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Amit Biligiri, a 16-year-old junior at Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose, won NPR's eighth annual Student Podcast Challenge with an audio story exploring how memory works, inspired by a Burger King moment with his late great-grandfather.
Servicemembers returning from an extended deployment aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were reunited with their families in San Diego on Thursday. The homecoming marks the end of a lengthy separation for the crew and their loved ones.
Cora Walsh, a seventh grader from Long Island, N.Y., has been named the middle school winner of this year's NPR Student Podcast Challenge for a podcast about her personal journey with dyslexia. The announcement was made on October 9, 2026.
The Trump administration is directing $100 million toward educating STEM researchers who are U.S. citizens. The announcement follows other changes under Trump that have forced cutbacks in university research.
The USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to its home base in San Diego following an approximately 11-month deployment that included support operations in the Iran War. NPR's Ailsa Chang discussed the homecoming with Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif.
Flock cameras have absorbed heavy public criticism, yet experts warn that lesser-known surveillance technologies deployed by local police departments may pose greater risks to privacy. The debate arrives as agencies nationwide continue expanding their monitoring arsenals.
Isaias strengthened into the Atlantic season's first hurricane late Wednesday and is forecast to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, prompting residents to prepare. The storm's approach has also renewed attention to NPR's policy that it neither pays nor accepts payment for coverage or interviews.
Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of plotting a mass shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America. The case has renewed attention on security at one of the nation's most visited retail destinations.
Gulf Coast residents are preparing for Hurricane Isaias as the midterm elections approach, with the House balance of power in focus and media companies barred from the White House returning to court.
President Trump is proposing to convert one of his Florida golf clubs into a Camp David-style presidential retreat, according to reporting by the Palm Beach Post. The plan, discussed on NPR, raises questions about security, cost, and local impact in South Florida.
NPR reports that FBI units tasked with countering foreign spies have sustained significant personnel reductions under the Trump administration. The exclusive reporting, published October 8, 2026, details the scope of the cuts to national security operations.
Attorneys for Christa Pike say she regained consciousness after surviving two lethal injections, leaving the future of her case uncertain as legal questions mount over what happens next.
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