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'The Riot Report' looks back on the violence in the U.S. during the summer of 1967
NPR· 19 hours agoNPR's Michel Martin talks to Jelani Cobb about the race riots of 1967 and political unrest today. He co-produced a documentary for the American Experience series airing on PBS.
Morning news brief
NPR· 19 hours agoThe ICC seeks warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. Democratic-led Senate to vote on border legislation again this week. In Donald Trump's criminal trial, the defense could rest its case Tuesday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian dies in weekend helicopter crash
NPR· 17 hours agoNPR's Steve Inskeep revisits interviews with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who was killed, along with the country's president and others, in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
New Editing Layer Adds Angst Inside NPR
New York Times· 5 days agoMany employees have expressed concern that a new group of six editors called the Backstop will be unnecessary and slow down NPR’s journalism. Michel...
Meet the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest winner
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 6 days agoNearly 7,000 independent artists entered this year's Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist. Earlier today, Morning< ...
How is Israel responding to the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants?
NPR· 16 hours agoNPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer about the ICC's application for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Scarlett Johansson demands answers about the voice for ChatGPT's personal assistant
NPR· 19 hours agoScarlett Johansson says she was approached multiple times by OpenAI to be the voice of ChatGPT, and that she declined. Then the company released a voice assistant that sounded uncannily like her.
Sacramento artist The Philharmonik wins NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest out of almost 7,000 entries
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFor the 2024 contest, nearly 7,000 independent artists submitted videos of their songs being...
As the war in Ukraine drags on, Zelenskyy's popularity has waned
NPR· 19 hours agoNPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about how as the war with Russia drags on, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's approval rating has dropped.
NASA studies offer of a private mission to save Hubble Space Telescope
NPR· 6 days agoWhatever happened to a wealthy private astronaut's plan to save the Hubble Space Telescope? NPR has obtained internal NASA emails that reveal concerns about the proposed mission.