Emma Bowman

Vehicles pass a utility pole brought down by the effects of Isaias on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in East Milton, Fla.

Isaias pummels the Gulf Coast, and plows through Alabama

Hurricane Isaias landed Friday night on the Florida Gulf Coast. The storm was expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, flooding and the possibility of tornados.

Minnesota sues Texas over ICE agent's extradition

Emma Bowman

Minnesota is suing Texas to force the extradition of an ICE agent who shot and wounded a man in Minneapolis earlier this year.

As America turns 250, protesters make their case

Marissa J. Lang, Michelle Aslam, Emma Bowman, Don Gonyea

Demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. today say they're offering a different vision for America ahead of its 250th birthday than the Trump administration's Freedom 250 events. NPR's Marissa J. Lang visited one rally near the White House.

TOPSHOT - Rescuers search for victims in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Venezuela on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported, triggering panic in Caracas, according to AFP journalists. The tremor, which was followed by several aftershocks, was also felt in Colombia. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

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The death toll is rising after major Venezuelan earthquakes topple many buildings

Emma Bowman, Alex Leff

The National Assembly president put the latest toll at 188 dead, 1,520 injured and 157 reported missing. He said teams are racing to rescue hundreds of people still trapped in damaged buildings.

A protester holds a sign during a protest outside of OpenAI headquarters calling for a pause in AI development in San Francisco on March 21.

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Get with the times — here's what a 'Luddite' means today

Emma Bowman

It's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back at the not so backwards-looking Luddites.

Residents swim and play in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz while cargo ships and commercial vessels lie anchored in the distance off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

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Trump condemns Israeli strike in Beirut, warning attacks threaten deal on U.S-Iran war

Emma Bowman, Franco Ordoñez, Michael Levitt

Trump said Israel's attack on Beirut Sunday "should not have happened," but maintained that the U.S. was still "very close to a Deal" to end the war with Iran.

The main gate to Paramount Studios is seen on Melrose Avenue, July 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.

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Justice Dept. approves Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery

David Folkenflik, Emma Bowman

The decision paves the way for a proposed $111 billion merger uniting two rival studio giants — Paramount, owner of CBS, and the much larger Warner, which includes HBO and CNN.