U.S. Postal Service U.S. Postal Service Is Testing Self-Driving TrucksNPR - Vanessa Romo , Camila DomonoskeThe U.S. Postal Service is experimenting with self-driving trucks to move mail across state lines. The USPS has partnered with San Diego-based TuSimple on a two-week pilot program, focusing solely on 1,000-mile
NPR Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg On Trade, Military Force And MoreNPR - Tamara Keith In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg answers questions about everything from trade and the use of military force to love and marriage.
Boeing Boeing Faces A Major Challenge In Regaining The Public's TrustNPR NPR's Audie Cornish talks with OutVox crisis expert Tony Keller about Boeing's long, expensive path to rebuilding consumer trust.
NPR How Schools Can Support Homeless TeensNPR - Lee Gaines More than 1 million public school students experienced homelessness in the 2016-2017 school year. Those students are less likely to finish high school, but one Illinois teenager beat the odds.
Mount Everest Nepalese Sherpa Sets New Record For Climbing Mount Everest With 24th AscentNPR A Nepalese mountain climber has broken the record for ascents of Mount Everest. Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, has made it to the top 24 times.
New York Senate New York Assembly Passes Bill Closing 'Double Jeopardy' Loophole As Rebuke To TrumpNPR - Bobby AllynThe New York Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday that closes the "double jeopardy" loophole, permitting state authorities to prosecute someone who receives a pardon from the president. The vote was 90-52.
Ruben Gallego Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego Weighs In On Iran Intel BriefingNPR NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., about Tuesday's briefing from Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on threats from Iran.
Iran Trump's National Security Team Briefs Congress On IranNPR - Tom Bowman Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan gave closed briefings on Tuesday to the full House and Senate on the situation with Iran.
Georgetown University Once A Homeless D.C. Teen, Now A Georgetown GraduateNPR - Audie CornishRashema Melson was among the more than 1,750 undergraduates who received diplomas from Georgetown University last weekend. Before she attended college on a full scholarship, Melson graduated at the top
NPR The Struggle To Hire And Keep Doctors In Rural Areas Means Patients Go Without CareNPR - Kirk SieglerTaylor Walker is wiping down tables after the lunch rush at the Bunkhouse Bar and Grill in remote Arthur, Nebraska, a tiny dot of a town ringed by cattle ranches. The 25-year-old has her young son in and
CBD Can CBD Reduce Cravings And Stress In Opioid Users?NPR - Allison Aubrey Researchers wanted to know if CBD can help people who are former opioid users resist relapse. Their double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial suggests CBD can help reduce stress and cravings.
NPR How The Government Is Responding To A 5th Migrant Child Death At The Southern BorderNPR - Joel Rose Immigration officials have been under fire for months as five children have died after being apprehended crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Officials say they need more resources to address the influx.
NPR A Look At How To Ride Out Stock Market StormsNPR - Chris Arnold Escalating trade wars and volatile markets cause some investors to make hasty decisions that can lead to financially damaging decisions. But there are ways to ride out stock market storms.
NPR Experts Say The Indian Ocean Region Could Be The Next Front For Global JihadNPR It's not just Sri Lanka. ISIS has recruited local Muslims in South India too. Experts say the Indian Ocean region could be the next front for global jihad.
Tariffs Shoe Retailers Warn Trump That Proposed Tariffs Would Have 'Catastrophic' EffectNPR - Alina Selyukh Nike, Adidas and other shoe brands told President Trump that proposed tariffs China imports would have a "catastrophic" effect on Americans. This is the latest in the escalating trade war with China.
Protest Protests Held Across The U.S. In Response To States Passing Restrictive Abortion LawsNPR - Sarah McCammon Coordinated protests in response to a raft of new state laws restricting abortion took place across the U.S. on Tuesday.
Floods Floods That Hit The Midwest In March Continue To Affect The Farm EconomyNPR - Allison Mollenkamp Midwest Farmers are still cleaning up from record floods in March. The work may delay or even prevent planting for some, which will have ripple effects throughout the U.S. agriculture sector.
ACLU ACLU Reacts To The Latest Death Of A Migrant Child In U.S. CustodyNPR NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with ACLU of Texas staff attorney Rochelle Garza about a complaint the organization filed regarding the treatment of migrants in border detention facilities.
Iowa Politics With Workers Hard To Find, Immigration Crackdown Leaves Iowa Town In A BindNPR - Jim ZarroliOne morning a year ago, federal immigration agents swept into the Midwest Precast Concrete plant in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and arrested 32 men who were working there illegally. "I was in the car eating
NPR How A Leaked Video Sent Austria's Government Into A State Of ChaosNPR NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Financial Times reporter Valerie Hopkins about the political crisis in Austria and the fate of the far right there.
Beer Belgian Monastery Will Brew Beer Again, After A 220-Year PauseNPR - Bill ChappellThe last time Belgium's Grimbergen Abbey brewed beer, the United States was only about 20 years old. But the abbey now plans to make beer again, and for inspiration, it will turn to the original recipes
Politics Across The Country, Protesters Rally To Stop States' Abortion BansNPR - Laurel WamsleyAbortion-rights advocates are holding rallies across the country Tuesday, protesting a wave of laws passed by states in recent weeks to severely restrict access to abortions. Organizers include the ACLU,
NPR Who's On NPR?NPR - Juliette RocheleauAn email from a reader or listener to this office can quickly turn into an Abbott and Costello routine: Who reported the story on what platform? Where? When? And how can audience members provide feedback?
Gayle King CBS News Places Gayle King Front And Center In RevampNPR - David FolkenflikGayle King is an overnight sensation decades in the making. CBS first hired the veteran local news anchor seven years ago and is now set to lean on her even more heavily. At a time of scandals and ratings
Dementia 'Dementia Reimagined' Asks: Can There Be Happiness For Those With Memory Loss?NPR - Terry GrossWhile caring for her mother, who had dementia, bioethicist Tia Powell began imagining a different way to approach the disease. Her new book looks at long-term care options and end-of-life decisions. This
Justin Chang 'The Souvenir' Is A Piercing Portrait Of A Woman Learning To Become An ArtistNPR - Justin ChangJoanna Hogg's movie, which centers on a young film student, is the first of a projected two-part drama drawing from Hogg's life. It won the top prize in Sundance's world cinema dramatic competition. This
Aga Khan University Medical Investigation: How Did 494 Children in One Pakistani City Get HIV?NPR - Benazir SamadThis spring, a number of parents in Ratodero, a poor neighborhood in the city of Larkana in southern Pakistan, were worried about their children. Their kids had been running a fever for a while. Their
Business Dressbarn, Women's Clothing Chain, To Close All StoresNPR - Vanessa RomoDressbarn, the women's clothing chain founded in the 1960s as a place where women in need of career-wear "could find fashion at a value," is closing all its stores. Ascena Retail Group announced the closure
Glen Casada Tenn. Republican To Resign As House Speaker After Lewd And Sexist TextsNPR - Chas Sisk , Sergio Martínez-BeltránTennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, a Republican, said on Tuesday he plans to step down from his position after lewd and racist text messages between him and his former chief of staff were leaked to media.
News Accused Shooter In New Zealand Mosque Attacks Charged With TerrorismNPR - Shannon Van SantThe man accused in the mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques has been charged with carrying out a terrorist act. Brenton H. Tarrant, 28, already faced 50 counts of murder and 40 counts of attempted
