Morning Edition
Every weekday for over three decades, Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse.
Sponsored
Episodes
-
Dozens killed in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year's celebration
Swiss authorities say dozens of people were killed in an overnight fire at the Le Constellation bar at the Crans-Montana ski resort.
-
Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired. What that means for millions of Americans
Jan. 1 is the day the extra financial help to buy Affordable Care Act health insurance goes away.
-
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., talks about the future of the ACA as subsidies expire
Now that the Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont about the future of the ACA.
-
Warren Buffett officially retires as Berkshire Hathway's CEO
The legendary 95-year-old investor spent decades building his company into one of the world's largest and most powerful. Now Greg Abel is taking it over.
-
Morning news brief
The Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, Trump administration freezes Minnesota childcare funds after claims of fraud, Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor.
-
Some of the cultural works entering the public domain in 2026
A look at some of the works going into the public domain in 2026, like the characters Betty Boop and Miss Marple, the first film adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front" and many classic songs by George & Ira Gershwin.
-
Former U.S. ambassador to China discusses the relationship between the two countries
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to China, about the current state of relations between the U.S. and China.
-
It's the year's biggest economic buzzword, but what exactly is a 'K-shaped' economy?
We unpack one of the biggest economic buzzwords of 2025: What is a "K-shaped' economy?
-
Baltimore's crime rate dropped dramatically in 2025. A look at what the city did
Baltimore's crime rate dropped dramatically in the past year. NPR's Michel Martin asks Thomas Abt, a criminology professor at the University of Maryland, what Baltimore did right.
-
Italy makes tiny tweak to its anthem, deleting just one word
Italy has quietly made a small change to its national anthem, removing a single word.
-
Trump administration freezes child care funds in Minnesota after claims of fraud
The Trump Administration has announced it's stopping all federal funds to Minnesota child care centers in response to allegations of fraud by some providers.
-
Legal scholar on Trump administration investigating Minnesota daycare fraud claims
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to legal scholar and former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade about the Trump administration investigating a YouTube content creator's claims of daycare fraud in Minnesota.
