Catherine Whelan

That boom you heard in Pittsburgh on New Year's Day? It was probably a meteor

Catherine Whelan

Sometimes the sky really is falling. In suburban Pittsburgh, a loud explosion shook homes and baffled residents. The National Weather Service weighed in with a likely cause: exploding space rock.

NPR Music critic Ann Powers writes that Adele's new album, 30, "engages with the world â through lyrics that trade adolescent romanticism for genuine self-examination." Her new album, 30, is out now.

Adele talks coming back to Earth at '30'

Rachel Martin

Morning Edition's Rachel Martin talks to Adele about her latest album and the growing pains of growing older.

The FBI acknowledges that fake emails came from FBI email addresses.

Hackers sent spam emails from FBI accounts, agency confirms

Catherine Whelan

The FBI said that a "software misconfiguration" allowed an actor to leverage an FBI system known as the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal, or LEEP, to send the fake emails.

Jon Gruden, pictured in 2018, is suing the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Jon Gruden sues NFL for allegedly leaking emails that led to his resignation

Catherine Whelan

Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden filed a lawsuit against the NFL, accusing the league and its commissioner of trying to destroy his career using a "malicious and orchestrated campaign."

Writer Anne Helen Petersen says that on the other side of the pandemic, there's a chance work will rotate more around people's lives instead of the other way around.

As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?

Rachel Martin

Anne Helen Petersen is the co-author of a new book on the future of remote work. She says companies need to clearly know what goal they are pursuing when asking remote workers to come back in person.

On Debut Album, Mickey Guyton Remembers Her Name

Noel King

Over the last decade, singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton has been trying to convince the country music industry that she is country. NPR's Noel King talks her about the highs and lows she's experienced.

Migrants walk across the Rio Grande River carrying food and other supplies back to a makeshift encampment under the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, on Friday.

Biden Administration Plans Mass Deportation Of Haitian Migrants In Del Rio, Texas

Catherine Whelan

The Department of Homeland Security plans to expel thousands of Haitian migrants from a small Texas border city starting Sunday.

A sign for Zoom Video Communications is pictured ahead of the company's Nasdaq IPO in New York in 2019. The company has agreed to a preliminary settlement in a privacy lawsuit.

Zoom Agrees To Settle A Privacy Lawsuit For $85 Million

Catherine Whelan

The telecommunications company will not admit wrongdoing. If approved by a judge, subscribers would receive 15% refunds on their core subscriptions, or $25, whichever amount is larger.

Separated At The Border, A Father Reunites With His Son. But Struggles Remain

Rachel Martin

Néstor was 11 when he and his dad, Melvin, left El Salvador and crossed into Texas in 2018. They were separated for over two months, split apart by the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy.

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, reopened to the public for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday. The Virginia mansion where Robert E. Lee once lived underwent a rehabilitation that includes an increased emphasis on those who were enslaved there.

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Reckons With Its History Of Slavery

Catherine Whelan

Arlington House has reopened after a 3-year renovation. It seeks to memorialize Robert E. Lee and acknowledge his role in the Confederacy while also telling the story of those enslaved there.