Russia Horse Tries To Board Bus In St. Petersburg, RussiaNPR The bus paused at a stop, opened its doors and a horse started to get on board. No telling why it was walking around free — or where it wanted to go.
Native Americans Some 'Podunk' Town In The Middle Of NowhereNPR - Leah DonnellaIt happens on every road trip — you're driving from city to city, natural wonder to natural wonder. Every hour is a magical combination of rustic beauty and historic landmarks and fascinating people. one
Guns Colt Suspends Manufacture Of Controversial AR-15 For Civilian MarketNPR - Scott NeumanFirearms manufacturer Colt says it is suspending production of its popular AR-15 semi-automatic assault-style rifle for the civilian market, saying it will concentrate instead on fulfilling contracts the
Islamic State (ISIS) 'It Gets To You.' Extremism Researchers Confront The Unseen Toll Of Their WorkNPR - Hannah AllamCharlie Winter, a London-based terrorism researcher, was dining with friends one recent evening when the conversation turned to whether it is ethical to eat meat. Someone brought up slaughterhouse conditions,
LGBTQ+ Democratic Presidential Primary Candidates To Address LGBTQ IssuesNPR NPR's Noel King talks to Zach Stafford, editor-in-chief of The Advocate, who will be among the moderators Friday night for the first public 2020 campaign event to focus exclusively on LGBTQ issues.
Chewing Gum A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented ForeverNPR - Avery Ellfeldt, Shea Shackleford, Kelly MoffittThis story is part of StoryCorps Legacy, which provides people of all ages with serious illness and their families the opportunity to record, preserve, and share their stories. Julia Medina was a single
Internal Revenue Service Church Groups Registering Voters Must Heed IRS LawsNPR - Tom Gjelten Faith groups are running their own voter registration efforts with an eye on the next election. A challenge arises in how to follow IRS rules that prohibit churches from taking political positions.
Play buttonMusic 50 Years Later, The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar' Is Still 'Really Sweet'NPR - Ashley WestermanBy and large, 1969 was a transformative year in the U.S. The Stonewall Riots invigorated the gay rights movement, Woodstock brought nearly 1 million people together to celebrate peace, love and music Neil
The Emmy Awards Deggy Awards Honor Overlooked TV Shows And ActorsNPR - Eric Deggans The 71st prime-time Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday. But first there are the Deggys. Our TV critic's awards go to performers and shows that he thinks the Emmy Awards should honor.
War Retrospective: The 18-Year, And Counting, Afghan WarNPR - Tom Bowman Since peace talks feel part, the U.S. and Taliban have ramped up violent activity. We examine the shifting currents of the war in Afghanistan, the longest in U.S. history.
Science Global Youth Climate Strike Expected To Draw Large CrowdsNPR - Jeff BradySpurred by what they see as a sluggish, ineffectual response to the existential threat of global warming, student activists from around the world plan to skip school today for what organizers call a Global
Texas Southeast Texas Suffers From Catastrophic FloodingNPR The remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda have dumped several feet of rain on parts of southeast Texas. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michael Marks, a reporter with the Texas Standard.
Mind UAW's Strike Against GM Brings To Mind Last Century's Labor BattlesNPR - Scott Horsley There was a time when a strike at General Motors shocked the economy. In an era of global competition and changing tastes, neither GM nor the United Auto Workers are as powerful as they once were.
Politics Morning News BriefNPR Did President Trump make a promise to a foreign leader that he shouldn't have? A global youth climate strike is expected to draw large crowds. Catastrophic flooding his southeastern parts of Texas.
Downton Abbey Review: Is 'Downton Abbey,' The Movie, Worth The Wait?NPR NPR's David Greene talks to Kenneth Turan, film critic for Morning Edition and the Los Angeles Times, about the new movie based on the popular TV series: Downton Abbey. The film opens Friday.
