Amid growing harassment against players, NCAA calls for ban on prop bets
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang about his recent piece on online sports betting and how it's affecting professional and college sports.
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang about his recent piece on online sports betting and how it's affecting professional and college sports.
Two former correctional officers-turned-whistleblowers reveal a disproportionate use of force at California's New Folsom Prison and pay a price for telling the truth.
A prosecutor in Oklahoma sentenced a woman to life without parole in the 1990s. Now he says she should not be in prison anymore, but efforts to free her have failed.
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with former Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross about the latest developments in Israel's war with Hamas.
Monday's solar eclipse will give researchers another chance to study shadow bands, the thin wavy lines on the ground right before totality. They're hoping to crack a 200 year old mystery.
The judge in former President Donald Trump's classified documents case continues to issue pre-trial decisions that many legal experts and Special Counsel Jack Smith are questionable.
Customers who bought certain grocery products at Walmart stores nationwide between October 2018 and January 2024 have until early June to file for payments, whether or not they kept their receipts.
Elad Katzir, 47, was from Nir Oz, a kibbutz near the Gaza border. The small community of 400 residents was among the hardest hit in Israel by Hamas-led attackers on Oct. 7.
Chris Pine has done it all, from Star Trek to Wonder Woman to The Princess Diaries. Now, he's written/directed his own movie, Poolman, but can he answer our questions about crisp pine air fresheners?
It's been six months since Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, prompting Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip. NPR photographers have covered the war's effects on Israelis, Palestinians and the region.
NPR Scott Simon talks with journalist Annabelle Tometich about her book, "The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit Florida, and Felony."
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer William Cohan, author of "Power Failure," on the history of General Electric, once one of America's largest companies. It finished a series of spin-offs this week.
A Tennessee bill seeks to ban unauthorized deepfakes and regulate how AI platforms use copyrighted material to train algorithms without permission.
There's a lot of New York City in the new Vampire Weekend Album. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ezra Koenig, lead singer/songwriter of the band, about their latest, "Only God Was Above Us."
Three NPR correspondents look at how the Israel-Hamas war is reshaping the region, and what might come next.
The Biden reelection campaign and Democratic National Committee significantly outraised former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party last month, new fundraising numbers show.
Yes, viewing a total solar eclipse can be beautiful and life-altering. But so can many other things in life.
Rain, thunderstorms and gray skies over large swaths of the path of totality are threatening to block views on April 8. Here's how to make the most of the rare event.
NPR photos show the Gaza Strip's biggest hospital in ruins after an Israeli raid. Israel says the siege only targeted militants. Palestinians recount a different story.
Eclipses change the light around us, leading to unusual sights. Monday's solar eclipse also brings a chance to see crescent shapes in shadows and pinholes, as the moon moves in front of the sun.
Total solar eclipse chasers say that seeing the moon block out the sun, revealing the corona, is a life-changing experience. Kids, on the other hand, remember eating moon pies.
Researchers have learned a lot about blended families since the 1970s — when The Brady Bunch painted a perfect picture of stepsiblings getting along. Some of their advice might surprise you.
The Puerto Rican rapper has risen through the ranks of Latin pop, collaborating with artists like Karol G and Bad Bunny. With her playful, experimental debut Att., she's poised to be a bigger star.
There have been 40 consecutive drawings since the last time someone won Powerball's top prize on New Year's Day. The jackpot ranks as the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history.
The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there.