The Latest World Meet Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo so popular you can visit her for only 5 minutes A baby pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo has become a worldwide internet sensation, leading to crowds at the zoo. Zoo officials say the increased attention has led to some bad visitor behavior. Chandelis Duster After years of criticism, Instagram features aim to boost child safety Meta introduces rules for how teens use Instagram as the company faces scrutiny over child safety on its platforms. The company is rolling out teen accounts, which it says will be guided by parents. Steve Inskeep David Rennie, of 'The Economist,' on the intrusiveness of the Chinese state In Part 2 of David Rennie's exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, the former Beijing Bureau chief for "The Economist" talks about living under the strict scrutiny of the Chinese Communist Party. Steve Inskeep The Lebanese government blames Israel for pagers that exploded across the country An attack on pagers used by members of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah led to thousands of casualties. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Beirut-based journalist Kim Ghattas about the unusual attack. Leila Fadel NASA probe is about to launch to an icy moon that could have life A long-awaited mission to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, is on track to launch in just a few weeks. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 17, 2024.) Nell Greenfieldboyce National The FBI is investigating packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to elections officials in more than 15 states. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The Associated Press Kashmir is holding its first state elections since India brought it under direct rule Residents of India-administered Kashmir begin voting in the first regional elections in a decade. It comes years after India's government stripped away the territory’s statehood. Omkar Khandekar Leila Fadel World Flooding has devastated several parts of the world in a short period of time Floods have taken lives and buried towns in eastern Europe, Nigeria and Shanghai this week. Scientists say intense precipitation is becoming more possible with human-driven climate change. Alejandra Borunda Steve Inskeep Can historic transpo levy fix Seattle's traffic problems? Joshua McNichols Lucy Soucek Jennie Cecil Moore Carol Smith Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving A new report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live more. But more people are also getting diagnosed, and at younger ages. Yuki Noguchi Prev 12 of 1226 Next
World Meet Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo so popular you can visit her for only 5 minutes A baby pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo has become a worldwide internet sensation, leading to crowds at the zoo. Zoo officials say the increased attention has led to some bad visitor behavior. Chandelis Duster
After years of criticism, Instagram features aim to boost child safety Meta introduces rules for how teens use Instagram as the company faces scrutiny over child safety on its platforms. The company is rolling out teen accounts, which it says will be guided by parents. Steve Inskeep
David Rennie, of 'The Economist,' on the intrusiveness of the Chinese state In Part 2 of David Rennie's exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, the former Beijing Bureau chief for "The Economist" talks about living under the strict scrutiny of the Chinese Communist Party. Steve Inskeep
The Lebanese government blames Israel for pagers that exploded across the country An attack on pagers used by members of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah led to thousands of casualties. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Beirut-based journalist Kim Ghattas about the unusual attack. Leila Fadel
NASA probe is about to launch to an icy moon that could have life A long-awaited mission to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, is on track to launch in just a few weeks. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 17, 2024.) Nell Greenfieldboyce
National The FBI is investigating packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to elections officials in more than 15 states. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The Associated Press
Kashmir is holding its first state elections since India brought it under direct rule Residents of India-administered Kashmir begin voting in the first regional elections in a decade. It comes years after India's government stripped away the territory’s statehood. Omkar Khandekar Leila Fadel
World Flooding has devastated several parts of the world in a short period of time Floods have taken lives and buried towns in eastern Europe, Nigeria and Shanghai this week. Scientists say intense precipitation is becoming more possible with human-driven climate change. Alejandra Borunda Steve Inskeep
Can historic transpo levy fix Seattle's traffic problems? Joshua McNichols Lucy Soucek Jennie Cecil Moore Carol Smith
Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving A new report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live more. But more people are also getting diagnosed, and at younger ages. Yuki Noguchi