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Hundreds of NPR readers recounted their first memory of a news event. These are some of their stories.

The dollar has just posted its worst first-half of a year since 1973. And now investors wonder — is it a sign that America is losing its financial standing?

Venezuelan opponents and U.S. officials were predicting his demise years ago. But Nicolás Maduro and his Socialist Party remain firmly in power.

For most of 2025, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin surged as President Trump vowed to make the U.S. a crypto leader. But now, a severe sell-off has shaken the sector.

Development has forced many historically Black communities around the country to uproot and disperse. Cemeteries often remain the only proof that those communities existed.

Revelations continue to emerge about Supreme Court justices and lavish trips, private school tuition and more. The growing list of these nondisclosures is causing some to question court ethics.

An international mission rescued both occupants of a sunken submersible off the coast of Ireland in 1973 with just 12 minutes to spare. The men had spent three days in darkness and silence.

Can principals be better leaders if they have more time to focus on instruction? The Washington, D.C., schools are adding managers to handle operations and logistics.

Billions of dollars poured into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, giving the economy a boost. But reconstruction hasn't lived up to what was promised and Haitians tell NPR they feel forgotten.

Coal is king in India. Some say there's little alternative. So how can this country, the world's third-largest polluter, provide energy and lift millions from poverty while trying to become "greener"?