NPR National · Jun 15, 2026 4:46 AM

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal and UFC fights at the White House

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.

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NPR National · Jun 15, 2026 4:44 AM

12 dead after skydiving plane crashes in Missouri

Authorities say 11 skydivers and a pilot are presumed dead after a single-engine turboprop plane crashed Sunday near Butler, Missouri.

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NPR National · Jun 15, 2026 4:43 AM

Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center

President Trump's name no longer adorns the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. after a court ordered it removed from the building and the organization's website.

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NPR World · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak is reshaping life, with fear spreading faster than information and hospitals turning into places of urgent containment rather than care.

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NPR World · Jun 15, 2026 4:46 AM

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal and UFC fights at the White House

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.

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NPR World · Jun 15, 2026 4:43 AM

Elite Ukrainian military unit uses drones to weaken Kremlin's war machine

NPR joins a Ukrainian military unit that launches long-range drones deep inside Russia, including Moscow, in an effort to weaken Russia's war machine.

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BBC Politics · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

Assisted dying returns to Parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'

Lauren Edwards says she will bring the exact same bill which was narrowly passed by the Commons but ran out of time in the Lords.

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NPR Politics · Jun 15, 2026 4:46 AM

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal and UFC fights at the White House

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.

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NPR Politics · Jun 15, 2026 4:43 AM

Trump celebrates birthday -- and country's 250th -- with UFC event at the White House

President Trump celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday night with a UFC cage-fighting event on the south lawn of the White House.

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BBC Business · Jun 15, 2026 3:38 AM

Oil prices fall and shares jump after US-Iran deal announced

Under the agreement, the key Strait of Hormuz waterway will be reopened, US President Donald Trump said.

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NPR Business · Jun 14, 2026 9:33 PM

Crude oil futures drop after Trump promises an Iran deal will be signed Friday

Oil prices had already fallen quite dramatically on Thursday and Friday, in anticipation of an imminent deal. President Trump has posted online that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed on Friday.

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BBC Business · Jun 14, 2026 7:26 PM

As more US business owners retire many are selling up to their staff

Some six million bosses of American firms will be entering retirement between now and 2035.

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BBC Technology · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

When will social media ban start, and which platforms are affected?

The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat blocked for UK teens early in 2027.

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BBC Technology · Jun 12, 2026 7:05 PM

Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts

The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.

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BBC Technology · Jun 12, 2026 12:44 PM

Who is Elon Musk and what is his net worth?

The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX, already the world's richest person, is now also its first trillionaire.

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NPR Health · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

Most parents track their 18-25-year-old kids on their smartphones. Is that healthy?

A new survey from the University of Michigan asks parents about their use of technology to track their adult children, ages 18-25, including using "always on" location tracking on their smartphones.

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NPR Health · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak is reshaping life, with fear spreading faster than information and hospitals turning into places of urgent containment rather than care.

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BBC Health · Jun 14, 2026 7:10 PM

Why you might not be buying the right pain relief for period cramps

Many women are buying less effective pain medication for period cramps, supermarket data suggests.

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NPR Science · Jun 14, 2026 8:15 AM

In Oregon, a newly discovered species of spider got its own name and naming ceremony

A biologist recently discovered a new species of cave spider in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge. It's getting a name from the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

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NPR Science · Jun 13, 2026 6:00 AM

COMIC: How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe

Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.

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PBS Science · Jun 12, 2026 7:00 PM

Why communities are revolting against data centers

Artificial intelligence data centers are popping up across America, spurring fierce backlash because of their need for huge amounts of water and power. Is the AI revolution worth the price communities are paying? Horizons…

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NASA Earth · Jun 12, 2026 12:01 AM

World Cup Fever in Guadalajara

The city’s metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes.

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NASA Earth · Jun 11, 2026 11:38 AM

NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California’s High Desert

Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a tantalizing “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Their target: a cache of topaz hiding in plain sight.…

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BBC Environment · Jun 11, 2026 9:32 AM

What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures?

Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins.

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BBC Sport · Jun 15, 2026 4:24 AM

Recruited on LinkedIn, set to face Spain - the Dublin-born Cape Verde star

They are one of the smallest countries to play in a World Cup, but Cape Verde are aiming high, with a Dublin-born defender who used to work in a bank among their ranks.

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BBC Sport · Jun 15, 2026 2:46 AM

The night the Tartan Army took over iconic Fenway Park

BBC Scotland's Scott Mullen is at Fenway Park as the mystical home of the Boston Red Sox is taken over by the Tartan Army.

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BBC Sport · Jun 15, 2026 2:39 AM

US star Gaethje wins at Trump's UFC White House show

Justin Gaethje provides a perfect ending for American spectators at the White House, including President Donald Trump, as he shocks Ilia Topuria to win the UFC undisputed lightweight title.

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NPR Culture · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

If you plan to catch up on reading this summer, start with these 3 books

Summer is the perfect time to go back to great books that whizzed by in spring, including The Family Man, by James Lasdun, The Hill, by Harriet Clark and A Beautiful Loan, by Mary Costello

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BBC Entertainment · Jun 15, 2026 2:47 AM

US musician Oliver Tree dies in helicopter collision in Brazil

The singer-songwriter is among six people presumed dead in air crash over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

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NPR Culture · Jun 14, 2026 6:53 PM

In Mexico, Juneteenth has been celebrated for generations

Juneteenth is often told as an American story. But it's been celebrated for generations in Corina Torralba Harrington's hometown in Mexico by descendants of Black Seminoles.

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NPR Education · Jun 11, 2026 2:00 PM

Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains

A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development.

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BBC Education · Jun 10, 2026 7:33 PM

Smacking children could lead to lower GCSE grades, study suggests

A University College London (UCL) study suggests that smacking children "does no good whatsoever".

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PBS Education · Jun 10, 2026 4:54 PM

Teens' reading and math scores have stagnated, U.S. test results show

Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic's disruptions while older students' test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data released Wednesday by the federal government.

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