NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR 'New York Times' Publisher Defends Paper Against Trump's 'Treason' AccusationsNPR - David Folkenflik New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger defended the paper against ongoing attacks by President Trump in an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredHousing California Residents Turn To 'Granny Flats' As A Small-Scale Solution For HousingNPR - Rachael Myrow In the midst of California's housing crisis, one quick fix is the "granny flat." These small backyard units are all the rage in recent years, due in part to legislation that made building them easier.
NPRadded this to PoliticsNPR Supreme Court Rules A 40-Foot WWI Memorial Shaped As A Cross Can Stand On Public LandNPR - Nina Totenberg The Supreme Court ruled that a 40-foot cross on public land in Maryland can stand as a World War I memorial. The cross, which has been there almost 100 years, is maintained at taxpayer expense.
NPRadded this to PoliticsIran A Timeline Of Events Leading Up To Current Tensions Between The U.S. And IranNPR Iran's military shot down an American surveillance drone Thursday marking the latest in a line of events leading up to the current military and diplomatic tension between the United States and Iran.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredIran U.S. And Iran Disagree Over Whether Drone Was Shot Down Over Iranian TerritoryNPR - Jackie Northam With Iran shooting down a U.S. drone, a look at the rules in the Persian Gulf and who would know the truth about air space and where the incident occurred.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesIran What Might Come Next After U.S. Drone Shot Down By IranNPR - Michele Kelemen , Tom Bowman The U.S. says Iran shot down a military surveillance drone in an unprovoked attack and denies the aircraft was over Iranian territory. Iran claims it shot down a spy drone over a southern province.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesDilma Rousseff 'The Edge Of Democracy' Offers An Intimate Look At Brazilian Politics In FluxNPR - Ela BittencourtHalfway through Petra Costa's engrossing new documentary, The Edge of Democracy (2019) — a mesh of personal memoir and reportage — Gilberto Carvalho, the Ex-General Secretary of Presidency for Brazil's
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMoney Fashion Statement: Putting Your Mouth Where Your Money IsNPR - Shankar Vedantam , Tara BoyleA while back, Jonah Berger was talking with a lawyer friend from Washington, D.C. The friend was lamenting the impact of social influence on his peers. He was saying, "'God, you know, all D.C. lawyers
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesGlasgow A 'Wild Rose' Grows In Glasgow, With Dreams Of Getting TransplantedNPR - Ella TaylorThe rising Irish actress Jessie Buckley, who plays an aspiring Scottish country singer in the beguiling new film Wild Rose, is small and scrappy with hot brown eyes and a mane of chestnut hair tossed a
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesToni Morrison 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am': A Defiant Tour Of A Beloved Author's Life, WorkNPR - Andrew LapinToni Morrison had advice for the students in her Princeton University creative writing class: "I don't want to hear about your little life." It's not as brash as all that, because anyone who has heard
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsAmerican Soccer Sweet Win Over Sweden; U.S. Women's Soccer Team Rolls Through World CupNPR - Russell LewisThe U.S. got a little redemption at the Women's World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Sweden. The U.S. powered to the win with a strong defense and relentless attack. It was the hardest game yet for the Americans
NPRadded this to PoliticsRoy Moore Trump Says Alabama's Roy Moore Can't Win, But Moore Is Running Again AnywayNPR - Jessica TaylorTo the disdain of national Republicans and against the advice of President Trump, controversial Alabama Judge Roy Moore announced Thursday he will run again for the Senate in 2020, after losing a winnable
NPRadded this to BusinessCities Are Big Cities Overrated? Economists Say Yes, In Some CasesNPR - Greg Rosalsky It's long been popular wisdom in America that if you want to make it, you should pack up and move to the big city. But new research from economists offers caution for a huge segment of the workforce.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredNPR 'Dallas Morning News' Photographer Tom Fox On His Close Encounter With GunmanNPR NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dallas Morning News photographer Tom Fox about his picture of — and close encounter with — the shooter at the Earle Cabell Federal Building on Monday.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredNews Shocking Revelation In Navy SEAL War Crimes Trial: Witness Says He Is The Real KillerNPR - Vanessa RomoThe war crimes trial of Navy SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher took a dramatic turn Thursday when a lead prosecution witness — another SEAL who has been granted immunity to testify — confessed that he was the
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredMilitary Former Air Force Drone Chief Discusses Escalating U.S.-Iran TensionsNPR NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gen. David Deptula, former Air Force drone chief, about the escalating tensions between U.S and Iranian forces.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR How The Trump Administration's 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Changed The Immigration DebateNPR - John Burnett A year has passed since the Trump administration's family separation policy was rescinded. It sparked a national outcry and changed the immigration debate in America.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredYouTube YouTube Under Fire For Collecting Data On Young Children Without Parental ConsentNPR - Aarti Shahani YouTube is under fire for collecting data on children and may face a federal investigation. Consumer groups allege that YouTube exposes children to inappropriate content and fails to police videos.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredNPR Biden Faces Criticism For How He Talked About Segregationist SenatorsNPR NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with unaffiliated Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons about former Vice President Biden's verbal blunders this week, and how concerned the party should be about them.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesLabor Movement U.S. Labor Movement Pushes Back On New Trade Deal For U.S, Mexico And CanadaNPR - Don Gonyea President Trump is pushing hard to pass a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada through Congress. Some labor leaders are fighting hard against it because they see it as too similar to NAFTA.
NPRadded this to PoliticsIran President Trump Says Iran Made 'A Very Big Mistake' In Shooting Down American DroneNPR - Mara Liasson As tensions escalate with Iran, the Trump administration is balancing the hardline instincts of President Trump's advisers and Trump's own instincts to avoid a military conflict.
NPRadded this to World NewsXi Jinping China's Xi Visits Kim In Pyongyang, With An Eye Toward Talks With TrumpNPR - Anthony KuhnChina's leader Xi Jinping arrived by plane in North Korea's capital on Thursday, for his fifth summit with Kim Jong Un since last year. Xi is the first Chinese leader to visit Pyongyang in 14 years. Chinese
NPRadded this to MusicMusic Philippe 'Zdar' Cerboneschi, Influential Producer And Electronic Artist, Dead At 52NPR - Anastasia TsioulcasOne of the most sought-after electronic music artists and producers has died. France's Philippe 'Zdar' Cerboneschi worked with musicians like Kanye West, Daft Punk, the Beastie Boys, Pharrell Williams
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesScience What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About HonestyNPR - Merrit KennedySo picture this: You're a receptionist at, say, a hotel. Someone walks in and says they found a lost wallet but they're in a hurry. They hand it to you. What would you do? And would that answer be different
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsPlay buttonLesbian The Culture Wars Live On Between The LGBTQ Movement And The Religious RightNPR - Leila FadelThe protests surrounding New York City's Stonewall Inn, 50 years ago this month, were a seminal moment. Following the uprising, spurred by police raiding the bar, activist groups began to organize to rights.
NPRadded this to MusicNPR Wade In The WaterNPRWade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions is a 26-part documentary series that details the history of African Americans through song and music, storytelling and historical analysis over
NPRadded this to MusicMusic The Cactus Blossoms Go From A Fictional Bar To The Studio With Dan AuerbachNPR - Stephen Kallao , Kimberly JunodPage Burkum and Jack Torrey a.k.a. The Cactus Blossoms are brothers, but their vocal talents aren't just simply a case of sibling harmonies. They didn't start singing together until their 30s. So much
NPRadded this to MusicMusic Good Gracious! Words Of Wisdom And Soulful Reflection From 'Sweet Papa' Lou DonaldsonWBGO and Jazz At Lincoln CenterNPR - Nate ChinenLou Donaldson, the alto saxophonist fondly known as "Sweet Papa," tends to characterize his colorfully sprawling life in jazz as the pursuit of a fundamental aim. "I always had my music geared to the he
NPRadded this to MusicPlay buttonPaninis Lil Nas X Proves He's Not A One-Hit Wonder With 'Panini'NPR - Rosalind FaulknerWhile his viral hit "Old Town Road" still sits atop the Billboard Hot 100 throne, Lil Nas X drops "Panini," a second taste of his upcoming EP 7, due out June 21 via Columbia Records. "Panini" has a weightier
NPRadded this to World NewsMeng Hongwei Former Interpol President Pleads Guilty To Bribery In Chinese CourtNPR - Vanessa RomoFormer Interpol President Meng Hongwei has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $2 million in bribes and expressed regret for his crime, China's state-run newspaper People's Daily reported Thursday. Central
