Leila Fadel
Stories
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There's been a stunning upset in the weekend elections in France
In results that defied polls, France’s far-right national rally party was relegated to third place in legislative elections, routed by a diverse leftist coalition cobbled together only weeks ago.
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After a long dip in popularity, the romantic comedy seems to be making a resurgence
After a long dry spell, the romantic comedy seems to be coming back into favor.
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The Texas Gulf Coast braces for the effects from Hurricane Beryl
Beryl is bringing heavy rains and flooding to Texas on Monday. The long-lived tropical system first walloped the Windward Islands, Jamaica, and Mexico before threatening the United States.
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Morning news brief
Four senior House Democrats in private call said President Biden should step aside. French left coalition finishes election on top. Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in deal with prosecutors.
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Business leaders and Democratic donors call on Biden to end reelection campaign
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Tom Florsheim, one of the business leaders who signed an open letter calling on President Biden to step aside from his 2024 reelection campaign.
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A landslide victory in Britain for a party that hasn’t been in power since Tony Blair
The next British prime minister will be Keir Starmer, from the center-left Labour Party. It was a near wipeout for the Conservatives -- the party's worst defeat in its nearly 200-year history.
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Is federal money doing anything to stop the drying Colorado River?
As talks drag on with California and the six states with which it shares the Colorado River, cities like Phoenix are getting creative with federal funding for water conservation. Maybe too creative.
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Morning news brief
U.K.'s Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. American taxpayers are throwing money at the Colorado River. Florida voters consider climate change and candidates' proposed solutions.
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Hurricane Beryl rips past Jamaica causing a life-threatening storm surge
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nick Davis, a journalist based in Kingston, Jamaica, about Hurricane Beryl which has killed several people as it moved through the southeast Caribbean.
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Morning news brief
President Biden meets with Democratic governors amid questions about his candidacy. As Israel wages war in Gaza, it’s expanding settlements in the West Bank. Triple digit temps are back in Phoenix.