Morning Edition
Weekdays 5:00-9:00am
6:51: Marketplace Morning Report
8:51: Marketplace Morning Report
Waking up is hard to do, but it's easier with NPR's Morning Edition. Hosts Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, and David Greene bring the day's stories and news to radio listeners on the go. Morning Edition provides news in context, airs thoughtful ideas and commentary, and reviews important new music, books, and events in the arts. All with voices and sounds that invite listeners to experience the stories.
In Florida, there's détente in the battle between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis
by Greg Allen
Disney and a board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have settled lawsuits over who controls development in the 40-square-mile district that's home to its Orlando theme parks.
Residents in the Tampa region brace for Hurricane Idalia's arrival
NPR's A Martinez talks to Monika Alesnik of the Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas about how the group is preparing unhoused people for the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
Why poison ivy loves climate change
by Gabrielle Emanuel
Climate change appears to be making poison ivy thrive, with the plant growing faster, larger and more potent.
Morning news brief
Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as it prepares to make landfall. Senior leaders of the Proud Boys will be sentenced Wednesday. And an unwanted kiss may have set off a new movement in Spain.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to be sentenced today in Jan. 6 case
by Jaclyn Diaz
Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys convicted for seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will be sentenced Wednesday.
Coco Gauff is praised after she calls out a U.S. Open chair umpire over slow play
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Amira Rose Davis, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, about tennis player Coco Gauff's argument with a chair umpire.
Coup in Gabon: Military officers say they have seized power
Mutinous soldiers in the central African country said Wednesday that they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family's 55-year hold on power.
Marrying for love in India can be risky — it often comes without parental consent
A group called Love Commandos helps couples who marry for love in India. NPR's Rough Translation podcast looks at the circumstances surrounding the group's downfall.
A man in Uganda becomes first known person charged with 'aggravated homosexuality'
In Uganda, "aggravated homosexuality" carries the death penalty under some of the world's most punitive anti-gay legislation.
Sen. Klobuchar was among those fighting to lower drug prices for Medicare recipients
NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about which medications are up first to have their prices negotiated, and when will the new prices kick in.
The U.S. is experiencing a late summer wave of COVID cases
While most people aren't getting really sick, hospitalizations are up more than 21% across the country. Elderly people are most at risk.
The Biden administration picks the first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiation
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
The Inflation Reduction Act gives the federal government power to negotiate the price of certain drugs for Medicare. It marks a change to prescription drug policy that's been decades in the making.