Fred Newton promotes his record-breaking journey. Courtesy of the Newton Family The morning of July 6, 1930, Fred Newton waded into the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and started swimming. He told ...

National security, unlocked. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly and a team of NPR correspondents discuss the biggest national security news of the week. With decades of reporting from battlefields ...

Listening to the news can feel like a journey. But 1A guides you beyond the headlines – and cuts through the noise. Let's get to the heart of the story, together – on 1A.