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Trump touts economy during Vegas speech, but workers say his policies aren't helping

President Trump gave a speech in Las Vegas Wednesday, where he praised the U.S. economy but workers in the city say his administration's policies aren't helping.

Students show Irving the tools they've learned to use

First Black pilot to fly solo around the world teaches teens at SFO

At the Barrington Irving Technical Training School, high school students spend 6 weeks learning everything from soldering electronics to marshalling an aircraft.

Former Pentagon official on Trump's meetings with the leaders of Ukraine and Israel

NPR's A Martínez asks former senior Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas about President Trump's potential priorities as he meets the leaders of Ukraine and Israel.

Firefighters and residents dig through debris on Tuesday after a wildfire destroyed homes in a neighborhood in Spokane, Wash.

Wildfires in urban areas are more common. That may have helped Spokane

As emergency responders in Spokane, Wash., take stock of the damage from devastating wildfires, there's a prevailing sense the disaster could have been far worse.

What makes a good summer camp movie?

NPR staffers discuss what makes a good summer camp movie, in this week's installment of our regular series, Cineplexity.

Sources & Methods - Iran hacks the U.S.?

At least seven states experienced cyberattacks against their water systems recently, and the FBI is investigating whether they are linked with the war in Iran.

Ep 3: Standing up for Freedom

After protest photos and freedom songs are smuggled out of Tibet, Erin returns home, where a dinner with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys transforms what she witnessed into a new kind of action. Together, they begin imagining what music, culture, and activism could do for Tibet, leading Erin to attend Lollapalooza with the Beastie Boys and a group of Tibetan monks.

In bodycam footage released by the Milwaukie Police Department, 26-year-old Jean Descamps can be seen in a hospital bed at the Providence Milwaukie Hospital emergency room in Milwaukie, Ore., in December 2023. Soon after he was discharged by the hospital, Descamps died from drugs already in his system.

Hospital staff said he was faking it and released him. He died from an overdose soon after

Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.

U.S. missile stockpiles are dwindling and could take years to replenish

The war with Iran has fueled a shortage of U.S. long-range precision missiles. Stockpiles are expected to take years to replenish.

A look ahead at Tuesday's primary election races

Five states hold primary elections Tuesday in races that could signal the future for the Democratic and Republican parties.

The third album by Role Model, whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury, comes on the heels of his viral hit "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out." "I love that song for what it is," he says, but he knew by the time it was out he needed to move beyond it.

Can Role Model move past his viral moment by leaning into authenticity?

The singer, who had a viral hit last year with "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out," filled his follow-up album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, with dive bar jukebox melodies and live instrumentation.

A U.S. Capitol Police honor guard stands watch around the casket during a Congressional tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

In a day of tributes, Lindsey Graham is remembered as a tireless Washington mainstay

Lawmakers, foreign leaders and President Trump gathered Tuesday for the first of two days of funeral services for the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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