World News Outside Experts See Iran's Hand In Attack On Saudi Oil FacilityNPR - Geoff BrumfielIran almost certainly had some role in a major attack on an oil production facility in Saudi Arabia, according to independent analysts reviewing the available evidence. The attack came on Sept. 14. Multiple
Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins Flounder In NFL Play So FarNPR Could the 2019 Miami Dolphins wind up being the worst team in NFL history? NPR's Audie Cornish talks to the Miami Herald's Greg Cote about how pro football got so bad in South Florida.
Saudi Arabia World Oil Prices Spike After Saudi Facilities AttackedNPR - Scott Horsley Oil prices jumped on Monday in response to a weekend strikes in Saudi Arabia that crippled more than half the country's oil production. It was the single-largest daily surge in crude prices in years.
Boeing Boeing Report To Include Overhaul Of Safety ProceduresNPR - Chris Arnold Boeing's board of directors will soon receive recommendations aimed at making the company's planes safer. This comes after two 737 MAX jets crashed, killing all passengers and crew.
NPR Remembering Tony Winner Phyllis NewmanNPR Tony Award winner Phyllis Newman died Sunday at age 86. She won the award for her role in 1962's Subways Are For Sleeping. She also appeared on TV, as an actress and quiz show panelist.
NPR The Marshall Plan Is Having A MomentNPR - Greg Rosalsky Presidential candidates have been calling for various "Marshall Plans," referring to the U.S. program to fund rebuilding in post-World War II Europe. But what are they really talking about?
Saudi Arabia Sophistication Of Saudi Airstrike Points To Iranian InvolvementNPR - Geoff Brumfiel An attack over the weekend crippled a major Saudi Arabian oil facility. Evidence suggests the strike may have involved both missiles and drones and means Iran probably played a role.
General Motors General Motors Workers Begin Nationwide StrikeNPR - Sarah Cwiek Nearly 50,000 General Motors workers are on strike. They're protesting contract issues such as wages, health care and other benefits at a time when their union is under investigation for corruption.
Robert Mugabe The Legacy Of Robert MugabeNPR - Eyder Peralta Zimbabwe remembers Robert Mugabe, its liberator and longtime tyrant, and looks ahead at more troubled times.
Purdue Penn. AG: How Proposed Settlement With Purdue Pharma Falls ShortNPR NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro about a proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma that he says fails to hold it accountable for its role in the opioid crisis.
MoviePass MoviePass Shuts DownNPR - Vincent Acovino The movie ticket subscription service startup was popular with subscribers. It may have ultimately failed as a business, but some say it succeeded in disrupting the movie theater business model.
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia May Rethink IPO For State-Owned Oil Company After AttacksNPR - Jackie Northam Saudi Arabia had been planning to sell off a slice of its state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, in a massive IPO. But last weekend's aerial attacks on Saudi oil facilities may scare off investors.
Saudi Arabia U.S.-Iran Tensions Rise Over Saudi AttacksNPR NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with intelligence expert Heather Williams of the Rand Corp. about tensions between Iran and the U.S. following an airstrike on Saudi Aramco facilities.
Culture Amitav Ghosh: 'The World Of Fact Is Outrunning The World Of Fiction'NPR - Ari ShapiroIn 2016, Amitav Ghosh was working on his novel Gun Island, and imagined a scene in which a wildfire was advancing toward a Los Angeles museum. About six months later, that scenario played out in real as
General Motors UAW Workers On Strike At General MotorsNPR NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Brian Rothenberg, spokesperson for United Auto Workers. The union is leading a strike of over 49,000 workers against General Motors.
Opioids Lawsuits Highlight Government Failures In Opioid CrisisNPR - Brian Mann As the cases proceed, critics say blame for the addiction crisis should be shared by government officials, who saw that opioid sales were skyrocketing years ago but failed to raise the alarm.
