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Artemis II is ending, how long before NASA gets back to the moon?
It took more than 50 years for humans to return to the moon. Will it take another 50 years before NASA can get back?
Fifty-four ye...
How Pakistan emerged as a key negotiator in the Iran war
As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Middle East, all eyes are turning to Islamabad for high-stakes talks to end the war in Iran. Pakistan has emerged...
What can Montgomery Alabama teach Americans about Civil Rights?
The landscape of Montgomery, Alabama is a monument to Civil Rights, but is America losing touch with the lessons of that movement?
Montgo...
Trump’s Iran deadline ticks closer. Where do things stand now?
President Trump is threatening to destroy the nation of Iran if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached by 8 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Trump and Netanyahu went to war together. Are they still on the same page?
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have stood shoulder to shoulder in their war on Iran — both men have said they want to e...
Dramatic rescue of U.S. airman in Iran as Trump proposes expanded war budget
After a dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran, President Trump posted a profanity-laden threat to Iran that if it didn't open the Strait of Hormuz...
Reporting on China's move to provide global aid as U.S. pulls out
As the U.S. pulls out of providing billions of dollars of aid for programs globally, NPR's reporters find out what that looks like on the ground - and...
How Trump's war rhetoric differs from past presidents'
Some of the most memorable speeches in American history have been delivered in wartime, with presidents seeking to unify the country, explain their st...
Iran War: Threats to attack civilian targets are raising concerns with legal experts
Attacking civilian infrastructure is a war crime under international law. So when President Trump threatened to attack power plants and potentially al...
Meet the NASA astronauts headed to the moon
The quest to reach the Moon has always been a key part of the American myth.
So has the country's embrace of immigrants, and its vision...
American farmers were already struggling, then came the Iran war
A series of Trump administration policy decisions – deportations, tariffs, and the Iran war – are ratcheting up the pressure on American farmers.
What's Israel doing in southern Lebanon?
Israel’s invasion in Lebanon is rapidly widening and could outlast the war in Iran.
People in southern Lebanon are living through a war w...
Why some Iranian Americans back the war on their country of origin
At the heart of the war against Iran is a question about the fate of the Iranian government. Adrian Ma speaks with Ramtin Arablouei, host of the NPR p...
Who decides when you're too old to drive?
Americans are keeping their driver’s licenses longer than
ever and driving well into their old age. But how long is too long? And who
deci...
Oil Prices Are Up and American Workers Are Feeling the Pinch
Anytime tensions are high in the Middle East, oil prices can
be expected to spike. So a war in the region is pretty much guaranteed to
me...
Cory Booker wants Democrats to 'Stand' and fight
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has a new book.
Unlike much of his public speaking of late – like his record-breaking 25-hour Senate floor spee...
What could the role of ICE be at airports?
Airline travelers across the U.S. have been experiencing long wait times because of the partial government shutdown. TSA workers are calling off sick...
The Trump gold coin is not normal
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has voted to approve the design for a new commemorative gold coin.
On one side, an eagle in fligh...
Why Israeli assassinations aren't working the way they hope
The Israeli government has said it has the ability to find and assassinate top leaders in the Iranian government. But that strategy may end up hurting...
Some countries have bet big on EVs
Emily Kwong talks with Camila Domonoske, who covers cars and energy for NPR, about how countries and companies that have bet big on electric vehicles...
'It was my cross to bear.' Reconciling with Cesar Chavez's abuse
Dolores Huerta built a lasting movement with Cesar Chavez. And after waiting decades, she has decided to share the story of how Chavez abused her.
Why ending the war in Iran is getting harder
Three weeks into the US and Israel's war with Iran, the tensions continue to escalate. On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the...
ICE wants more detention centers. These towns don't
In red states and blue states, in suburbs and cities and in rural communities, officials from the Department of Homeland Security are scouting out rea...
Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises as Zohran Mamdani embraces his Muslim faith
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has brought his Muslim faith to the center of his political life, but his effort has faced a backlash.
...
The U.S. went to war without its allies. Now it wants their help
President Trump launched the war against Iran without building a coalition of U.S. allies.
Only now is the president trying to enlist all...
For Iranian-Americans, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran evokes complex emotions
For many Iranians living in the U.S., the war against Iran was initially greeted with hope. Hope that the current regime might fall. But as the war st...
Is the war with Iran making the homefront less safe?
Experts say foreign conflict and online radicalization are accelerating threats of terrorism. Can anything slow it down?
Even before the...
Should the U.S. be in business of assassinating foreign leaders?
In the opening strike of their war on Iran, the US and Israel killed the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is an exceeding...
The Trump administration wants to increase apprenticeships
The Trump administration wants to increase domestic manufacturing.
And in addition to tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation, it wants to inc...
Four years in, war in Ukraine grinds on. Is that what Russians want?
Russian planners and Western intelligence predicted the invasion of Ukraine would be quick and decisive. Of course, Kyiv did not fall quickly - and st...
What's the war in Iran costing American consumers?
Americans are paying more for gas than they were a week ago.
On Sunday, the price of oil hit $118 a barrel. It's since come...
New front in Lebanon as Iran war reshapes Middle East
The repercussions of the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran continue to be felt across the Middle East. However, Lebanon has become the most active secon...
Epstein used an art camp to prey on girls. An NPR team learned how it worked.
Reporters here at NPR noticed the name of a highly respected youth camp popping up repeatedly in the Epstein Files - Interlochen Center for the Arts.<...
How is the Iran war reshaping the world and politics here at home?
For the last week, Israeli and US bombs have devastated Iran. And the conflict has widened to include multiple countries in the Gulf.
H...
What it’s like to get caught in ICE’s surveillance web
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using a variety of tools to surveil folks they want to intimidate and apprehend.
That web...
In Trump’s U.S., are there any presidential norms anymore?
This past weekend, the United States went to war.
The president didn’t present his case in a primetime speech from the Oval Office or the...
Who will be Iran's next leader?
The future of Iran hangs on an important question: Who will be its next leader? We'll look at how succession could unfold.
For spo...
Why is the U.S. at war with Iran?
Regime change, nuclear weapons, terrorism …Why is the U.S. at war with Iran?
In the days since the United States and Israel...
Was there an imminent threat from Iran? Senator calls for Trump to explain war goals
Senator Mark Warner tells NPR that the families of sailors in the conflict area that he has met with "have no idea why their sons and daughters are be...
Iranian supreme leader killed in airstrike, Trump says
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khemenei is dead, according President Donald Trump. This comes after US and Israeli forces bombarded targets across Iran. Ir...