Matthew S. Schwartz
Matthew S. Schwartz is a reporter with NPR's news desk. Before coming to NPR, Schwartz worked as a reporter for Washington, DC, member station WAMU, where he won the national Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting in large market radio. Previously, Schwartz worked as a technology reporter covering the intricacies of Internet regulation. In a past life, Schwartz was a Washington telecom lawyer. He got his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan ("Go Blue!").
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Dillon Helbig wrote a book over winter break and slipped it onto a local library shelf in Boise, Idaho. After librarians found it, they entered it into their catalog. Now it's on a long waiting list. -
Is it ever justifiable to engage in violent protest against the government? Nearly a quarter of Americans responded "Yes" to that question in a survey conducted by The COVID States Project.
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After recovering from wounds suffered in World War II, Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than 30 years. -
The agreement came days before Iran was likely to be censured for failing to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency. -
Heavy rain could start late Sunday and run through at least Tuesday, causing flooding, high winds and deadly storm surge. -
Investigations from The New York Times and The Washington Post call into question a recent U.S. military drone strike against an alleged ISIS-K sympathizer. -
President Biden said on Sunday that the U.S. has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14. But he said there is "no way to evacuate this many people without pain and loss." -
As rescuers work against the threat of an approaching storm, officials continue to assess the damage after buildings throughout the island nation were flattened by the 7.2-magnitude quake.
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Three large fires and dozens of smaller ones are burning throughout the country. People continue to wait in lines to board rescue ferries evacuating people from the island of Evia. -
Kim Raisner violated the rules at the Olympic Games when she lightly punched a reluctant horse that was refusing to ride.
