Press Releases and Statements

Fredrik Lanner of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and his student, Alvaro Plaza Reyes, examine a magnified image of an human embryo they used to attempt to create genetically modified healthy human embryos. Rob Stein/NPR hide caption

NPR photo journalist David Gilkey and NPR Afghan interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna. Monika Evstatieva/NPR hide caption

Sec. State John Kerry spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep at the State Department. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

Pura Belpré was the first Puerto Rican librarian at the New York Public Library in 1921. Now 20 years after a children's literature award was established in her name, she continues to influence the field of bilingual education, nearly 40 years after her death in 1982. New York Public Library hide caption

The grand finale at the 14th annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Show at the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 16, 2015 in Nashville, Tenn. Rick Diamond/Getty Images For Americana Music hide caption

Debuting Sept. 12, How I Built This with Guy Raz will uncover the origin story behind the innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists and blue-sky dreamers who created some of today's most recognizable brands. Kara Frame/NPR hide caption

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Lee Balterman/The LIFE Premium Collection/Getty Images; R: Bettmann / Getty Images hide caption

Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, and Audie Cornish speak onstage during NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast in the Vulture Festival on May 22, 2016 in New York City. Brad Barket/Getty Images for Vulture Festival hide caption

Jessica Diaz-Hurtado, Stephan Bisaha and Parth Shah will begin their fellowship with NPR in September 2016. Images courtesy of the Fellows hide caption

Miguel in Los Angeles. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption