5 things to know about Hungary's election, by @robschmitz.bsky.social + Nick Spicer @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...

Planet appears to be ending all access to imagery in the Middle East indefinitely. This will make understanding what’s happening in this conflict far more difficult.

A must-listen - Eyder Peralta's piece on State of the World pod from @npr.org. And pls listen to the end. At 9pm Venezuelan families begin their ritual cry out to loved ones in prison. First there's silence. Then from the jail comes a response. I still have goose bumps. www.npr.org/2026/04/03/n...

Jazzed to have this great venue/eat-and-drinkery in my northwest DC neighborhood www.capitalbop.com/st-vincent-j...

China has called a U.S. investigation into the trade practices of dozens of countries a "pretext for political manipulation." It comes as Beijing lawmakers approved a roadmap that continues the types of practices that have irked some of its partners. Read: www.npr.org/2026/03/12/n...

“CUBA’S NEXT” The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine possible federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba’s government www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

This is @npr.org ❤️ So proud to work for a news organization (WITH NO PAYWALLS!) that is not gutting our Middle East coverage, but expanding it. 📻 🌍 🎧

Commercial satellite images are providing a unique look at the extent of damage being done to Iran's military facilities across the country. @npr.org's @gbrumfiel.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/03/01/n...

Big protest at the Lincoln Monument. Seven D.C. high schools walked out to come here.

OpenAI's Sam Altman says he shares the "red lines" set by rival Anthropic restricting how the military uses AI models, amid Anthropic's escalating feud with the Pentagon. n.pr/4rO27YE

Here's a quick write-up on Cuban Coast Guard killing 4 and injuring 6 people on a Florida-registered boat: www.wlrn.org/americas/202...

Larry Summers resignation from Harvard over Epstein ties was first reported by @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social www.thecrimson.com/article/2026..., according to @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Toma Istomina tells @wbur.org US has created a false expectation there's "a peace deal around the corner" and you don't need to follow the news or pay attention to Ukraine anymore "which just couldn't be further away from reality here on the ground" www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

"Given a gun and sent to die": More than 1,000 Kenyans are now believed to have been recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine — far higher than earlier estimates, @emmanueligunza.bsky.social reports in Nairobi for @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/02/21/n...

Wow. www.npr.org/2026/02/18/n...

Lindsey Vonn is in stable condition

My latest @npr.org story: The Trump administration is proposing to include a U.S. citizenship question in this year's field test of the #2030Census in Huntsville, Ala., and Spartanburg, S.C., as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps

With fantastic photos and footage by Valerio Muscella www.instagram.com/valeriomusce...

@npr.org's Ruth Sherlock reports from Cortina, Italy, where environmentalists are worried about the impact of the 2026 Olympics on a UNESCO World Heritage Site www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...

"February ... is sobbing," the Ukrainian poet Iya Kiva wrote of the "damned winter" in 2022, when Russia's full-scale invasion began, "and the candle drips on the table, burning and burning." www.npr.org/2026/02/04/g...

"We're having a reckoning as a society" related to revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates tells @npr.org Rachel Martin www.npr.org/2026/02/03/n...

France is investigating X for alleged complicity in possessing & spreading pornographic images of minors, sexually explicit deepfakes, denial of crimes against humanity, among other charges — AP reports www.npr.org/2026/02/03/g...

MPR has been doing fantastic, heartbreaking, necessary reporting. Local public media will always have my heart.

Despite dozens of lethal U.S. military strikes on suspected narco-boats, drug flows continue, allies are alarmed, and Caribbean fishermen say their livelihoods are under threat. n.pr/3MbGuBL

Spain did this when I lived there in the early 00s too. Spain Is Different www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...

Update: Renée Fleming is the latest to say they will not perform at the Kennedy Center.

She navigated segregation to become an esteemed mathematician — and today, her work helps billions of people navigate the world. www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...

"While it is not unusual for FBI agents to conduct leak investigations of reporters who publish sensitive government information, it is highly unusual and aggressive for law enforcement to conduct a search on a reporter’s home." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

My colleague Carrie Kahn has this assessment of the state of Latin America's left amid the US takeover in Venezuela and threats elsewhere www.npr.org/2026/01/11/n...

Why Spain's prime minister is the most vociferous EU leader criticizing the US on Venezuela www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

How a detention center awoke a decades-old environmental fight - from @wusf.org www.wusf.org/everglades

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down. Condolences to the staff of journalists. All the more reason to support the local public media in Pittsburgh. www.wesa.fm/economy-busi...

Mexico becomes crucial fuel supplier to Cuba but pledges no extra shipments after Maduro toppled apnews.com/article/mexi...

Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year's Eve revelers. www.npr.org/2026/01/02/g...

Happy New Year, Oxy

Happy New Year, Australia! www.youtube.com/live/Cvb1BsP...

The Kennedy Center says it plans to file a $1 million lawsuit against jazz artist Chuck Redd, after the musician canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance. www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g...

Selena Simmons-Duffin at NPR broke the news about the trans kids’ health care ban, and now she’s following up. Note that she actually talks to doctors and trans kids, not just politicians. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

As police investigating the mass shooting at Brown University scrambled to find a suspect, they received a tip that in the words of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha “blew this case right open.” And it came via Reddit. www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/how...

Meet the Ohioan behind the ‘Mensch on a Bench’ www.statenews.org/section/the-...

SIPRI: Top 100 arms producers see combined revenues surge as states rush to modernize and expand arsenals | SIPRI www.sipri.org/media/press-...

our friends at the GA desk put together this context about Australia's gun laws www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...

Throwback to the time newspapers around America published a syndicated summer book list that included made-up books by famous authors. Only 5 of the 15 titles were real. www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...

In Ukraine's Pokrovsk, "It won't be possible to hold on for long," says a Ukrainian drone pilot who uses the call sign Goose, after the Top Gun character. @npr.org's @joannakakissis.bsky.social reporting, with contributions by Polina Lytvynova and Iryna Matviyishyn www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...

NPR Music’s Best Albums of 2025 list is live! Each capsule features a link to hear the music on any streaming service. TYSM to @npr.org critics @annkpowers.bsky.social, @idislikestephen.bsky.social, @natechinen.bsky.social, @totalvibration.bsky.social, @robinpr.bsky.social. Follow them!

A new analysis shows how much European countries have to go to offset the drop in US military aid to Ukraine www.kielinstitut.de/publications...

first Democrat elected mayor of Miami in almost 30 years, first woman ever www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g...

NPR Music's list of the 125 Best Songs of 2025 is live! Thank you to all of the @npr.org public radio stations out there who helped curate this cross-genre list of loud and soft songs. There's nothing else out there quite like it. www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...

China now dominates the global renewables sector. In the first half of this year, China built more solar than the rest of the world combined. www.npr.org/2025/12/08/n...