Susan Davis Pelosi Offers Plan To Cut Prescription Drug PricesNPR - Steve Inskeep , Susan Davis House Speaker Pelosi's plan would allow government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. She proposes several steps to bring down prices, including ideas President Trump has supported.
Bermuda 'We've Made It Through': Bermuda Endures Hurricane HumbertoNPR - Bill ChappellHurricane Humberto knocked out the power for some 80% of Bermuda's electricity customers — but government officials say they're relieved no one died when the Category 3 storm passed close to the island
World News The Russian Student Who Has Become Moscow's New Face Of DissentNPR - Lucian KimOn Aug. 1, Yegor Zhukov posted his last YouTube video, making an impassioned appeal to support anti-government protesters caught up in the wheels of Russia's criminal justice system. Wearing a dark blue
Health The Real Bachelor Party Hangover: A $12,460 ER BillNPR - Markian HawrylukTwo days before his wedding this past April, Cameron Fischer had one heck of a bachelor party, hitting a few bars in the Old Town section of Fort Collins, Colo., with his friends into the wee hours. The
World News UAE Agrees To Join U.S.-Led Maritime Coalition To Protect Gulf ShippingNPR - Scott NeumanThe United Arab Emirates said Thursday it would join a U.S.-led maritime coalition aimed at protecting international shipping in and near the Strait of Hormuz following alleged Iranian attacks on oil there.
Vaping Will Patients With Lung Illnesses Linked To Vaping Make A Full Recovery?NPR - Allison Aubrey With seven deaths and hundreds of cases of serious illnesses linked to vaping, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ramped up its probe — trying to nail down the cause of the sicknesses.
France France Monitors Accusations Involving Attack On Saudi Oil FacilitiesNPR France condemned the act. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Philippe Etienne, France's ambassador to the U.S., about France's role in de-escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran following the attack.
Play buttonMusic Watch Bassist Linda May Han Oh Perform Her Dynamic New Project, 'Aventurine' WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln CenterNPR - Nate ChinenAs a bassist and bandleader, Linda May Han Oh has demonstrated her gift for liquid dynamism, not only within her peer group but also with heroic elders like guitarist Pat Metheny. As a composer and arranger,
Culture 'Coventry' Touches On Gender, Self-Definition In Taking Control Of One's NarrativeNPR - Heller McAlpinRachel Cusk is a writer who worries more about truth-telling than likability. Lambasted for her daringly honest memoirs about her feelings as a new mother (A Life's Work) and her bitter divorce (Aftermath),
Culture In 'Doxology,' The Comedy Is Never Quite In TuneNPR - Lily MeyerDuring the 2016 election, I worked in events at Politics and Prose, one of Washington, D.C.'s best-beloved bookstores. My office shared a wall with Comet Ping Pong, a similarly beloved pizza restaurant
Nebraska Nebraska Woman Receives Citation For Burned Love LettersNPR Police in Lincoln say a woman used a butane torch on the letters, and then sent the smoldering remains aside to take a nap. She woke up to the sound of the smoke alarm — her carpet had ignited.
Beer Request For Beer Money Turns Into An Act Of Kindness For Sick KidsNPR Carson King went to a college football game and displayed a sign behind the pre-game TV anchors requesting beer money. Donations poured in. He's raising even more to donate to a children's hospital.
World News What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil FacilitiesNPR - Geoff BrumfielOn Sept. 14, a major Saudi oil processing plant was rocked by a series of explosions. The facility, and another oil field to the south, had been attacked from the air. Here's what we know — at this time
False Tsunami Warning In Hawaii Triggered By Police ExerciseNPR - Scott NeumanEmergency sirens wailed on Hawaii's Oahu and Maui islands Wednesday evening, warning of a tsunami, but the alert turned out to be a mistake, sparking anger from residents who recalled a similar false last
Sea Ice Scientists Will Deliberately Encase Their Ship In Arctic Sea IceNPR - Ravenna Koenig An ambitious Arctic expedition launches Friday. Scientists want to get their icebreaker stuck in the ice for a year so they can study the ice, ocean and atmosphere and how it's changing.
