The Latest National Was the Chicago 'rat hole' that went virus in 2024 made by a rat? Researchers explain Was the great Chicago Rat Hole of 2024 actually made by a rat? Researchers who looked at the imprint in the sidewalk slab say "probably not!" Scott Simon World Trump and Zelensky met on Friday. What's next in the Russia-Ukraine war? Ukraine's president met yesterday with President Trump, trying to both bolster his country's weaponry and pursue a ceasefire with Russia. But it's unclear how interested Russia is in a deal. Scott Simon National Protests against Trump polices are expected across the U.S. during 'No Kings' events The organizers of Saturday's No Kings protests are expecting millions of people at more than 2,000 events to demonstrate against what they see as the Trump administration's authoritarian policies. Joel Rose National He was detained by ICE. Here's what happened when he lawyered up ICE tried to send one immigrant to a country he never lived; then he lawyered up. Detainees like him who can afford to pay for more due process show the pitfalls of a mass deportation approach. Ximena Bustillo Sports Saturday Sports: Baseball's League Championship Series; Shohei Ohtani's epic night NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports. Scott Simon The latest on the Gaza ceasefire one week later A week after the Gaza ceasefire, Israel's new restrictions are keeping desperately needed aid out. Scott Simon Animals Animals face off in 'Leaping Llamas' at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to see who can jump the highest. Scott Simon National Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular. Jacob Fenston Health A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America. Connie Hanzhang Jin Politics No Kings protests: Marches are underway around the country This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around. Alana Wise Prev 740 of 1647 Next Sponsored
National Was the Chicago 'rat hole' that went virus in 2024 made by a rat? Researchers explain Was the great Chicago Rat Hole of 2024 actually made by a rat? Researchers who looked at the imprint in the sidewalk slab say "probably not!" Scott Simon
World Trump and Zelensky met on Friday. What's next in the Russia-Ukraine war? Ukraine's president met yesterday with President Trump, trying to both bolster his country's weaponry and pursue a ceasefire with Russia. But it's unclear how interested Russia is in a deal. Scott Simon
National Protests against Trump polices are expected across the U.S. during 'No Kings' events The organizers of Saturday's No Kings protests are expecting millions of people at more than 2,000 events to demonstrate against what they see as the Trump administration's authoritarian policies. Joel Rose
National He was detained by ICE. Here's what happened when he lawyered up ICE tried to send one immigrant to a country he never lived; then he lawyered up. Detainees like him who can afford to pay for more due process show the pitfalls of a mass deportation approach. Ximena Bustillo
Sports Saturday Sports: Baseball's League Championship Series; Shohei Ohtani's epic night NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports. Scott Simon
The latest on the Gaza ceasefire one week later A week after the Gaza ceasefire, Israel's new restrictions are keeping desperately needed aid out. Scott Simon
Animals Animals face off in 'Leaping Llamas' at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to see who can jump the highest. Scott Simon
National Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular. Jacob Fenston
Health A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America. Connie Hanzhang Jin
Politics No Kings protests: Marches are underway around the country This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around. Alana Wise