Franky Zapata Falls In English Channel Trying To Cross It On High-Speed Hoverboard
"It was like flying in a dream," Franky Zapata said, after his trip across the Channel from northern France ended with a crash into the water.
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Russia Expects To Interfere In The Next Election, Mueller Tells House Panel
Former special counsel Robert Mueller told House lawmakers that Russian interference is a continuing threat to U.S. elections. Capitol Hill is focusing new attention on election security.
'The Time Has Come To Act': Boris Johnson Takes The Helm As U.K. Prime Minister
The polarizing and showboating new prime minister has vowed to deliver on the U.K. leaving the European Union in October, whether or not a deal is reached.
Boris Johnson Steps Into Prime Minister Role And Inherits Deeply Divided U.K.
Boris Johnson has become Britain's prime minister. But opponents protested against his premiership, and he inherits a deeply divided country that either loves or loathes him.
A Member Of Boris Johnson's Party Weighs In On His Rise To Power
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to James Gray, a Conservative Member of the British Parliament, about his party's new leader: Boris Johnson, who will replace Theresa May as prime minister.
Russian LGBT Activist Is Found Dead; Friends Say She Was Threatened
Yelena Grigoryeva was found near her home in St. Petersburg on Sunday, with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation, activists said on social media.
Brexit Supporters Get What They Wanted As Boris Johnson Becomes Prime Minister
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with George Parker, political editor with the Financial Times about Boris Johnson winning the race to be the next British prime minister.
How Brexit Under Boris Johnson Could Impact U.S. Businesses
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University, about the economic impacts of Brexit and how they could also impact U.S. businesses.
Hard-Line Brexiteer Boris Johnson To Become Britain's New Prime Minister
Johnson will inherit a slate of problems from Theresa May, including a small majority in Parliament, government resignations and escalations with Iran. And then there's Brexit.
The Similarities Between Boris Johnson And Donald Trump
At a time of polarization and political chaos, the United Kingdom and the United States are about to be led by two remarkably similar figures. Johnson will take office on Wednesday.