve Bannon, Cuba thwarts protests
President Biden and his Chinese counterpart held a virtual meeting. Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon threatens vengeance after surrendering on criminal contempt charges. Cuba is crushing protest plans.
Teenage barber uses a school suspension to grow his business
Cameron Tucker, 16, worked on his classmates until he got suspended for giving a hair cut in a school bathroom. The news went viral and Tucker used the suspension to grow his business even more.
Jury deliberations begin Tuesday in the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide case
The jury in Wisconsin will decide whether it was self-defense when Rittenhouse shot three men, two of them fatally during police protests in 2020.
What a telescope in Australia detected that began a search for alien life
A few years back, a telescope picked up a radio signal that seemed to be coming from a nearby star. One possibility? Aliens! The story on how this real-life hunt for ET unfolded.
Steve Bannon turns himself in to face criminal contempt charges
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has turned himself in at the FBI field office in Washington. He faces charges of contempt of Congress.
Climate talks have wrapped up. Granholm weighs in on the highlights
NPR's Noel King talks to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the compromise deal reached at the U.N. climate summit that gave a last-minute reprieve to coal-burning economies.
Myanmar has released a U.S. journalist it has held since May
Danny Fenster was sentenced last week to 11 years in jail. The announcement of his release came from ex-U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson, who had gone to Myanmar to negotiate his release.
5 decades ago, Intel unveiled the first commercially available microprocessor
As NPR marks its 50th anniversary, we look back at an innovation that also changed the world in 1971: the unveiling of the first commercially produced microprocessor.