Produced by NPR in Washington, D.C., Morning Edition draws on reporting from correspondents based in 13 countries around the world, and producers and reporters in 19 locations in the U.S. Their reporting is supplemented by NPR member station reporters across the country and a strong corps of independent producers and reporters in the public radio system.
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Every weekend in cities across the country, youth volleyball tournaments provide life lessons for players and pump millions of dollars into local economies.
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The South African singer brought a homegrown genre, amapiano, to new ears with a viral hit and a Grammy. With her debut album, she wants to prove the world is ready for a full-blown African pop star.
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Nonprofits in Miami are struggling to deliver aid to Haiti and they worry refugees from the country won't be welcome in Florida.
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There's a bipartisan effort to close a loophole that allows cross-border e-commerce companies like Temu to avoid paying import taxes.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Francesca Royster, author of Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions, about how Black artists have contributed to country music and the barriers they've faced.
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Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America's energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical.
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Crypto-wunderkind Sam Bankman Fried, 32, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. He was found guilty of fraud after his company FTX swiftly collapsed in 2022 losing billions of dollars.
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Women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth in Gaza face serious challenges amid daily airstrikes, continued ground fighting, high rates of disease and a growing lack of food and water.
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Disney and a board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have settled lawsuits over who controls development in the 40-square-mile district that's home to its Orlando theme parks.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about the collapse — from the safety of critical infrastructure, the supply chain impact and the challenge of reconstruction.
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Less than a week after her hiring, former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel is no longer with NBC.
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Voters in Wisconsin who are critical of how President Biden has handled the Israel-Hamas war are voting "uninstructed" in the state's presidential primary.
Every weekday for over three decades, Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted by Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel, Rachel Martin and A Martínez. These hosts often get out from behind the anchor desk and travel around the world to report on the news firsthand.
Produced and distributed by NPR in Washington, D.C., Morning Edition draws on reporting from correspondents based around the world, and producers and reporters in locations in the United States. This reporting is supplemented by NPR Member Station reporters across the country as well as independent producers and reporters throughout the public radio system.
Since its debut on November 5, 1979, Morning Edition has garnered broadcasting's highest honors, including the George Foster Peabody Award and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.