Justin Trudeau Canadian PM Trudeau Apologizes For Brownface Costume At 2001 PartyNPR - Richard GonzalesCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for having worn brownface makeup at a 2001 costume party. "I should have known better then, but I didn't and I did it and I'm deeply sorry," he said
Gavin Newsom California Governor Signs Law Protecting Gig Economy WorkersNPR - Richard GonzalesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping new labor law Wednesday extending wage and benefit protections to about a million workers and aimed primarily at drivers contracted by ride-hailing companies
Politics Lawmakers Hear Emotional Stories From 'Forgotten Crisis' Of Military Domestic ViolenceNPR - Jessica TaylorFormer wives and partners of servicemen who survived domestic abuse told their harrowing stories before the House Armed Services military preparedness subcommittee as they pressed for more attention to
Iran Attacks On Saudi Oil Facilities Pose Quandary For Trump AdministrationNPR - David WelnaAmerican military and intelligence officials say they are accumulating a growing mound of evidence that Iran launched the airstrikes that idled about half of Saudi Arabia's oil production capacity over
Politics New Mexico Unveils Plan To Give Students Free College Tuition Regardless Of IncomeNPR - Bobby AllynNew Mexico has announced a plan to make public college and university free for all residents in the state, a proposal considered one of the most ambitious attempts to make higher education more accessible.
Celebrity News Once A 'Rocket Ship,' National Security Council Now Avoided By Government ProsNPR - Franco OrdoñezUpdated at 6:16 p.m. ET President Trump's brand-new national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, will inherit a National Security Council struggling to attract talent, current and former U.S. officials NPR.
eCigarettes India Announces Widespread Ban Of E-CigarettesNPR - Paolo Zialcita, Lauren FrayerThe Indian government announced Wednesday a sweeping ban on electronic cigarette products. The decision was made with the intention of protecting young people from becoming addicted to nicotine. The Cabinet
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Says Iran 'Unquestionably Sponsored' Attack On Oil FacilitiesNPR - Bill ChappellSaudi Arabia's military displayed pieces of missiles and drones Wednesday, saying the wreckage is proof that the recent attack that crippled Saudi oil production was "unquestionably" sponsored by Iran.
World News Trump's Evolving Relationship With Saudi ArabiaNPR - Jackie NorthamBefore he was elected president, Donald Trump was a critic of Saudi Arabia. Now, he says the U.S. is "locked and loaded" to respond to an attack on their behalf. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed Saudi
Ohio Ohio Mayor Hopes A Strike Will Lead To GM's ReturnNPRNPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mayor Arno Hall of Lordstown, Ohio. As of May a General Motors plant in his village has stood idle. The mayor hopes an auto worker strike will lead to GM reviving it. AUDIE
Students New Mexico Proposes Free Tuition For All State CollegesNPR - Elissa NadwornyNew Mexico is proposing that all state colleges become tuition-free for students, regardless of family income. How will the state pay for it? Oil revenues. The governor of New Mexico today announced a
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Elections: Netanyahu And Rival In DeadlockNPR - Daniel EstrinIt looks like Israel is in for a prolonged political stalemate after yesterday's elections failed to turn up a clear winner. Israel woke up today to a political stalemate and no clear path forward. Final
U.S. Military U.S. Military Researchers Work To Fix Easily Fooled AINPR - Dina Temple-RastonResearchers in the U.S. military are working to combat what they call "adversarial artificial intelligence." That's when someone hacks into an AI system to transmit the wrong information. Researchers discovering
Culture Book: 'Juliet Takes A Breath'NPRGabby Rivera discusses her new novel for high schoolers, Juliet Takes a Breath. AUDIE CORNISH: Gabby Rivera writes strong Latina characters, from the queer Marvel superhero America Chavez to the Puerto
Politics California AG Discusses Fuel Standards Fight With Trump AdministrationNPRAudie Cornish talks to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra about President Trump moving to revoke his state's ability to set auto emissions standards stricter than federal requirements. For decades,
