Noah Caldwell

The language-learning company Babbel has released its list of the most mispronounced words and names of 2024, including semaglutide, Phryge and Barry Keoghan.

NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with Lauren Mayberry, known as the lead singer of CHVRCHES, about launching her solo career from the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC in September 2023. Her solo debut is out now.

NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with Lauren Mayberry, known as the lead singer of CHVRCHES, about launching her solo career from the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC in September 2023. Her solo debut is out now.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with professor Joshua Landis, who directs the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, about how the fall of the Assad regime could change global dynamics.

Bill Belichick is one of the greatest coaches to ever live — he won six Super Bowls while in charge of the New England Patriots. Now, he's headed to the University of North Carolina.

David Brannan, a counter-terrorism expert at the Naval Postgraduate School and vice president at The Hoffman Group, talks about the vehicular attack in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to outgoing CIA Director Bill Burns about the handling of Russia, the Mideast, and security threats during his tenure, plus what lies ahead for the intel community.

As he prepares to leave his post, CIA Director Bill Burns speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the transition to a new Trump administration as well as priorities for the U.S. intel apparatus.

During his four years at the helm of the Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns has witnessed firsthand a dizzying number of international crises.

William Burns, director of the CIA, in his office on Jan. 8, 2025.