World News Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Apologizes For Brownface CostumeNPR NPR's David Greene talks to Anna Purna Kambhampaty, one of the Time magazine reporters who first reported that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore brownface makeup at a 2001 costume party.
Interest Rates Fed Cuts Interest Rates To Keep Economy Strong, Chairman Powell SaysNPR NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates a quarter percentage point.
E-Verify Why The E-Verify System Isn't Working In MississippiNPR - Joel Rose Employers in Mississippi and other states use the E-Verify system to determine if new hires are eligible to work. Recent ICE raids at poultry plants raise questions about the law's effectiveness.
World News News Brief: Saudi Oil Attack, Trudeau's Brownface, Fed Lowers RatesNPR - David Greene , Steve Inskeep Evidence mounts that Iran was behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Canada's prime minister apologizes for a brownface costume at 2001 party. And, the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates.
Ad Astra 'Ad Astra' Director Says Cosmic Sounds Helped Create Celestial WorldNPR - Mandalit del Barco Director James Gray built sets sideways and dangled actors from wires. He also listened to space sounds on headphones as he created the lonely celestial world of an astronaut played by Brad Pitt.
NPR Yo Ho Ho! It's International Talk Like A Pirate DayNPR People around the world celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept. 19. The co-founders decided that people should have a chance to live life like a pirate — even if it is just for a day.
NPR Closed GM Plant Is Part Of Larger Negotiating Strategy For Striking UAWNPR - M.L. Schultze As the GM strike continues, we return to the Lordstown plant in Ohio that made Chevy Cruzes before being closed. What do workers there think about the role their former plant plays in negotiations?
Iran Iran's Hardliners May Try To Scuttle Possibility Of Talks With U.S.NPR - Peter Kenyon Iran's leaders seem to be divided over whether to talk to the U.S. next week during the U.N. General Assembly. Meetings may be especially important after Saudi oil facilities were attacked.
Bahamas Bahamians Who Fled Dorian Face An Uncertain Future In U.S.NPR - Greg Allen Customs and Border Protection says some 4,000 Bahamians relocated to the U.S. after Hurricane Dorian — many of them to South Florida. They're wondering if the U.S. will allow them to stay.
National Security Trump Picks O'Brien To Replace Bolton As National Security AdviserNPR David Greene talks with Juan Zarate, a former deputy national security adviser, about President Trump's new national security adviser Robert O'Brien, who takes over for John Bolton.
California California Vows To Take Trump To Court Over Emissions StandardsNPR NPR's Noel King talks to California Gov. Gavin Newsom about why it's important for his state to keep its stringent auto emission standards, as the Trump administration tries to roll them back.
Washington Monument Our Long 3-Year Wait Is Over: The Washington Monument ReopensNPR - Mikaela LefrakAmerica's best-known obelisk reopens to the public on Thursday after more than three years of construction on a new security facility and renovations to its elevator system. The Washington Monument will
Politics Speaker Nancy Pelosi To Unveil Plan To Negotiate Prices Of 250 Prescription DrugsNPR - Susan DavisHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will introduce Thursday her long-anticipated plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs. It is a priority shared by President Trump, fueling a glimmer of hope that
World News People Are Looking At Your LinkedIn Profile. They Might Be Chinese SpiesNPR - Ryan LucasOne of America's most recent espionage cases started with a friendly hello over the Internet. It ended with a jury in Virginia finding former CIA officer Kevin Mallory guilty of spying for China. The case
Libraries Public Libraries May Turn The Page For Colorado City's News DesertNPR - Rae Ellen BichellAfter 25 years of running Ellen's Bed and Breakfast in Longmont, Colo., Ellen Ranson got tired of cooking breakfast. "So we decided to change the name to Ellen's Bed, Bath & Begone," she says. That left
