Leila Fadel
Stories
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The Texas Gulf Coast braces for the effects from Hurricane Beryl
Beryl is bringing heavy rains and flooding to Texas on Monday. The long-lived tropical system first walloped the Windward Islands, Jamaica, and Mexico before threatening the United States.
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World
Morning news brief
Four senior House Democrats in private call said President Biden should step aside. French left coalition finishes election on top. Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in deal with prosecutors.
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Politics
Business leaders and Democratic donors call on Biden to end reelection campaign
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Tom Florsheim, one of the business leaders who signed an open letter calling on President Biden to step aside from his 2024 reelection campaign.
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World
A landslide victory in Britain for a party that hasn’t been in power since Tony Blair
The next British prime minister will be Keir Starmer, from the center-left Labour Party. It was a near wipeout for the Conservatives -- the party's worst defeat in its nearly 200-year history.
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National
Is federal money doing anything to stop the drying Colorado River?
As talks drag on with California and the six states with which it shares the Colorado River, cities like Phoenix are getting creative with federal funding for water conservation. Maybe too creative.
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World
Morning news brief
U.K.'s Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. American taxpayers are throwing money at the Colorado River. Florida voters consider climate change and candidates' proposed solutions.
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Latin America
Hurricane Beryl rips past Jamaica causing a life-threatening storm surge
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nick Davis, a journalist based in Kingston, Jamaica, about Hurricane Beryl which has killed several people as it moved through the southeast Caribbean.
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World
Morning news brief
President Biden meets with Democratic governors amid questions about his candidacy. As Israel wages war in Gaza, it’s expanding settlements in the West Bank. Triple digit temps are back in Phoenix.
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World
It's Election Day in the U.K. — the Labour Party is favored to return to power
Britons are electing a new parliament and prime minister. Polls forecast victory for the center-left Labour Party, but low turnout could change that.
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Technology
Ransomware attacks have increased -- causing a global crisis
Car dealerships across the U.S. and Canada are at a standstill after a cyberattack on a software platform. It's one example of an ongoing global crisis.