The world waits as cardinals work to choose the next pope
The world is watching the Vatican on Thursday as 133 cardinals work to choose which of them will be the next pope.
Why Oklahoma's top public education official aims to bring bibles into classrooms
Oklahoma's top education official has made headlines for mandating Bibles in each classroom but once upon a time he was a high school teacher who enjoyed dissecting racy HBO dramas with students.
CVS and Walgreens close stores — rethink their role in our lives
CVS and Walgreens are ailing. They're closing hundreds of stores, laying off thousands of workers and rethinking their role in our lives.
Judge to hear case for unsealing records relating to Sept. 11 attacks
Lawyers for NPR and several other media outlets will argue in court Friday that rescinded plea deals being kept secret in the 9/11 case should be made public.
'Planet Money': What does it take to make table saws safer?
Table saws are dangerous. An inventor came up with a device that could make them much, much safer, but it sparked a decades long fight over the tradeoff of costs and safety. How to balance the two?
Remembering Ethel Kennedy, widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who died at age 96
Kennedy raised their 11 children after husband was assassinated in 1968. She remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy. Kennedy died Thursday after suffering a stroke last week.
Morning news brief
Lawsuit documents reveal what TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens. Cleanup is underway in Florida after Hurricane Milton. SpaceX accused of running afoul of environmental regulations.
South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.
The remnants of Hurricane Milton are moving out into the Atlantic
As the storm exits, residents in Tampa and surrounding areas have to navigate the damage. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida about the latest on Milton.
Middle school classroom in northern Michigan displays the shoes of famous people
Shoes belonging to Oprah Winfrey, Tony Hawk and Dolly Parton are in the collection. The social studies teacher uses that footwear to inspire his students to do good in their community.
On the Lebanon border with Israel the sound of explosions persist
Israel says its ground operations into Lebanon are limited, targeted raids. In Marjayoun, a town on Lebanon’s border with Israel, rocket fire and raids backed by airstrikes haven't let up.