Rudy Giuliani Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani Speaks Out About Whistleblower ComplaintNPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law expert, about a whistleblower complaint from the intelligence community, spurred by Trump's communications with a foreign leader.
Mexico High-Tech Companies Look To Mexico For Qualified Talent PoolNPR - Stacey Vanek Smith , Constanza Gollardo There's a tech boom in Tijuana, Mexico, as American companies look for skilled labor to fill technology jobs at a lower cost than it would be in California.
Canada Justin Trudeau's Blackface Incidents Reveal Another Side Of CanadaNPR - David McGuffin The Canadian prime minister faces intense criticism after photos and videos emerged showing him wearing blackface while dressed for costume parties. Trudeau's central message has been inclusion.
Election Security Senate Breaks Logjam On Election Security Cash, But Activists Say More Is NeededNPR - Philip EwingSenators thawed a long-frozen dispute over election security this week with an agreement to provide more funding ahead of Election Day next year — but not as much as some Democrats and outside activists
Gender Diversity Investors May Prefer Companies With More Women In The WorkforceNPR - Peter TalbotYou have $1, and you're thinking about investing it in the stock market. All you know about the company you're going to invest in is that it's a tech company with more women on its workforce than the tech
Music New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out Sept. 20NPR - Robin HiltonAlabama Shakes singer and guitarist Brittany Howard has just released her masterpiece. Jaime, her debut solo album,is a complex, deeply personal and genre-defying examination of spirituality, identity
Music Y La Bamba: Tiny Desk ConcertNPR - Felix ContrerasLuz Elena Mendoza has such a far-reaching creative spirit that it's almost impossible to confine her to a single musical identity. Which is why she's one of just a handful of artists who've been invited
News Mass 'Climate Strike' Protests Held Around The World Ahead Of U.N. SummitNPR - Scott NeumanUpdated at 5 a.m. ET Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, including many young activists, turned out for rallies across Australia on Friday, kicking off a day of worldwide protests to demand action
Science To Better Understand The Arctic, This Ship Will Spend A Year Frozen Into The IceNPR - Ravenna KoenigThe mission is known as the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate, or MOSAiC. Its overarching goal is to collect a vast trove of data that can help improve how the Arctic
News (U.S.) Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Student That Dozens Filmed, Shared On Social MediaNPR - Vanessa RomoAn 18-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged in the stabbing death this week of Khaseen Morris, who died surrounded by a crowd of students taking cell phone video of the attack as he bled out the
Justin Trudeau Trudeau Apologizes But Sidesteps Questions On Number Of Blackface IncidentsNPR - Richard GonzalesCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized after after photos surfaced showing him wearing brownface and blackface as a young man, saying he has no plans to resign and vowing to continue his campaign
Vaping TV Broadcasters To Stop Taking E-Cigarette AdsNPR - Brakkton BookerMajor broadcast companies including CBS, Viacom, and WarnerMedia say they are pulling ads by e-cigarette makers, as concerns over growing teen use of the products and the hundreds of cases of illnesses
Prenatal Development Fate Of Fetal Remains Unclear As Investigation Continues In IndianaNPR - Sarah McCammon , Tanya Ballard BrownIt has been a week since the disturbing discovery of thousands of fetal remains at the home of a former abortion provider, and authorities still don't know why he kept them. Ulrich Klopfer had performed
Opioids As Drugmakers Face Opioid Lawsuits, Some Ask: Why Not Criminal Charges Too?NPR - Brian MannPurdue Pharma, facing a mountain of litigation linked to the opioid epidemic, filed for bankruptcy in New York this week. The OxyContin manufacturer and its owners, the Sackler family, have offered to
Smallpox Russian Lab Explosion Raises Question: Should Smallpox Virus Be Kept Or Destroyed?NPR - Fran KritzAn explosion this week in a Russian lab, one of only two labs in the world known to store live samples of the variola virus, which causes smallpox, has raised anew questions that have been asked since
