Technology allowed the U.S. and Israel to kill Iran's Supreme Leader, but raised longstanding questions about whether the U.S. as a democracy should be assassinating foreign leaders. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/g-s1-114070/assassination-iran-supreme-leader-questions-democracies
Oksana Masters leaves Italy with five new para Nordic skiing medals, extending her reign as the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian. She competes in summer sports too and is already eyeing LA 2028. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5749163/oksana-masters-2026-winter-paralympics-medals
A new analysis represents the largest effort yet to systematically parse all the data from high-quality clinical trials on cannabis and mental health. The evidence is lacking. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750489/cannabis-research-mental-health
In eastern Ukraine, white nylon nets now stretch over roads and city streets, a low-tech defense against deadly FPV drones that dominate the battlefield and threaten civilians near the front line. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5743446/russia-ukraine-war-nets-drones
Kent said he "cannot in good conscience" back the Iran war. In his resignation letter, he says Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation." #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750426/joe-kent-counterterrorism-official-resigns-trump
The U.S. Postal Service's leader says it is set to run out of money in less than a year and may have to stop deliveries because of declining mail volume and what USPS sees as burdensome requirements. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750419/usps-running-out-of-money-postal-service-david-steiner
Countries all around the world will soon send players to the U.S. to compete in one of soccer's biggest events. Roger Bennett explores how past competitions met cultural and geopolitical moments. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750358/we-are-the-world-cup-book-review
As the war with Iran intensifies, Trump is demanding that allies help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And, a federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/g-s1-114032/up-first-newsletter-iran-israel-lebanon-us-war-cuba-power-outage-rfk-vaccine-protected-status-migrants
World Cup tickets are expensive, and buying them has been frustrating and confusing. But this is what economics is for: figuring out the best ways to allocate scarce resources. FIFA, steal these ideas. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/03/17/g-s1-113996/is-there-a-more-fair-way-to-sell-world-cup-tickets
Israel says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the highest profile assassinations since the targeting of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750253/israel-kills-two-top-iranian-commanders
If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing your blood pressure at home. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5747421/im-concerned-about-my-blood-pressure-can-i-check-it-at-home
Seawalls are great at protecting property and people. A new nature-inspired seawall add-on is trying to make them better at protecting marine wildlife too. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5615448/seawall-marine-wildlife-biodiversity-artificial-habitat-mangrove
Title X is a 56-year-old federal grant program that supports thousands of clinics that provide birth control and STI testing and treatment around the country. Now those clinics could face a funding gap because of a Trump administration delay. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5745199/title-x-birth-control-sti-clinics-trump-rfk-jr-hhs-house-dems
The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and many uses. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5732951/letter-x-etymology-religion-punk-descartes-romans-algebra
Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5675211/treasury-sanctions-trump-foreign-punish
Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old from the West Bank who has lived in New Jersey since 2016, had been held in a U.S. immigration detention center in Texas since last March. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/g-s1-114023/last-protester-campus-crackdown-released
The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/16/nx-s1-5749490/xai-elon-musk-sexualized-images
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital with an airstrike, marking a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month. Pakistan has dismissed the accusation. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/16/g-s1-114013/pakistan-strike-kabul-hospital
In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/16/nx-s1-5749530/judge-blocks-rfk-jr-vaccine-changes
The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/16/nx-s1-5745069/supreme-court-tps-syria-haiti