ZAQS.ORG

Friday, December 12, 2025 3:55 AM ET

NPR - Top Stories

Trump is trying to preempt state AI laws via an executive order. It may not be legal

8 hours ago

In a setback for Trump, Indiana lawmakers defeat redistricting plan

10 hours ago

Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests

10 hours ago

100,000 people advised to evacuate as historic flooding hits Washington state

8 hours ago

These 10 terrific movies emerged from a tumultuous year for the film industry

15 hours ago

The suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing makes his first in-person court appearance

6 hours ago

Was Michael Jordan NBA's GOAT? Phil Jackson reflects on the 'Masters of the Game'

15 hours ago

The State Department reinstates an old font, in a typeface about-face

13 hours ago

Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract pollinators by getting hot

13 hours ago

'MyPillow Guy' and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he's running for Minnesota governor in 2026

2 hours ago

Reddit challenges Australia's world-first law banning children under 16 from social media

2 hours ago

Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters

13 hours ago

Farmers welcome Trump's $12 billion aid package, say additional relief is needed

13 hours ago

President Trump says he's 'pardoned' imprisoned Colorado clerk Tina Peters. Can he?

3 hours ago

Competing health care plans fail in the Senate as ACA premium hikes loom

14 hours ago

Stop before you shop! You can give meaningful holiday gifts without buying new

22 hours ago

How to take better vacation photos

22 hours ago

Quiz: Are you too online?

22 hours ago

Making art is good for your health. Here's how to start a habit

22 hours ago

The Best Music Of 2025

3 days ago

The Best Album of 2025 is...

22 hours ago

Mariah Carey is back at No. 1 with 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'

7 hours ago

Fire-making materials at a 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

20 hours ago

Newly diagnosed with cancer, a woman finds her life changed by a colleague

22 hours ago

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Oslo as a Nobel laureate

23 hours ago

Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

1 day ago

Will U.S. military strikes slow drug overdose deaths? Experts say no

22 hours ago

Houston-area Afghans worry as Trump administration cracks down on their immigration

7 hours ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from ICE custody after federal judge's ruling

8 hours ago

The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound."

1 day ago

Books We Love

17 days ago

Feast your eyes on these 10 cookbooks from 2025

16 hours ago

Here are 8 novels NPR staff and critics loved in 2025

8 days ago

New books coming in December tell tales of the sea, colonialism and midlife

1 day ago

Here are the Books We Love: 380+ great 2025 reads recommended by NPR

17 days ago

Dick Van Dyke is turning 100! Here's how he danced into our lives

18 hours ago

A political dramedy, military satire, and dark whimsy — in theaters this week

18 hours ago

How Madison Cunningham went from heartbreak to writer's block to 'Ace'

7 hours ago

Listen: How to make $35 trillion ... disappear

20 hours ago

AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it

11 days ago

How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.

8 days ago

The best games of 2025, picked by NPR's staff

8 days ago

Say no to power peeing, and more tips from NPR's most popular self-help stories of the year

1 day ago