NPR News Headlines

The Oklahoma Republican comes to the helm in the midst of a shutdown that has left some 100,000 of the department's more than a quarter-million employees working without pay.

(Image credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Trump administration placed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds. Some people are not happy about it.

(Image credit: Jim Watson)

TotalEnergies has agreed to what's essentially a refund of its leases for projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York, and will invest the money in fossil fuel projects instead, the Department of Interior announced.

(Image credit: Thomas Padilla)

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that tests whether states should be allowed to count ballots that are mailed on time but arrive after Election Day. The case could have broad implications.

(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

The groups, which include the American Institute of Architects, are asking for compliance with historic preservation laws and to secure approval from Congress.

(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

At issue was the 2017 arrest in Texas of a journalist who published news stories about a border agent's public suicide and a car crash.

(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late.

(Image credit: Voice of America)

Trump says he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to help address delays. And, the president said he would delay strikes on Iranian power plants for five days.

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Iran warned it could start striking power plants across the Gulf region, after President Trump threatened to hit Iran's energy infrastructure unless Tehran opens the Strait of Hormuz when his 48 hour ultimatum expires on Monday.

(Image credit: Getty Images)

The number of older drivers on the road is climbing. Safety advocates want tougher rules for relicensing, but many drivers say they shouldn't be forced to give up their mobility because of age alone.

(Image credit: Courtesy of Angela Zodrow)

Big food companies are starting to market to people on the powerful new obesity meds with labels that say "GLP-1 Friendly." Nutritionists help us decode that message.

(Image credit: Beck Harlan for NPR)

Resistance in both Democratic and Republican cities points to broader unease with the direction of immigration enforcement.

(Image credit: Brent Jones)

The renowned trees along Washington, D.C's Tidal Basin were sent as a gift from Japan in 1912. Some of the original trees are still there.

(Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski)

Their answer depends on how soon you need to tap into your funds — and it might simply be "do nothing."

(Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)

An Air Canada regional jet hit a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia on Sunday night, killing both pilots. At least nine people are hospitalized, and the airport is closed Monday morning.

(Image credit: Timothy A. Clary)

Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, officials said.

(Image credit: Ryan Murphy)

Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will help the Transportation Security Administration 'move those lines' while also enforcing immigration law.

(Image credit: Yuki Iwamura/AP)

A scientist from Zambia who loves — LOVES! — chemistry runs a lab in South Africa that is being hailed for "extraordinary" work.

(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)

Baseball hitters are on a quest for power. But that quest comes at a cost. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas DiLiberti about baseball players suffering hamate injuries.

Kathy Barnes-Lou cared for her mother for 14 years before her death. She learned that caregiving can bring life's purpose into focus, even as it grinds you down.