Why did Israel strike Iran? An Israeli politician and a U.S.-Iran expert weigh in
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon about his country's strikes.
Morning news brief
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz made history by engineering House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster. The gash across Ukraine's farmland can be seen from space. Guatemala enters a fifth day of a national strike.
The annual Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read
The American Library Association says we're seeing a surge in attempts to ban books. Librarian Jamie Gregory shares the pressures librarians face in protecting access to a diversity of books.
Philippines dam aims to solve water shortage exacerbated by climate change
A dam being built in the Philippines to mitigate an impending water shortage is drawing controversy, and highlighting the disjointed conversation about development in the country.
Dog trainers explain what prompts dogs to bite someone
Joe Biden's dog Commander is out of the White House after a string of bites. We spoke to professional dog trainers about what causes dogs to bite.
Banks are taking their time adopting FedNow, a faster way to send money
Sending money from one bank to another just down the street can take longer than sending a package across the country. The Federal Reserve is trying to change that with a faster way to send money.
All Things Go Music Festival continues its commitment to women and queer artists
At this year's festival, the majority of the headliners were women and non-binary artists. Festival-goers said that made for a more relaxed and inclusive audience mood at the two-day event."
Candidates for speaker of the House are beginning to emerge
The race is on to find a new speaker of the House. So far, there are two candidates: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.
Virginia election officials scramble to add back voters mistakenly removed from rolls
Virginia officials say they are working to fix an issue after an unknown number of eligible voters were removed from the state's rolls. The issue centers on people with felonies in their past.
The 2023 Nobel Prize in literature goes to Norwegian writer Jon Fosse
The playwright won "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the Nobel panel said. Though little-known outside his home country, he is celebrated in literary circles.
The world is guzzling more and more sugary beverages, a new study says
Worldwide, between 1990 and 2018, intake of sugary drinks was up by almost 16%, according to findings of a study published in the journal Nature Communications.
After Kevin McCarthy's ouster, could the U.S. House find a new way to govern?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Norman Ornstein, a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, who has been writing and thinking about Congress and American politics for decades.