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Byron Allen says CBS and Paramount have put no limits on his show 'Comics Unleashed'

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Byron Allen, a media mogul and former stand-up comedian whose show will replace the CBS time slot formerly held by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Morning news brief

The war with Iran enters its third week, as Trump and his top aides refocus their messaging on "winning" to regain faltering support, in the Senate, Republican lawmakers take up the SAVE Act this week.

A Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera outside a retail store in Aurora, Colorado, on June 27, 2024.

Alameda County extends contract for surveillance cameras

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved a contract extension Tuesday for Flock Safety to continue running a network of automatic license plate readers in the county's unincorporated communities.

Federal government files criminal charges in deadly Key Bridge collapse

The federal government has filed charges against the companies involved in the deadly 2024 cargo ship crash at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids

Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids.

Trump attends Supreme Court arguments over his executive order, a presidential first

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments about Trump's birthright citizenship order. Trump told reporters he wanted to sit in, bucking norms, because "I have listened to this argument for so long."

Harold Rogers and Miranda Lacy met at West Virginia State University—they both still consider this campus home. They went on to graduate school at West Virginia University, where they say they've faced huge challenges as blind students.

These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that.

What Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy's loss means for upcoming Republican primaries

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest casualty in President Trump's campaign to vanquish Republicans he sees as disloyal. What does it mean for primaries this week?

The North Shore of the Allegheny River outside Acrisure Stadium on Tuesday, in Pittsburgh.

How Pittsburgh — host of this year's NFL draft — became a sports mecca

The Pennsylvania city is hosting the draft for the first time in almost 80 years. Pittsburghers say the city's passionate fanbases and winning teams make the selection a natural fit.

An artistic illustration of the Nagatitan, the largest dinosaur discovered in Southeast Asia.

Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur

They're calling it the "last titan" of Thailand. The sauropod — an herbivore with a long neck and tail — comes from the late Early Cretaceous period, some 100 to 120 million years ago.

Satirist Bill Maher is this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Maher will receive the award at the Kennedy Center on June 28th. The show will stream on Netflix at a later date.

Bill Maher is getting the Mark Twain Prize after all

There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confirmed.

From l-r., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Danial Caine, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and acting undersecretary of defense during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense budget, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Republicans say they will defer to Trump on Iran war despite arrival of deadline

Republican lawmakers say they will continue to defer to President Donald Trump, for now, during the fragile ceasefire with Iran.

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