Brett Kavanaugh New Calls To Impeach Justice Kavanaugh: How It Would Work And Why It Likely Won'tNPR - Domenico MontanaroThere are renewed calls for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached, after an essay in the New York Times, excerpting a book by Times reporters, was published this weekend. The essay includes
Brett Kavanaugh Reporters Dig Into Justice Kavanaugh's Past, Allegations Of Misconduct Against HimNPR - Terry GrossSeveral Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after The New York Times published an essay Sept. 14 describing alleged sexual misconduct
Play buttonMusic Tyler, The Creator Peels Back His Layers With 'A BOY IS A GUN*' VideoNPR - Sidney MaddenTyler, The Creator's fifth studio album, IGOR, arrived with little notice back in May. As the smart-aleck-turned-sleek-sonic-purveyor continues to peel back the layers and introduce us to his white-wigged
Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu Fights To Hang On In Another Israeli Election. Here's What To KnowNPR - Orr Hirschauge, Daniel EstrinBenjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, faces his toughest political battle for survival in years, as the country holds unprecedented repeat elections Tuesday. This is the second Israelis
Business Vineyards Facing An Insect Invasion May Turn To Aliens For HelpNPR - Dan CharlesWalking around a park near Allentown, Pa., I didn't even notice the bugs at first. Then Heather Leach arrived. She's an insect expert from Penn State University. She pointed me toward the trees, and suddenly
Play buttonMusic Heat Check: Future NostalgiaNPR - Sidney MaddenYou can stream this playlist via Spotify. We recently got a new batch of bright-eyed, music-loving interns here at NPR Music. To get to know the new recruits, we asked them to share the first CD — I know,
Jack White Jack White And Brendan Benson On The Raconteurs' ReturnNPR - Talia Schlanger , Kimberly JunodThis summer, The Raconteurs released its first new album in 11 years. Called Help Us Stranger, it's the crunchy rock and roll manifestation of four musicians with undeniable chemistry — Jack White, Brendan
Women's News 'Tip Of The Iceberg' — 1 In 16 Women Reports First Sexual Experience As RapeNPR - Rhitu ChatterjeeUpdated 5:01 p.m. More than 3 million women experienced rape as their first sexual encounter, according to a new study, which surveyed women ages 18 to 44 in the U.S. The study, published in JAMA Internal
Culture In 'Wildhood,' Scientists See Similarities In Adolescent Humans And Other AnimalsNPR - Barbara J. KingDo you worry over a young-adult family member, just out of college or in between jobs, who has moved back home? Or a teenager who faces bullying at school? In Wildhood: The Epic Journey from Adolescence
Music Rhiannon Giddens: Tiny Desk ConcertNPR - Bob BoilenThere is an intensity to Rhiannon Giddens I could feel from the moment she arrived at the Tiny Desk, and her songs reflect that spirit. "Ten Thousand Voices," the first song in the set, was inspired by
Music The World Of Celia Cruz: A Turning The Tables PlaylistNPR - Stefanie FernándezListen to this playlist on Spotify or Apple Music. When a schoolteacher named Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso replaced Myrta Silva as the singer of La Sonora Matancera in 1950, something
Red Cross Taliban Lift Ban On Red Cross, Pledge To Protect Aid Workers In AfghanistanNPR - Bill ChappellThe Taliban are rescinding a 5-month-old ban that prevented staff with the International Committee of the Red Cross from working in Afghanistan, saying they also will renew security guarantees for the
World News Impact Of Drone Attack On Saudi Oil Facility Is Huge, Ross SaysNPRNPR's David Greene talks to Dennis Ross, a veteran diplomat who is now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about the attack. The U.S. says Iran played a key role. President Trump says United
Kamala Harris Harris And Others Call For Kavanaugh's Impeachment After AllegationsNPRNPR's Noel King talks to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris about calls to impeach Justice Brett Kavanaugh after new allegations of sexual misconducts were revealed over the weekend. Some
