Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record after climbing Mount Everest for the 31st time. He's seen here last year, acknowledging a crowd that celebrated his then-record 30th summit of Everest. Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images Kami Rita Sherpa has broken his own record for

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in southern China's Guangdong province on April 17. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP BEIJING — Hours after the U.S. announced it was temporarily pausing most of its high tariffs on Chinese goods on May 12, NPR checked in with

Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories In a video interview with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep, Harvard President Alan Garber said institutions need to double down on their "commitment

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Karthik Nemmani (left) poses with the championship trophy after he correctly spelled the word 'koinonia' to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 31, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where

Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. They were determined to rescue them. Dion MBD for NPR hide caption toggle caption Dion MBD for NPR In a small apartment outside Minneapolis, I'm watching two brown-haired brothers, ages

A large emergency service presence is pictured in Liverpool, England, on Monday, after a car collided with pedestrians during a parade. Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Twenty-seven people were taken to nearby hospitals after a car plowed into a crowd of soccer fans at a victory parade in

Enlarge this image U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen