U.S. Women Take Out China, Advance To World Cup Semifinals
Update, 9:30 p.m. ET: The United States pulled out a victory against China on Friday night in the Women's World Cup, winning only 1-0 despite dominating the match. Midfielder Carli Lloyd's header in...
View ArticleU.S. Topples Top-Ranked Germany 2-0 To Reach World Cup Final
Updated, 9 p.m. ET: In a battle between a fantastic attack and a fantastic defense, the latter prevailed, as two penalty kicks — one made, one whiffed — and a late insurance goal gave the U.S. a 2-0...
View ArticleInvestigators Seek The Gunman's Motivation In The Chattanooga Shooting
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: We can paint just a bit more of a picture of Mohammad Abdulazeez. He's the man who shot up two military installations in Tennessee....
View ArticleHurricane Patricia Makes Landfall, Threatens Catastrophic Damage In Mexico
Updated at 8:05 p.m. ET The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Hurricane Patricia has made landfall near Cuixmala on Mexico's southwestern Pacific coast. Its winds were measured at 165 mph,...
View ArticleSoccer Star Abby Wambach Prepares For Her Final Game
Tonight marks the end of an era for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team . The World Cup champions play their final Victory Tour match against China in New Orleans. It's also the final game for one of...
View ArticleU.S. Women's Gymnastics Team Wins Gold Medal
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today the world's best women gymnasts competed in team finals at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Going in, the Americans were ranked No. 1 in...
View ArticleU.S. Women's Basketball Team Dominates Olympic Competition
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: I mean, let's just say it. The U.S. women's basketball team is totally dominating at the Olympics. The Americans haven't lost at the Olympics...
View ArticleJohn Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95
Updated 5 p.m. ET The first American to orbit the Earth has died. John Glenn was the last surviving member of the original Mercury astronauts. He would later have a long political career as a U.S....
View ArticleGene Cernan, Last Man To Walk On The Moon, Dies At 82
The last person to leave footprints on the moon has died. NASA reported that Gene Cernan died Monday at the age of 82, surrounded by his family. Gene Cernan flew in space three times, including twice...
View ArticleU.S. Women Bumped From Top Spot In FIFA World Rankings
The U.S. women's national soccer team got some disappointing (and not unexpected) news Friday — it fell out of first place in the FIFA world rankings for the first time in years. The demotion follows a...
View ArticlePresident Trump Will Travel To Florida To Assess Hurricane Damage
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: And I want to bring in another voice now, NPR's Russell Lewis. He is in Fort Myers, Fla., at our member station WGCU. Hey there, Russell....
View ArticleU.S. Men's National Team Can Advance To World Cup Tonight
Nothing like waiting until the last minute — or, in this case, the final game — of World Cup qualifying to see if the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team will make next year's tournament in Russia. A lot...
View ArticleTexas Community Is The Latest To Suffer A Shooting Attack
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The First Baptist Church in Sutherlands Springs, Texas, is a crime scene this morning. A lone gunman opened fire there yesterday during...
View ArticleDemocratic Lawmaker Calls For 'Serious Conversation' On Root Of Mass Shootings
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: For more on the shooting, let's turn to Democratic congressman Vicente Gonzales. He represents Texas's 15th congressional district, of...
View ArticleBruce McCandless, First Astronaut To Fly Untethered In Space, Has Died
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless has died at the age of 80, NASA announced Friday . You may not know his name, but you most likely have seen him in one of the most famous pictures ever taken in space....
View ArticleAstronaut John Young, Who Flew In Space 6 Times, Dies At 87
John Young, who was one of NASA's most experienced astronauts and the first to fly in space six times, including a moon landing, died on Friday after complications from pneumonia. He was 87. In NASA's...
View Article2 Olympians Talk Perseverance
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View ArticleMeet The Southwest Pilot Who Landed A Plane After An Engine Exploded
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: We're learning more today about the Southwest plane that had an emergency landing in Philadelphia yesterday after one of its engines...
View ArticleAlan Bean, Apollo 12 Astronaut Who Walked On The Moon, Dies At 86
Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon who later chronicled the experience as an artist, died Saturday in Houston after a short illness. He was 86. Bean was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 12 ,...
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