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A Secret Service agent saw Ryan Routh with a rifle at a golf course in Florida and fired on him in 2024 as Trump was golfing. He was found guilty of attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate.

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Oil analysts who worked in Iraq say Iraqi oil sales had more protections after the U.S. invasion than Venezuelan oil sales today.

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Kid, meaning a young goat, is a word that was borrowed from the Vikings around the 9th century. Centuries later, it came to mean a child and a teasing joke.

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Lawmakers have a little over a week to negotiate changes to federal immigration enforcement, peace talks to end the war in Ukraine resume, Trump says GOP should 'nationalize' elections.

A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs' most coveted prize.

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The brothers of Renee Good, killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, called on Congress to do something about the violence on American streets as a result of immigration operations.

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China has introduced new regulations, starting in 2027, requiring all car doors to open manually from both sides. Electric door handles can malfunction in a crash or battery failure.

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D'Amaro will take over next month from Bob Iger, who has led the company for nearly two decades.

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A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.

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NASA is targeting March for the launch of four astronauts on a ten-day mission to circle the moon and return safely to Earth, traveling farther than any humans have ventured in deep space.

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The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.

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Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, went missing on Sunday. While Nancy Guthrie has mobility issues, Sheriff Chris Nanos said that she "is of great sound mind. This is not a dementia-related" case.'/>

Nancy Guthrie is 84 and has mobility issues, but she is mentally sharp, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. She was last seen Saturday evening.

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Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve.

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The House has approved a spending bill to end a short-lived partial government shutdown. Now lawmakers will begin contentious negotiations over new guardrails for immigration enforcement.

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The 41-year-old's remarkable comeback from retirement was thrown into jeopardy after she hurt her knee during a crash in competition last week. But that won't keep her from racing in the Olympics.

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The food giant is among many big brands worried as shoppers pull back on snack budgets after years of stubborn inflation.

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The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning.

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NPR analyzes the latest Jeffrey Epstein files. And, Arizona authorities launched an urgent search for Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancyafter a suspected home abduction.

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Planet Money went to the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, and we saw some fascinating papers presented there.

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A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades.