Cheeseburger Lone In-N-Out Cheeseburger Found Thousands Of Miles From Its HomeNPR A couple in New York City found an In-N-Out cheeseburger, apparently freshly made, but there's no In-N-Out restaurant within a thousand miles.
Robert Mueller 6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His TestimonyNPR - Philip EwingFormer special counsel Robert Mueller is testifying before Congress on Wednesday, and lawmakers have so many questions they may not have enough time to ask them all. The House judiciary and intelligence
Mining Coal Miners To Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits TaxNPR - Howard Berkes , Huo JingnanDozens of coal miners are expected on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where they'll press federal regulators and members of Congress to address the epidemic of deadly progressive massive fibrosis, the advanced
Politics 7 States Step Up Efforts To Fight Violence Against Indigenous WomenNPR - Melodie EdwardsIt's been seven years since passing boaters found Dawn Day's body floating in a lake on the high plains of Wyoming. Sitting next to each other on the couch, a warm breeze coming in through the screen her
NASA Chris Kraft, Architect of NASA's Mission Control, Dies At Age Of 95NPR - Russell Lewis One of the architect's of NASA's mission control has died at age 95. Chris Kraft was one of the original employees of the space task group and the agency's first flight director.
Al Franken 'New Yorker' Takes A Closer Look At The Case Against Al FrankenNPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jane Mayer of "The New Yorker" about her investigation into allegations of sexual impropriety against former Senator Al Franken, a Minnesota Democrat who resigned in 2018.
Jokes A Study Confirms That Laugh Tracks Make Jokes Seem FunnierNPR - Nell Greenfieldboyce Comedy shows on TV often use recorded laughter in combination with a live audience. A new study shows that hearing laughter, especially spontaneous laughter, makes a bad joke seem funnier.
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson Is Expected To Lead Britain As Next Next Prime MinisterNPR - Joanna Kakissis Members of the ruling conservative party have voted to choose a new leader to replace Theresa May, who is resigning. The favorite is Boris Johnson, a former foreign secretary and mayor of London.
Iran A Look At How Iran Is Dealing With Growing Tensions With The U.S.NPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute, and formerly of the National Iranian American Council, about how current tensions in the Persian Gulf are affecting Iranian politics.
Iran U.S. and U.K. At Odds Over How To Deal With Rising Tensions With IranNPR - Jackie Northam For weeks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been touting a plan for a shipping security coalition in the Persian Gulf. It still hasn't come together and he's told Britain to protect its ships itself.
Puerto Rico Protesters In Puerto Rico Continue Calls For Gov. Rossello To ResignNPR NPR's Steve Inkeep talks to political anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla, who has been protesting in Puerto Rico to force the governor to resign.
Avatar 'Avengers: Endgame' Surpasses 'Avatar' To Become Box Office KingNPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kevin Fallon of "The Daily Beast" about "Avengers: Endgame" overtaking "Avatar" as the highest grossing movie of all time — a record "Avatar" held for a decade.
NPR Does Taking A Plunge Into A Pool Count As A Shower? The CDC Weighs InNPR The CDC confirms that 51 percent of Americans surveyed admitted using swimming as an alternative to bathing, and the agency doesn't say that's a bad thing.
Iran News Brief: Budget Deal, Britain's Next Prime Minister, Tensions With IranNPR President Trump and congressional leaders strike a budget deal. Britain's new prime minister is to be announced Tuesday. And, Britain is at odds with the U.S. over how to manage tensions with Iran.
Play buttonMusic Khalid Is The Shooting Star Of The Playlist EraNPR - Frannie KelleyIn the spring of 2016, an A&R executive working for RCA Records named Tunji Balogun came across a song that had been uploaded onto SoundCloud a few months prior. It was called "Stuck On U," a wistful,
Veronica Mars The Crowd Fundeth, And The Crowd Taketh Away: The 'Veronica Mars' ProblemNPR - Linda Holmes[Spoiler alert: Contains information about the new season of Veronica Mars that dropped on Friday. Do not say you were not warned.] I confess at the outset that I was skeptical about the 2014 Veronica
Play buttonMusic Festivals Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019NPR - Bob BoilenThis month marks 60 years since the very first Newport Folk Festival. NPR has been covering the event since its rebirth in 2008. Jay Sweet, now the executive producer, was mostly responsible for the festival's
Medicare Missouri Firm With Silicon Valley Ties Faces Medicare Billing ScrutinyNPRIn many ways, Essence Group Holdings Corp. is a homegrown health care success story. Founded in St. Louis, it has grown into a broader company backed by a major Silicon Valley investor. Essence now boasts
QAnon Shooter's Lawyer: He Wasn't Trying To Kill A Mob Boss. He Was Under 'QAnon' DelusionNPR - Bobby AllynA 24-year-old man who has been charged with shooting to death a reputed New York mob boss earlier this year thought he was under the influence of QAnon, pro-Trump Internet postings about the president
NASA Chris Kraft, One Of The Architects Of The U.S. Space Program, Dies At 95NPR - Russell LewisOne of NASA's first employees, key to creating the U.S. space program, has died at 95. Chris Kraft was the agency's first flight director and managed all of the Mercury missions, as well some of the Gemini
News Study: Malaria Drugs Are Failing At An 'Alarming' Rate In Southeast AsiaNPR - Jason BeaubienMalaria drugs are failing at an "alarming" rate in Southeast Asia as drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite emerge. That's the conclusion of researchers in two new reports — one based on a randomized
University of Oregon Feeling Blue? Oregon Students Allowed To Take 'Mental Health Days'NPR - Dani MatiasOregon's suicide rate has outpaced the national average for the past three decades. In an effort to combat stigma around mental illness, four local teen activists took matters into their own hands and
Scott Hutchison New Frightened Rabbit Compilation 'Carries On' The Songs Of The Late Scott HutchisonNPR - Connor DonevanTiny Changes — a collection of covers from Frightened Rabbit — is intended as a celebration. But the project has taken on new weight after the death of the band's lead singer. A lot of the songs by the
Politics Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal ExpansionNPR - Vanessa RomoThe Trump administration announced on Monday it is expanding fast-track deportation regulations to include the removal of undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have been in the U.S. continuously
Iran U.S. Officials Skeptical After Iran Says It Arrested 17 Iranians On Spying ChargesNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post after Iran said it arrested 17 Iranians accused of spying for the U.S. American officials expressed skepticism. Iran claims it arrested
Hong Kong Political Crisis In Hong Kong Deepens As Protests Turn ViolentNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, about the most recent protests in Hong Kong. To Hong Kong now, where a political crisis is deepening. This brought
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico's Legislative Assembly Could Start Impeachment ProceedingsNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Yanira Reyes Gil, an associate law professor in Puerto Rico, about possible impeachment proceedings regarding Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. If Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rossello,
San Juan Puerto Ricans Take To The Streets In San Juan To Demand Governor Step DownNPR - Adrian FloridoPuerto Ricans came out in a massive demonstration on Monday against their governor, Ricardo Rosselló. It was an unprecedented display of political protest against a sitting governor. Demonstrators took
Hong Kong What It Means That Chinese Media Published Photos Of Hong Kong ProtestsNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Michael Davis from the Wilson Center about China's role and reaction to the Hong Kong protests. State media in mainland China published photos of this weekend's protests Hong
Pennsylvania Regal Fritillary Butterflies Find Rare Refuge On Military Base In PennsylvaniaNPR - Marie Cusick The regal fritillary butterfly has largely disappeared from the East Coast, save for a surprising refuge on a military base in Pennsylvania. A few days each summer, hundreds descend for a tour.
Cheeseburger Lone In-N-Out Cheeseburger Found Thousands Of Miles From Its HomeNPR A couple in New York City found an In-N-Out cheeseburger, apparently freshly made, but there's no In-N-Out restaurant within a thousand miles.
Robert Mueller 6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His TestimonyNPR - Philip EwingFormer special counsel Robert Mueller is testifying before Congress on Wednesday, and lawmakers have so many questions they may not have enough time to ask them all. The House judiciary and intelligence
Mining Coal Miners To Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits TaxNPR - Howard Berkes , Huo JingnanDozens of coal miners are expected on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where they'll press federal regulators and members of Congress to address the epidemic of deadly progressive massive fibrosis, the advanced
Politics 7 States Step Up Efforts To Fight Violence Against Indigenous WomenNPR - Melodie EdwardsIt's been seven years since passing boaters found Dawn Day's body floating in a lake on the high plains of Wyoming. Sitting next to each other on the couch, a warm breeze coming in through the screen her
NASA Chris Kraft, Architect of NASA's Mission Control, Dies At Age Of 95NPR - Russell Lewis One of the architect's of NASA's mission control has died at age 95. Chris Kraft was one of the original employees of the space task group and the agency's first flight director.
Al Franken 'New Yorker' Takes A Closer Look At The Case Against Al FrankenNPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jane Mayer of "The New Yorker" about her investigation into allegations of sexual impropriety against former Senator Al Franken, a Minnesota Democrat who resigned in 2018.
Jokes A Study Confirms That Laugh Tracks Make Jokes Seem FunnierNPR - Nell Greenfieldboyce Comedy shows on TV often use recorded laughter in combination with a live audience. A new study shows that hearing laughter, especially spontaneous laughter, makes a bad joke seem funnier.
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson Is Expected To Lead Britain As Next Next Prime MinisterNPR - Joanna Kakissis Members of the ruling conservative party have voted to choose a new leader to replace Theresa May, who is resigning. The favorite is Boris Johnson, a former foreign secretary and mayor of London.
Iran A Look At How Iran Is Dealing With Growing Tensions With The U.S.NPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute, and formerly of the National Iranian American Council, about how current tensions in the Persian Gulf are affecting Iranian politics.
Iran U.S. and U.K. At Odds Over How To Deal With Rising Tensions With IranNPR - Jackie Northam For weeks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been touting a plan for a shipping security coalition in the Persian Gulf. It still hasn't come together and he's told Britain to protect its ships itself.
Puerto Rico Protesters In Puerto Rico Continue Calls For Gov. Rossello To ResignNPR NPR's Steve Inkeep talks to political anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla, who has been protesting in Puerto Rico to force the governor to resign.
Avatar 'Avengers: Endgame' Surpasses 'Avatar' To Become Box Office KingNPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kevin Fallon of "The Daily Beast" about "Avengers: Endgame" overtaking "Avatar" as the highest grossing movie of all time — a record "Avatar" held for a decade.
NPR Does Taking A Plunge Into A Pool Count As A Shower? The CDC Weighs InNPR The CDC confirms that 51 percent of Americans surveyed admitted using swimming as an alternative to bathing, and the agency doesn't say that's a bad thing.
Iran News Brief: Budget Deal, Britain's Next Prime Minister, Tensions With IranNPR President Trump and congressional leaders strike a budget deal. Britain's new prime minister is to be announced Tuesday. And, Britain is at odds with the U.S. over how to manage tensions with Iran.
Play buttonMusic Khalid Is The Shooting Star Of The Playlist EraNPR - Frannie KelleyIn the spring of 2016, an A&R executive working for RCA Records named Tunji Balogun came across a song that had been uploaded onto SoundCloud a few months prior. It was called "Stuck On U," a wistful,
Veronica Mars The Crowd Fundeth, And The Crowd Taketh Away: The 'Veronica Mars' ProblemNPR - Linda Holmes[Spoiler alert: Contains information about the new season of Veronica Mars that dropped on Friday. Do not say you were not warned.] I confess at the outset that I was skeptical about the 2014 Veronica
Play buttonMusic Festivals Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019NPR - Bob BoilenThis month marks 60 years since the very first Newport Folk Festival. NPR has been covering the event since its rebirth in 2008. Jay Sweet, now the executive producer, was mostly responsible for the festival's
Medicare Missouri Firm With Silicon Valley Ties Faces Medicare Billing ScrutinyNPRIn many ways, Essence Group Holdings Corp. is a homegrown health care success story. Founded in St. Louis, it has grown into a broader company backed by a major Silicon Valley investor. Essence now boasts
QAnon Shooter's Lawyer: He Wasn't Trying To Kill A Mob Boss. He Was Under 'QAnon' DelusionNPR - Bobby AllynA 24-year-old man who has been charged with shooting to death a reputed New York mob boss earlier this year thought he was under the influence of QAnon, pro-Trump Internet postings about the president
NASA Chris Kraft, One Of The Architects Of The U.S. Space Program, Dies At 95NPR - Russell LewisOne of NASA's first employees, key to creating the U.S. space program, has died at 95. Chris Kraft was the agency's first flight director and managed all of the Mercury missions, as well some of the Gemini
News Study: Malaria Drugs Are Failing At An 'Alarming' Rate In Southeast AsiaNPR - Jason BeaubienMalaria drugs are failing at an "alarming" rate in Southeast Asia as drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite emerge. That's the conclusion of researchers in two new reports — one based on a randomized
University of Oregon Feeling Blue? Oregon Students Allowed To Take 'Mental Health Days'NPR - Dani MatiasOregon's suicide rate has outpaced the national average for the past three decades. In an effort to combat stigma around mental illness, four local teen activists took matters into their own hands and
Scott Hutchison New Frightened Rabbit Compilation 'Carries On' The Songs Of The Late Scott HutchisonNPR - Connor DonevanTiny Changes — a collection of covers from Frightened Rabbit — is intended as a celebration. But the project has taken on new weight after the death of the band's lead singer. A lot of the songs by the
Politics Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal ExpansionNPR - Vanessa RomoThe Trump administration announced on Monday it is expanding fast-track deportation regulations to include the removal of undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have been in the U.S. continuously
Iran U.S. Officials Skeptical After Iran Says It Arrested 17 Iranians On Spying ChargesNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post after Iran said it arrested 17 Iranians accused of spying for the U.S. American officials expressed skepticism. Iran claims it arrested
Hong Kong Political Crisis In Hong Kong Deepens As Protests Turn ViolentNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, about the most recent protests in Hong Kong. To Hong Kong now, where a political crisis is deepening. This brought
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico's Legislative Assembly Could Start Impeachment ProceedingsNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Yanira Reyes Gil, an associate law professor in Puerto Rico, about possible impeachment proceedings regarding Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. If Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rossello,
San Juan Puerto Ricans Take To The Streets In San Juan To Demand Governor Step DownNPR - Adrian FloridoPuerto Ricans came out in a massive demonstration on Monday against their governor, Ricardo Rosselló. It was an unprecedented display of political protest against a sitting governor. Demonstrators took
Hong Kong What It Means That Chinese Media Published Photos Of Hong Kong ProtestsNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Michael Davis from the Wilson Center about China's role and reaction to the Hong Kong protests. State media in mainland China published photos of this weekend's protests Hong
Pennsylvania Regal Fritillary Butterflies Find Rare Refuge On Military Base In PennsylvaniaNPR - Marie Cusick The regal fritillary butterfly has largely disappeared from the East Coast, save for a surprising refuge on a military base in Pennsylvania. A few days each summer, hundreds descend for a tour.