Military Hearing On Military Domestic ViolenceNPR - Claudia GrisalesThe House Armed Services committee held a hearing from survivors of domestic violence serving in the U.S. military and how the Pentagon has addressed their cases. AUDIE CORNISH: Survivors of domestic in
California California Pushes Back On Trump Administration Over Emissions StandardsNPR - Nathan RottThe Trump administration is rescinding California's authority to regulate vehicle greenhouse gas emissions. State leaders are vowing to fight the move. AUDIE CORNISH: The Trump administration and California
Conversion Therapy New York City Debates Repealing Conversion Therapy BanNPR - Gwynne HoganThe New York City Council is considering a repeal of a 2017 law that banned conversion therapy, the strongly-condemned practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender. It's a legal
Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright, But DIY: A Rare 'Usonian Automatic' House Is For SaleNPR - Todd BookmanThe famed architect conceived a number of dwellings for the mass market to be made from concrete blocks. The idea never took off. But in New Hampshire, one such building is now hitting the market. The
Mike Pompeo Pompeo Visits Saudi Arabia Following Oil Facilities AttackNPR - Michele KelemenSecretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Saudi Arabia to discuss the recent attack on its oil facilities. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a last-minute trip to Saudi Arabia. He went to see what the leaders
Chess The Chess Grandmaster's DietNPRChess grandmasters spend hours sitting over game boards. And yet, high-level players lose 10 to 12 pounds on average over a 10-day tournament. ESPN's Aishwarya Kumar dug into that statistic. Chess grandmasters
Politics Robert O'Brien, Trump's New National Security AdviserNPR - Greg MyrePresident Trump's choice for a new national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has been the point man on American hostages held overseas. He's been a private lawyer punctuated by stints in government. Trump
Money Tracking The Sackler Family's Hidden AssetsNPRNPR's Audie Cornish interviews attorney Chris Redmond, an expert on tracing and recovering assets internationally, about how to claw back Sackler assets from off shore accounts. The maker of OxyContin
Jerome Powell Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates A Quarter-PointNPR - Scott HorsleyThe Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, in an effort to goose the slowing U.S. economy. AUDIE CORNISH: The Federal Reserve announced a modest cut in interest
Aquaculture The Battle Over Fish Farming In The Open Ocean Heats Up, As EPA Permit LoomsNPR - Leah DouglasAmericans eat an average of 16 pounds of fish each year, and that number is growing. But how to meet our demand for fish is a controversial question, one that is entering a new chapter as the Environmental
Music Alt.Latino Playlist: Bronx Urbano, Spanish Swing And Brazilian Psych-RockNPR - Felix Contreras , Stefanie FernándezListen to this playlist on Spotify or Apple Music. It's hard to imagine having a wider swath of Latin music expression as we have this week: OG Latino hip-hop artist Fat Joe teams with a rapper of the
Music Delgres Combines Guadeloupean Heritage With New Orleans Creole And BluesNPR - Talia Schlanger , Kimberly JunodPascal Danaë was born just outside of Paris and the first time he went to the French overseas region Guadeloupe, he was given the "Letter of Freedom" that belonged to his ancestor, Louise Danaë. She was
Culture Racial Tensions Complicate The Search For A Missing Child In 'Heaven, My Home'NPR - John PowersAttica Locke's new novel centers on a black Texas ranger's effort to find the vanished son of a white supremacist. Heaven, My Home offers an unsettling American spin on a complicated crime story. This
Andrea Mitchell Journalist Andrea Mitchell: Asking Tough Questions Is 'Very Empowering'NPR - Terry GrossMitchell, the chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News and anchor of her own MSNBC show, looks back on her career in journalism. She's receiving a lifetime achievement Emmy on Sept. 24. This is
The Brain Deadly Brain Cancers Act Like 'Vampires' By Hijacking Normal Cells To GrowNPR - Jon HamiltonResearchers are beginning to understand why certain brain cancers are so hard to stop. Three studies published Wednesday in the journal Nature found that these deadly tumors integrate themselves into brain's
