/npr-news NPR News en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:53:20 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/former-vice-president-dick-cheney-dies-and-election-day-races-to-watch Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. And, today, voters in New York, Virginia and New Jersey choose new leaders in key races. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:53:20 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/former-vice-president-dick-cheney-dies-and-election-day-races-to-watch Brittney Melton /npr-news/2025-11-04/meet-the-austrian-nuns-who-fled-a-care-home-to-break-into-their-old-convent Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram following. "People are calling us the rebellious sisters!" Rita says. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:16:53 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/meet-the-austrian-nuns-who-fled-a-care-home-to-break-into-their-old-convent Esme Nicholson /npr-news/2025-11-04/dick-cheney-one-of-the-most-powerful-vice-presidents-in-american-history-dies-at-84 Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:01:04 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/dick-cheney-one-of-the-most-powerful-vice-presidents-in-american-history-dies-at-84 Don Gonyea /npr-news/2025-11-04/a-planet-money-guide-to-five-fascinating-economic-studies The Planet Money newsletter rounds up some new economic studies. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/a-planet-money-guide-to-five-fascinating-economic-studies Greg Rosalsky /npr-news/2025-11-04/when-snap-benefits-will-arrive-is-still-in-flux-heres-what-communities-are-doing-to-fill-the-gap Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:03:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/when-snap-benefits-will-arrive-is-still-in-flux-heres-what-communities-are-doing-to-fill-the-gap The NPR Network /npr-news/2025-11-04/searching-weight-can-bring-up-ozempic-in-results-its-a-drug-advertising-loophole There are strict rules about what drug companies can say in TV or print ads. But a new study shows there's a lot more wiggle room when companies pay to sponsor online search results. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/searching-weight-can-bring-up-ozempic-in-results-its-a-drug-advertising-loophole Sydney Lupkin /npr-news/2025-11-04/composer-sarah-kirkland-snider-loves-music-so-much-she-might-just-eat-it Snider's supercharged relationship with her art form and open-book stance on depression and anxiety shine through in her new opera, which debuts this week in Los Angeles. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/composer-sarah-kirkland-snider-loves-music-so-much-she-might-just-eat-it Tom Huizenga /npr-news/2025-11-04/the-dalai-lama-created-a-tibetan-capital-in-exile-in-india-its-shrinking For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. That's now changing. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/the-dalai-lama-created-a-tibetan-capital-in-exile-in-india-its-shrinking Diaa Hadid, Omkar Khandekar /npr-news/2025-11-04/from-california-to-nyc-4-races-to-watch-this-election-day Four races highlight this year's elections: a redistricting referendum in California, governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and the mayoral contest in New York City. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/from-california-to-nyc-4-races-to-watch-this-election-day NPR Staff /npr-news/2025-11-04/how-one-tech-startup-is-giving-cash-to-snap-recipients Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-04/how-one-tech-startup-is-giving-cash-to-snap-recipients Maria Aspan