News: U.S. and World News Headlines NPR news, audio, and podcasts. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events.

News

Daily Scene in the Louvre, a 1911 cartoon by Samuel Ehrhart, shows patrons blatantly stealing works from the museum after an inventory at the time found that over 300 canvases were missing. Universal History Archive/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Universal History Archive/Getty Images

Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, seen here in June 2022, is asking for his performance of the song "Danger Zone" to be deleted from an AI-generated "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday. Jerod Harris/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Jerod Harris/Getty Images

Many people try cannabis for back pain. Now new studies from Europe show it may be an effective option. Tinnakorn Jorruang/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Tinnakorn Jorruang/iStockphoto/Getty Images

Smoke billows following an Israeli strike that targeted a building in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 19. Gaza's civil defence agency said a series of Israeli air strikes on October 19 killed at least 11 people across the territory, as Israel and Hamas traded blame for violating a ceasefire. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images

Airstrikes On Gaza, Shutdown Pressure Points, Venezuela Boat Strikes

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-94232/nx-s1-mx-5767978" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 21. The Trump administration wants schools to sign a "compact" in exchange for priority access to federal grants. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies. It helps keep our skin firm and elastic. But as we age, the amount and quality of that collagen declines. And some people turn to supplements. Luis Echeverri Urrea/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Luis Echeverri Urrea/iStockphoto/Getty Images

Can collagen supplements help the effects of aging? Here's what the research shows

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5560956/nx-s1-9498282" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Is the internet getting worse? Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Getty Images

Why the internet sucks (and keeps getting worse)

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5578206/nx-s1-mx-5766027" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Scientists are debating whether engineering the DNA of plants and animals could help preserve them -- and whether they should be released into the wild. Ken Griffiths/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Ken Griffiths/Getty Images

Murphy the dog awaits treatment at a mobile veterinary service for pets in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Mario Tama/Getty Images

Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz waves to supporters after preliminary results showed him leading in the presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia on Sunday. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Supporters of Colombian President Gustavo Petro display a Palestinian flag as he addresses a rally in Ibague, Colombia, Oct. 3, 2025. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Fernando Vergara/AP

Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit performs onstage at KROQ Weenie Roast & Luau at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Calif. on June 08, 2019. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for KROQ hide caption

toggle caption
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for KROQ

Hamas members search underground for the bodies of Israeli hostages in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Sunday. Also on Sunday, Israel said it traded attacks with Hamas in the Rafah area, threatening the fragile ceasefire. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

A hand holds a paddle against a clear blue sky, preparing to hit a yellow pickleball. The scene suggests a bright and sunny day, with the pickleball clearly in motion. Stefania Pelfini la Waziya/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Stefania Pelfini la Waziya/Moment RF/Getty Images

Roman Surovtsev and Samantha Surovtsev are seen in a photo from August 2024. Surovtsev family hide caption

toggle caption
Surovtsev family

He was detained by ICE. Here's what happened when he lawyered up

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-94019/nx-s1-9496853" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Deanna Riley, left, and Matt Long, right, two longtime residents of the homeless encampment at Union Point Park in Oakland, California. JP Dobrin hide caption

toggle caption
JP Dobrin

Legacee Medina of Macon, Ga. leads chanting at a No Kings rally between an elementary school and pickleball courts in Macon on October 18, 2025. The rally moved from its earlier location downtown to stay out of the way of a planned Hispanic festival. Grant Blankenship/Georgia Public Broadcasting hide caption

toggle caption
Grant Blankenship/Georgia Public Broadcasting

President Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Friday, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Mark Schiefelbein/AP