Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Four years ago, Heather McGhee examined a question at the heart of American life: Why do so many Americans believe that progress for one group means loss for another? She traveled the country talking ...

This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Kali Reis and panelists Rachel Coster, Hari Kondabolu, and Luke Burbank. Click the ...

The Washington National Opera is leaving the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, its home since 1971. Friday's news, shared with NPR in a statement via email from the opera company, comes ...

In a tense in-state rivalry game Wednesday at McKale Center, maybe it was no surprise that a Gilbert native made the difference for Arizona. Freshman forward Koa Peat had 24 points and 10 rebounds for ...

This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Delroy Lindo and panelists Paula Poundstone, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Roy Blount, ...

State and local prosecutors in Minnesota are moving to collect and preserve evidence about an ICE agent's killing of Renee Good, working independently of the FBI. It's the latest sign of friction ...

Eyder Peralta, NPR international correspondent, on racing to the Venezuela border after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, and the obstacles keeping journalists from getting into the country. Last ...

The decision to honor podcasting with its own category at the Golden Globes reflects the growing importance of the medium. Worldwide audiences across audio and video podcasts is expected to exceed 600 ...

NPR is sending a team of journalists to Italy for the Winter Olympics! We'll be based in Milan for much of February, covering more than a dozen sports, hundreds of athletes and countless other ...

February 6, 2026 • As the Winter Olympics get underway in Milan and across the Italian Alps, our correspondent looks back at a bold pledge made by the organizers: that these games would be sustainable ...