Biden warns Netanyahu that U.S. policy on Gaza hinges on improved conditions there
President Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed in Israeli strikes. He said a cease-fire is needed so aid can get in.
Why a majority of Britons want the U.K. to halt arms exports to Israel
Countries including Canada, the Netherlands and Spain say they're suspending arms sales to Israel. After an Israeli strike killed British World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza, will the U.K. too?
Baltimore mayor faces racist attacks after bridge collapse
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been the target of racist attacks following last week's Key Bridge collapse.
A professor worried no one would read an algae study. So she had it put to music
Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition.
Fish out of water story ends with 77,000 young salmon in the wrong water
The Chinook got shook when their truck got cooked. Now the salmon are swimming — but in the wrong brook.
How does avian flu affect your breakfast; NATO solemnly celebrates 75th anniversary
Cases of bird flu have been found in dairy cattle, but the risk to humans remains low. Ukraine is front and center today as NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary.
A mayor in Ukraine aids his town’s few remaining people, as Russia closes in
Russian attacks have driven out most of Chasiv Yar's residents. NPR accompanies the mayor on a routine visit to check on those who remain.
Virginia lawmakers have voted to raise the marriage age to 18. Most states haven’t
The bill awaits action by the governor and would bar minors from getting married — something activists say leads to abuses.
DOJ takes a stand against war crimes in Ukraine. In Gaza war, it’s been nearly silent
The Justice Department has taken an active — and public — stand against alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But it's been nearly silent on possible war crimes in the Israel-Hamas war.
Concrete structures meant to protect Baltimore bridge appear unchanged for decades
Experts said if the Key Bridge had been fitted with more robust collision-prevention structures, the collapse might have been avoided. Records indicate the protections weren't significantly altered.
These twin brothers are identical, but their autism isn’t
Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder's mix of nature and nurture.
Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner
The jackpot, which now ranks as the eighth-largest in U.S. lottery history, has been growing for more than three months, reflecting the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million of winning the top prize.
Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS
The AWS layoffs follow other layoffs that happened at Amazon and its subsidiaries this year, including at Prime Video, the MGM Studios unit and Twitch, the social media platform owned by Amazon.
No more ‘just walk out’ at Amazon grocery stores. The new bet is smart shopping carts
The retailer banked big on the cashier-less tech. It's now out at Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. But Amazon's grocery ambitions are only shapeshifting.
April nor’easter is walloping New England with wind, rain and snow
New Englanders are expecting treacherous roads and power outages. Southern New England and the coastline will get mostly rain, and maybe a few inches of snow, with most snow further north.
Taiwan earthquake briefly halts chip factories that power the global economy
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's most advanced chips, also halted production, but it plans to resume chipmaking overnight.
These are the World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Three of those killed by an Israeli airstrike were British and the others were Australian, Palestinian, Polish and a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.
What the CDC is doing to monitor and protect against bird flu
CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.
Police haven’t spoken with ‘potentially involved’ people in Rashee Rice-linked crash
Saturday's hit-and-run crash involved two speeding cars on a Dallas highway. One of the cars that triggered the collision is believed to be registered under the Kansas City Chiefs player's name.
Indiana lawmakers ban cellphones in class. Now it’s up to schools to figure out how
Many schools — but not all — in the state and around the U.S. already ban phones in class. This requires it now in Indiana.
Biden met with a small group of Muslims yesterday. This doctor walked out
The relationship between the White House and Arab-Americans and Muslims is fraught because of President Biden's support for Israel's war in Gaza,
Glasses aren’t just good for your eyes. They can be a boon to income, too
That's the finding of a new study in Bangladesh, which gave reading glasses to hundreds of people and then measured their earnings.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese’s LSU-Iowa rematch nets a record audience for ESPN
Iowa and LSU drew the second-largest audience for any basketball game on ESPN since 2012, the network said. Reese said Wednesday that like Clark, she will leave college for the pros.
Tony-winning playwright Christopher Durang dies at 75
Durang was a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with "Miss Witherspoon."
Simple tips to safely photograph the eclipse with your cellphone
Some people with expensive photo equipment are hoping to get the perfect shot during Monday's total solar eclipse. But for the rest of us, a cellphone camera is what we have to work with.
Photos: See the aftermath of the Taiwan earthquake
Taiwan has been hit by the strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century.
Taiwan holds steady in massive earthquake; Discontented voters show up in Wisconsin
Taiwan holds steady after a massive earthquake shakes the region. Biden and Trump won their Wisconsin primaries, but discontented voters made their voices heard.
Lou Conter, last survivor of the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, dies at 102
The seaman had a storied career in the Navy. Over 27 years he served, he survived the surprise attack by Japan, was shot down over the Pacific and was uninjured in the Korean War.
Ivan Fedotov was drafted by the Flyers 9 years ago. He just debuted this week
Philadelphia signed Fedotov in May 2022. But when Fedotov tried to leave Russia for the NHL, he was detained on allegations of avoiding his duty to serve in the military and was forced to enlist.
It’s time to stop downsizing health care, the Pentagon says. This couple can’t wait
After a decade of outsourcing military health care, the Pentagon now plans to do the opposite, an about-face Matt and Helen Perry hope means they'll get the care they were promised after going to war.
Most Americans say criminalizing abortion is wrong — and are divided on deportation
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly reject criminalizing abortion while remain divided on other election-year issues like Biden's 2020 win. Plus: some signs of hope.
Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes
Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia were under tornado watches, while Wisconsin was experiencing a spring snowstorm.
