Hello Rafael,
I've had a look at npr.org and it is a busy site. Have you tried
reading the whole page by positioning yourself on "HTML Content" and
then pressing whatever hotkey you've set for "Speak Selected Text".
Once the page has been read to you, you can select links by pressing
VO-u to get the Link Chooser Menu, or items by using the Item Chooser
Menu (VO-i).
The Link Chooser Menu gave me 265 links. To select a link, type a few
letters of the name of the link you want, then press Return. You will
be on the link. The same applies to the Item Chooser Menu.
With Grouping turned on, lock the VO keys (VO-Semi-colon) and use down
arrow to read through an article paragraph by paragraph.
Don't forget to unlock VO keys when you're done.
Cheers,
Anne