NPR Topics: National
Defense Department is reviewing boat strike video for possible release, Hegseth says
Hide SummaryIn a speech on Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the strikes, saying: "President Trump can and will take decisive military action as he sees fit to defend our nation's interests."Read more
Move over, Pizza Rat. Idaho raises you acrobatic Roof Rats
Hide SummaryResidents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat.Read more
Death row executions are up to 44 this year the highest in over a decade
Hide SummaryForty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.Read more
Air traffic control is stressful. This former controller describes the reality of the job
Hide SummaryWith air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work.Read more
How NPR keeps reporting on the Pentagon after being barred from the building
Hide SummaryNPR's Tom Bowman says his decades of roaming Pentagon halls ended after NPR refused to sign a new policy requiring reporters to wait for official information releases - but his reporting hasn't slowed at all.Read more