Error message

  • Deprecated function: implode(): Passing glue string after array is deprecated. Swap the parameters in drupal_get_feeds() (line 394 of /home/cay45lq1/public_html/includes/common.inc).
  • Deprecated function: The each() function is deprecated. This message will be suppressed on further calls in menu_set_active_trail() (line 2405 of /home/cay45lq1/public_html/includes/menu.inc).

NPR News Headlines

New forum topics

Subscribe to NPR News Headlines feed NPR News Headlines
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: 2 hours 58 min ago

Trump mobilizes Marines for duty in Los Angeles

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 17:32

U.S. Northern Command says the infantry battalion would be supporting the National Guard troops "who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area."

(Image credit: Spencer Platt)

Categories: News

RFK Jr. boots all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 16:53

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.

(Image credit: Tasos Katopodis)

Categories: News

Students from India and China Rethink Studying in the U.S.

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 15:30

The United States hosts many students and scientific researchers from the world's two largest countries, India and China. The U.S. is seen as one of the best places to get and education and on the cutting edge of innovation. But a series of moves by the Trump administration, including greater scrutiny of those applying for student visa and, in the case of China, threats to revoke some visas, are making some rethink their plans.

Categories: News

Justin Baldoni's $400 million defamation suit against Blake Lively dismissed

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 14:49
It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively failed to show actual malice.'/>

Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit was in response to Lively accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of It Ends With Us.

(Image credit: Cindy Ord)

Categories: News

Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 14:40

The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.

(Image credit: Ellis Herwig)

Categories: News

Pam Bondi's brother overwhelmingly defeated in heated race to lead the D.C. Bar

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 13:21

The race became a microcosm for the clashes and pressures on the American legal system this year, in part because one of the two top candidates is the younger brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

(Image credit: ftwitty)

Categories: News

Low turnout scuttles Italy referendum on citizenship

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 12:51

The referendum, which sought to reduce the time it takes to become a naturalized citizen from 10 years to five, failed because fewer than 50% of eligible voters took part in two days of voting.

(Image credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE)

Categories: News

Trump's travel ban is now in effect. Here's what to know

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 12:26

The ban, which revives a controversial measure from Trump's first term, took effect Monday morning. Here's what to know about who's affected, who's exempt and how foreign leaders are responding.

(Image credit: Yuki Iwamura)

Categories: News

Warner Bros. Discovery to be split, as Zaslav retreats from grand ambitions

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 12:20
New York Times event in 2023, announced on Monday that the company would be split, with its streaming and Hollywood studios on one side, and its cable properties on the other. The company currently includes HBOMax, Warner Bros. movie and television studios, and CNN among its properties.'/>

Warner Bros. Discovery is to split into two, separating streaming and studios from its cable channels. The company has been burdened by debt and the decline of cable TV.

(Image credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Categories: News

NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 10:45

In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the National Institutes of Health and called on its director to support the agency.

(Image credit: Alex Wong)

Categories: News

Faced with rising temps, Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 07:00

Climate change is driving more dangerous summer heat across the U.S. Las Vegas, which reached 120 degrees last summer, is planting thousands of trees to help cool its hottest neighborhoods.

(Image credit: Ryan Kellman)

Categories: News

Weekend-long immigration protests in LA. And, who won a Tony Award

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 06:13

Protesters opposed to federal immigration raids clashed with law enforcement in Los Angeles over the weekend. And, who took home a Tony award last night.

(Image credit: RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images)

Categories: News

5 simple (and cheap) things to make your house use less energy

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 06:00

Sometimes reducing your home's energy use can be as simple as opening a window or buying tape. Here are five easy ways to have a more climate-friendly home and save on energy bills at the same time.

(Image credit: Illustrations by LA Johnson/NPR)

Categories: News

Netflix's 'The Eternaut' makes a haunting series of an esteemed Argentine comic

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 06:00

El Eternauta has acquired near-mythic status in Argentina since it was first published in 1957.

(Image credit: Mariano Landet)

Categories: News

This city is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 05:00

A booming population and changing climate have strained water supplies in St. George, Utah. Local leaders are betting that recycled wastewater can keep the city's taps flowing.

(Image credit: Ryan Kellman)

Categories: News

Trump using National Guard in LA an 'abuse of power,' says national security expert

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 04:00

The ACLU's National Security Project directors worries President Trump is 'writing himself a blank check' to use the military on civilians in other U.S. cities.

(Image credit: Spencer Platt)

Categories: News

Hype or helpful? The truth behind devices that monitor your blood sugar

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 04:00

A continuous glucose monitor is a small device that sticks to your arm. Every few minutes it sends a signal to your phone estimating your blood sugar levels. But can it improve your health?

Categories: News

Federal judges are powerful. Some of their law clerks describe a toxic work culture

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 04:00

Federal judges have stood as checks on Trump's power — but law clerks say behind closed doors, some created toxic, fear-driven workplaces where speaking out could end a career.

(Image credit: Xinyue Chen for NPR)

Categories: News

Trump's trade war is raising money for the government, but at whose expense?

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 04:00

Tariff collections are up sharply in the last 2 months. Congressional forecasters say tariffs could help reduce the federal debt, but they'll also lead to higher inflation and slower economic growth.

(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)

Categories: News

Trump is invoking emergency powers at a record rate. Here's what that means

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 04:00

Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.

(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

Categories: News

Pages