Iran Iran Under Sanctions: A Scramble For Cancer Care And Blame To Go AroundNPR - Arezou Rezvani , Steve Inskeep , Victoria Whitley-Berry , Merrit KennedyAt a cancer treatment center in Iran's capital of Tehran, a doctor's fight to treat her cancer patients has become harder. As U.S. sanctions sink in, the flow of medicine and medical supplies in Iran to
World News Violence Returns To Hong Kong As Police Fire Tear Gas And Protesters Fight BackNPR - Gabriela SaldiviaAfter a stretch of relative peace in Hong Kong, a standoff between protesters and riot police became violent again on Saturday. Police fired tear gas after pro-democracy demonstrators blocked roads with
trump news update Trade And Economic Tensions Loom Over G7 Summit In FranceNPR - Shannon Van SantPresident Trump arrived in France for the annual G7 Summit, with the flagging global economy and ongoing trade war with China framing his visit, and the meeting potentially further exposing deep rifts
Marathons Fresh Air Weekend: Cave Diver Jill Heinerth; Character Actor Stephen RootNPRFresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers,
Kentucky Joan Shelley On Her Musical Love Letter To KentuckyNPR Folk musician Joan Shelley talks with Scott Simon about her album Like the River Loves the Sea, a love letter to her home state of Kentucky.
Northern Ireland 'Derry Girls' Is A Hit In Northern IrelandNPR - Joanna Kakissis Derry Girls on Netflix is about teenagers in the '90s during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It's a comedy. Locals in Londonderry love it and they tell us why.
Tariffs Tariffs And The Footwear IndustryNPR Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America head Matt Priest tells NPR's Scott Simon about his industry's reaction to the trade war with China.
Virginia The Birds: Nesting Impedes Construction In VirginiaNPR - Sandy Hausman Crews in Virginia are preparing for that state's largest construction project, but they face an unusual obstacle — 25,000 seabirds nesting on their staging area.
NPR Trump's Track Record On Family DetentionsNPR - Joel Rose This week the Trump administration published rules that would allow the indefinite detention of migrant children with their parents. Critics say family detention centers have a bad track record.
College Football Attendance Drops For College FootballNPR - Nick Evans Thousands of fans may tailgate in college football stadium parking lots, but fewer are making it into the stands. What's leading to drops in attendance even as the sport's popularity is strong?
Syria Situation In Idlib, SyriaNPR NPR's Scott Simon asks U.N. Regional Humanitarian Coordinator Panos Moumtzis about conditions in Idlib, Syria.
NPR My Signature Song: 'Jesus Dropped The Charges'NPR Listener Sue Cochrane shares her signature song, "Jesus Dropped the Charges," and explains how it helped get her to sobriety, influenced her work life and helped her deal with illness.
NPR Markets Fall After Trump TweetsNPR - Scott Horsley President Trump lashed out at China and the Federal Reserve and said he's ordering U.S. companies to find suppliers outside of China. There was a sharp sell-off on Wall Street.
World News The Human Chain Of The Baltic WayNPR - Lucian Kim Thirty years ago, 2 million people in the Baltic states made a human chain to demand independence from the Soviet Union. Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians remembered the chain Friday.
Flu Opinion: We Are Risking Health And LifeNPR - Scott SimonIt's flu shot season. Signs alerting and urging you to get a flu shot now may be up at your pharmacy or workplace. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone over 6 months old a
Play buttonViolin John Williams And Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2 Geniuses For The Price Of OneNPR - Tim Greiving"I once said to Fred Astaire, 'Isn't it wonderful what the Gershwin brothers did for you at RKO?' " John Williams recalls. Astaire answered. "Yes. But Irving Berlin did more." Williams has more American
Larry Summers Larry Summers On Trade WarNPR President Trump deepened the trade war Friday, in response to retaliatory Chinese tariffs. NPR's Scott Simon talks to former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.
Guns A Swing District Congressman Changes Stance On GunsNPR - Don Gonyea Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., has battled against tougher gun controls, but now says he wants stronger background checks, limits on the size of ammunition clips, and new so-called red flag laws.
Books In 'Automatic Eve,' Steampunk Meets 'Blade Runner' — In JapanNPR - Silvia Moreno-GarciaI'm going to give you the Hollywood elevator pitch in order to secure your attention: This is a Japanese steampunk novel for fans of Blade Runner. Do I have your attention now? Good. Because we're going
Mortality When Temperatures Rise, So Do Health ProblemsNPR - Clayton DaltonA little Shakespeare came to mind during a recent shift in the Boston emergency room where I work. "Good Mercutio, let's retire," Romeo's cousin Benvolio says. "The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, and,
Culture Buying Greenland? That's Nothing To Gabriel García MárquezNPR - Nina MartyrisWhen President Donald Trump declared that he wanted to buy Greenland, reactions turned swiftly from hilarity — he can't be serious — to appalled embarrassment when it became clear that he was. In the of
Methodist Church Houses Of Worship Find New Life After Congregations DownsizeNPR - Shahla FarzanWhen Lisa and Dan Macheca bought a century-old Methodist church in St. Louis back in 2004, they didn't think much about the cost of heating the place. Then the first heating bill arrived: $5,000 for a
Loans Elizabeth Warren Slams Student Loan Watchdog Appointment As 'Outrageous'NPR - Cory TurnerThe federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a new student loan watchdog, and his appointment is raising questions about who is safeguarding the interests of student borrowers. Massachusetts senator
Jeffrey Epstein DOJ Says Psychologist Removed Jeffrey Epstein From Suicide WatchNPR - Richard GonzalesThe Justice Department acknowledges that a psychologist working in the New York federal detention center where disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was held had approved his removal from a suicide watch
Manslaughter Florida Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter Despite 'Stand Your Ground' DefenseNPR - Barbara CampbellA jury has convicted Michael Drejka, a white Florida man, who fatally shot an unarmed black man, Markeis McGlockton, in July 2018. Drejka's defense used the state's "stand your ground" law, saying he for
News (U.S.) DOJ Increases Power Of Agency Running Immigration Court SystemNPR - Richard GonzalesThe Trump administration is making changes to the agency that operates the nation's immigration court system, a move immediately denounced by the immigration judges' union as a power grab. The agency called
Tariffs President Trump Announces Higher Tariffs On Goods From ChinaNPR - Scott HorsleyPresident Trump has ordered higher tariffs on Chinese imports, in another escalation of the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. Chinese imports will be getting more expensive this fall.
