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100,000 Orbits Later, International Space Station Still Going Strong
Gently bouncing up and down in microgravity aboard the International Space Station, NASA's Jeffrey Williams delivered a message to the people of Earth."Monday, May 16, 2016, at 06:10 at GMT, the ISS...
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Amtrak Engineer Distracted By Radio Before Deadly Derailment, NTSB Says
The National Transportation Safety Board investigation into last year's Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia has concluded that the train's engineer was distracted by radio transmissions before the crash,...
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Pipeline Company Indicted Over 2015 California Oil Spill
Plains All American Pipeline company is facing criminal charges after one of its pipelines ruptured last year, spilling about 140,000 gallons of crude oil that fouled miles of California coastline near...
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Olympic Committee Could Bar 31 Athletes From Rio Games
After retests of samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 31 athletes from 12 countries in six sports could be banned from this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic...
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Senate Confirms Eric Fanning, First Openly Gay Leader Of Military Service
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Eric Fanning to the position of Army secretary, making him the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service.The confirmation comes eight months after...
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Judge Blocks Kansas' Proof-Of-Citizenship Voting Registration Requirement
In the latest development in a long-standing disagreement between Kansas election officials and the federal Election Assistance Commission, a judge in Kansas has ruled that the state can't require...
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WATCH: 109-MPH Winds On Mount Washington Lift Man Off His Feet
Though it's mid-May, warmer, milder weather has yet to make its way up to the 6,288-foot peak of New Hampshire's Mount Washington, as a pair of weather observers can attest.Mike Dorfman and Tom Padham...
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Hundreds Of Families Missing As Landslides Crush 3 Villages In Sri Lanka
More than 200 families in central Sri Lanka were missing Wednesday after massive landslides triggered by torrential rains crushed three villages the night before, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society...
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Mexico's President Calls For Enshrining Same-Sex Marriage In The Constitution
A day after Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed enshrining same-sex marriage in the traditionally conservative country's constitution, Mexico's Catholic Church said it opposes the move.NPR's...
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Boxing Great Manny Pacquiao Wins Senate Seat In The Philippines
On Thursday, boxing great Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao stood before a cheering crowd and flashing cameras, his arm hoisted above his head. The "people's champion" was a winner once again.Only this time, he...
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Report Says Smoke Was Detected In EgyptAir Plane Before Crash
Updated May 20 at 7:00 p.m. ET Automated transmissions from the missing EgyptAir plane reportedly indicate smoke was detected in a bathroom. The data are among the last bits of information collected...
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'El Chapo' One Step Closer To U.S. After Mexico Approves Extradition
Infamous drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán is one step closer to being extradited to the U.S. after Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said the process could go ahead.A U.S. Department of Justice...
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Nile Crocodiles Found Near Miami, Researchers Confirm
Snakes and lizards and crocodiles, oh my!All of these creatures, which include Burmese pythons and carnivorous lizards, have turned up in Florida in recent years, sparking concerns about possible...
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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make Performing Abortion A Felony
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill on Friday that would have made it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion.The legislation, which was the first of its kind, as NPR's Jennifer Ludden reported...
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#NPRreads: Take A Tour Of These Three Stories This Weekend
#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using...
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An Ode To Vine's Cutest Animals
The Internet is still coming to terms with the fact that Twitter is shuttering Vine, the beloved six-second video-looping app.Vine not only brought together a unique group of young creatives — a "slew...
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Death Of Former Putin Aide In D.C. Now Ruled To Be An Accident
Nearly a year after former Russian press minister and Kremlin insider Mikhail Lesin was found dead in a downtown hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S. authorities have ruled his death an accident and closed...
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Philippines' Foul-Mouthed President Vows To Stop Swearing
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who once called President Obama a "son of a whore," said Friday that God threatened to crash his plane if he did not stop swearing.Speaking to reporters in the...
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case On Bathroom Rules For Transgender Students
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a case regarding transgender students' right to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.The justices will hear the case sometime next...
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Bomb Blasts In Nigeria Kill At Least 9
Two explosions killed at least nine people in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The bombs were detonated by suspected suicide bombers linked to extremist group Boko Haram.NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton...
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