Iowa State University In This Town, You Apply For A Job And You Get ItNPR - Jim ZarroliAmes, Iowa, has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. That's great for workers — but a challenge for those looking for them. Tanisha Cortez is one of those benefiting from this tight labor market.
News Misery Grows At Syrian Camp Holding ISIS Family MembersNPR - Jane ArrafIn northeast Syria, an overcrowded detention camp is home to more than 73,000 people who lived in the former ISIS caliphate. Almost three-quarters of the al-Hol camp residents are children — born to Syrian,
NPR Disabled Woman Who Gave Birth At Care Facility May Have Been Impregnated BeforeNPR - Vanessa RomoAn incapacitated woman who gave birth after being a patient at an Arizona health care facility for more than two decades had been raped repeatedly and may have been impregnated before, her lawyers say.
Business A Decade Ago, Suicides Rocked A French Telecom Firm. Now Its Execs Stand TrialNPR - Jake CigaineroOne morning in 2011, Rémy Louvradoux went to his management job at the French telecommunications company where he had worked for 30 years. At 7 a.m., alone in the parking lot of his office near Bordeaux,
Music Darlingside On Mountain StageWest Virginia Public BroadcastingNPR - Adam HarrisThe music made by Boston-based quartet Darlingside is as hard to categorize as it is easy to get lost in. Guest-host Kathy Mattea said her first thought upon hearing the band's latest "Extralife" was is
Business Senators Alexander and Murray Release Bipartisan Plan To Lower Health CostsNPR - Rachel BluthIn a year already marked by a wide variety of congressional health care legislation, Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Thursday released the details of a plan they hope can
FBI FBI Stays On Watch As Terrorists Finish Prison Terms And Broader Threat EvolvesNPR - Carrie JohnsonThe release of convicted terrorists after they complete prison sentences is "absolutely a concern," a senior FBI counterterrorism official said — but he sought to assure the public that investigators to
Boeing Global Aviation Regulators Meet To Consider Timetable For Boeing's 737 MaxNPR - David SchaperHow will aviation authorities around the world go about certifying Boeing's 737 MAX as airworthy again? How soon can the troubled plane be cleared to fly passengers again? Those are the central questions
Food Waste To Reduce Food Waste, FDA Urges 'Best If Used By' Date LabelsNPR - Allison AubreyThe Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to the food industry on Thursday, urging companies to get behind the initiative to standardize the use of the phrase "best if used by" on packaged food labels.
Culture Toro y Moi Sings Cheat Codes For Your LifeNPR - Stephen Kallao , John MyersIn this session, we have the shapeshifting sounds of singer, songwriter, and record producer Chaz Bear a.k.a Toro y Moi. On 2017's Boo Boo, Toro y Moi wrote a chill R&B record. For 2019's Outer Peace,
Paul Manafort Feds Say Chicago Banker Loaned Manafort Money In Hopes Of Trump Administration JobNPR - Philip EwingProsecutors unsealed bribery charges Thursday against a Chicago banker who made loans to Paul Manafort allegedly expecting they would help him get a top job in the Trump administration. A grand jury in
Play buttonLizzo Lizzo On Feminism, Self-Love And Bringing 'Hallelujah Moments' To StageNPR - Terry GrossLizzo was in fifth grade when it came time to choose instruments for band. The choice was made for her when the music teacher paired her with the flute. It turned out to be a good match: The singer and
Sonny Perdue White House Announces $16 Billion In Aid To Farmers Hurt By China Trade DisputeNPR - Bobby AllynThe Trump administration will provide $16 billion in aid to keep farmers afloat as they reel from the yearlong trade war between the U.S. and China, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told reporters in
Music Stream The 'Revelación': Our Favorite Latin Songs This WeekNPR - Felix Contreras , Stefanie FernándezOn one hand, Latin pop is an endless stream of singles from a handful of talented musicians who just dominate that arena. On the other, Latinx musicians are tearing down the walls of genre and creating
Culture 'The Queen' Reveals The Story Of The Woman Who Became A Symbol Of Welfare FraudNPR - Ilana MasadI have a theory. We, consumers of media in a capitalist, money-obsessed country, love a good fraudster. There's some compelling evidence, too. Exhibit A: Catch Me If You Can, the high-grossing 2002 film
Business McDonald's Protests Over Sexual Harassment Grow As Shareholders MeetNPR - Yuki NoguchiProtests against alleged sexual harassment of McDonald's employees are planned for 13 cities from Los Angeles to Miami on Thursday. The issue also will be a focus at the company's shareholder meeting Dallas.
