NPR Headline News

Subscribe to NPR Headline News feed NPR Headline News
NPR news, audio, and podcasts. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events.
Updated: 9 min 58 sec ago

Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she won't run for reelection in 2024

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 18:09

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the oldest sitting member of Congress, said she will accomplish as much as possible before she steps down.

(Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

After a big recovery, the wood stork may soon fly off the endangered species list

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 18:08

The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has rebounded dramatically in Florida and other Southern states, officials say.

(Image credit: Bob Mack/The Florida Times-Union via AP, File)

Apparently, love does have a price. It's $25.9 billion

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 17:02

Americans celebrating Valentine's Day are expected to spend an average of $192.80 each this year. That's, like, 11 boxes of fun dip packages.

(Image credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Senators talk about upping online safety for kids. This year they could do something

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 16:37

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers blasted tech companies that they said do little to keep kids safe from bullying, addiction and "rabbit holes of dangerous material."

(Image credit: Tom Brenner/Pool/Getty Images)

Barney the purple dinosaur is coming back with a new show — and a new look

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 15:52

Barney, the big purple dinosaur with a preschool following, will be returning to TV in 2024 with a new animated series, according to Mattel. A new film, toys and adult apparel are also in the works.

(Image credit: Mattel Inc.)

Senators downplay threats from unidentified objects, but call for more information

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 15:29

Many Democrats defended the Biden administration's cautious approach. But lawmakers of both parties urged the president to address the nation.

(Image credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

A Valentine's Day message from Banksy comments on violence against women

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 15:13

The work depicts a woman who appears to be missing a tooth and whose eye is swollen shut. Shortly after it appeared in England, parts of the graffiti installation were dismantled by local officials.

(Image credit: William Edwards/AFP via Getty Images)

European allies condemn Israel's plan to build more housing units in the West Bank

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 13:58

France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom joined the U.S. in condemning Israel's plans to build 10,000 more housing units in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank.

(Image credit: Jaafar Ashitiyeh/AFP via Getty Images)

Timeline: How a Chinese 'spy balloon' prompted the U.S. to scour the skies

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 13:18

The U.S. and China have traded fiery allegations of extensive aerial surveillance programs since the U.S. shot down a Chinese balloon on Feb. 4. Here's a look at what's happened so far.

(Image credit: Ryan Seelbach/U.S. Navy/via AP)

Russia deports thousands of Ukrainian children. Investigators say that's a war crime

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 13:00

A team at Yale University is using open-source materials to document the forced removal of Ukrainian children to Russia. Russia says it's a vast humanitarian program.

(Image credit: Bernat Armangue/AP)

A United Airlines flight took a steep dive to just 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 12:11

The airline says the two pilots of the December flight from Maui made a safety report after landing in San Francisco and are currently receiving additional training.

(Image credit: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)

As its ambitions soar, Air India orders 470 Boeing and Airbus aircraft

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 11:22

India's second-largest domestic carrier placed orders for 220 Boeing aircraft valued at $34 billion and 250 Airbus planes in a separate deal that could be worth tens of billions of dollars.

(Image credit: Frederic Lancelot/AP)

The U.S. military lifts the Chinese balloon's 'priority sensors' from the ocean floor

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 10:55

"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified," U.S. Northern Command said.

(Image credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Seelbach/U.S. Navy photo)

Inflation eased again in January – but there's a cautionary sign

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 08:36

Annual inflation cooled in January for the seventh month in a row. But price increases accelerated between December and January, fueled by rising shelter, food and gasoline prices.

(Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Indian tax authorities raid BBC, weeks after it airs documentary critical of Modi

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 06:25

A two-part BBC documentary examined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in anti-Muslim raids that killed hundreds in his home state of Gujarat in 2002.

(Image credit: Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images)

Despite Khamenei's amnesty, most protesters in Iran won't go free, advocate says

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 06:00

Iran has jailed up to 20,000 people in months of protests against the regime. The announcement that it's pardoning prisoners is an empty gesture, a human rights lawyer says.

(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

High-paying jobs that don't need a college degree? Thousands of them are sitting empty

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 06:00

Trade jobs that require less education, at much lower cost, sit empty. But many parents remain wary of programs that don't lead to a four-year degree.

(Image credit: Sy Bean/The Hechinger Report)

After Turkey's quake, one family mourns its losses — and braces for more

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 05:03

As volunteers continue digging through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, the siblings of a woman found dead with her four children are now awaiting news of their mother and another sister.

(Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

Lasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 05:01

For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery used to be seen as a last resort. Now it's often the treatment of choice.

(Image credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra)

Where Greta Thunberg does (and doesn't) expect to see action on climate change

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 05:01

Greta Thunberg says she has no plans to get into politics as a career, and she thinks she can do more as a climate campaigner on the outside.

(Image credit: picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I)

Pages