Music Watch White Denim Perform 'Shanalala'KCRWNPR - Tyler HaleAustin, Texas-based band White Denim absolutely tore through its live session on Morning Becomes Eclectic with an energy and swagger that bent KCRW's airwaves. Technically proficient and loud as hell,
Politics How Trump Breaks With Clinton And Nixon On Governing While Under InvestigationNPR - Ron ElvingThe presidency of Donald Trump reached a new and ominous phase this week in its confrontations with opponents within the government. Beleaguered by investigations on several fronts, the president made
Modi Indian Prime Minister Modi Wins ReelectionNPR - Lauren Frayer , Rachel Martin Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won reelection and his party performed well in parliamentary elections. What does his victory signal about the world's most populous democracy?
NPR Deadly Tornadoes Strike MidwestNPR - Frank Morris Several tornadoes struck Missouri overnight, destroying homes and leaving at least three dead in the state. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
India It Appears India's Prime Minister Is Poised For Election WinNPR - Lauren Frayer Votes are being counted in India after elections that lasted six weeks. Early results show a landslide for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatijya Janata Party.
Democrats Democrats Are Divided Over Whether To Pursue Impeaching TrumpNPR Rachel Martin talks to political consultant David Axelrod, who ran President Obama's campaigns, about the rift within the Democratic Party over whether to impeach President Trump.
Culture These 'Empty Words' Are Full Of LifeNPR - Lily MeyerThe Uruguayan novelist Mario Levrero, who died in 2004, is beloved among Latin American readers for his gleeful weirdness. Levrero wrote comic book scripts, crosswords, brain teasers, and novels, all which
Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain's Used Paper Plate Sold At California AuctionNPR The Nirvana frontman was eating pizza before a 1990 show in Washington, D.C., and he needed to write down his set list on. He grabbed his plate and listed the songs. The plate sold for $22,000.
Policing Police In New York Pull Over Driver With Hand-Drawn Inspection StickerNPR The officer ticketed the driver for an unregistered vehicle. It's hard to know what tipped off the officer: the wobbly handwriting, the homemade bar code or the pink construction paper.
News The Philippines Is Fighting One Of The World's Worst Measles OutbreaksNPR - Jason BeaubienThe measles outbreak got so bad in Manila, Philippines, that San Lazaro Hospital had to set up tents in the parking lot, the courtyard and even the landing at the top of the stairs outside the pediatric
News 3 Killed As Violent Tornadoes Cause 'Devastation' In MissouriNPR - Matthew S. SchwartzA devastating series of storms late Wednesday spawned multiple tornadoes that caused extensive damage to several buildings and led to three deaths in Missouri. "There was a lot of devastation throughout
NPR U.S. May Blacklist Chinese Surveillance Firm, 'New York Times' ReportsNPR - Rob Schmitz The Trump administration is considering limiting Chinese surveillance company Hikvision's ability to buy American technology, according to reporting from The New York Times.
Steven Mnuchin Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says New $20 Bill Won't Come Out Until 2028NPR - Don Gonyea Steven Mnuchin confirmed Wednesday that an Obama-era plan to put the image of anti-slavery campaigner Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, would not be enacted during the Trump administration.
NPR Why Banning Plastic Grocery Bags Could Be A Bad MoveNPR - Stacey Vanek Smith Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can do great harms to wildlife. Cities and states across the country are banning plastic bags, but those bans may be having unintended consequences.
