Indigenous Peoples 440 Years Old And Filled With Footprints, These Aren't Your Everyday MapsNPR - Wade GoodwynAt the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, 19 maps, nearly 440 years old, are currently on display — and they look spectacular. "Works on paper are delicate so we're only allowed to put them on display
Greenland What Do Greenlanders Think Of Trump's Interest In Buying Greenland?NPR - Selena Simmons-DuffinLost in all the brouhaha about President Trump's scuttled plan to buy Greenland from Denmark has been this: What do the Greenlandic people think about the whole thing? In the small capital city of Nuuk,
World News Work Cultures Clash When A Chinese Company Reopens An 'American Factory'NPR - John PowersIn the 1960s, there was a terrific comedy in which a teenage Maoist scrawls a bit of graffiti that would become famous: "CHINA IS NEAR." Half a century on, China is here. It's here on our screens, where
David Koch David Koch Dies; Conservative Billionaire Helped Reshape U.S. PoliticsNPR - Peter Overby , Brian NaylorDavid Koch, who built one of the nation's largest private businesses with his brother Charles and pumped money into conservative groups to help reshape American politics, has died. Charles Koch confirmed
Tariffs How China's Retaliatory Tariffs May Impact The U.S. EconomyNPR - Noel King , Jim Zarroli China announced it will impose tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goods. Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell said the central bank will quote "act as appropriate" to sustain the economic expansion.
Jerome Powell More Rate Cuts? Powell Says Fed Is Ready To Help Economy Grow Amid Trade TensionsNPR - Avie SchneiderSignalling the possibility of more interest-rate cuts, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will "act as appropriate" to sustain the economic expansion as the trade war with China
Wyoming Wyoming Strives To Use Medicaid To Reduce Air Ambulance Bills For All PatientsNPR - Markian HawrylukWyoming, which is among the reddest of Republican states and a bastion of free enterprise, thinks it may have found a way to end crippling air ambulance bills that sometimes top $100,000 per flight. The
Play buttonMissy Elliott Missy Elliott Drops 'ICONOLOGY,' Her First Original Project In 14 YearsNPR - Sidney MaddenWith little more than a few hours notice, Missy Elliott dropped a new five-song EP, titled Iconology, on Friday morning. While she's released sporadic singles and collaborated with the likes of Ariana
Tariffs China Announces New Tariffs On U.S. GoodsNPR - Noel King , Emily Feng China on Friday announced a new round of tariffs on $75 billion worth of American good. NPR's Emily Feng tells Morning Edition that U.S. cars will be subject to the new levies.
Culture Characters Shine In Powerful, Dreamy 'The World Doesn't Require You'NPR - Michael SchaubNew York is bigger, St. Augustine is older and Las Vegas draws more tourists, but it's undeniable that Cross River, Md., is one of the most fascinating cities in America. The town is known as the home
News Putin To Russian Military: 'Prepare A Symmetrical Response' To U.S. Missile TestNPR - Sasha IngberDays after the United States tested a new cruise missile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for a symmetrical response. His order comes weeks after the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty,
Childhood Cancer The Invisible Children With CancerNPR - Marc SilverWhen childhood cancer is diagnosed early and treated effectively, the survival rate is impressive. In the United States, for example, the five-year survival rate for children with cancer is 80 percent.
Tariffs Trump Lashes Out At China After Beijing Sets New Tariffs On U.S. Goods, AutosNPR - Avie SchneiderPresident Trump promised to respond Friday after China said it will slap tariffs on $75 billion autos and other U.S. goods. And he "ordered" U.S. companies to stop doing business with China. U.S. stock
Billie Holiday Returning To Lady: A Reflection On Two Decades 'In Search Of Billie Holiday'NPR - Farah Jasmine GriffinBiographies of musicians tend to be either hagiographic or hyper-factual, either shoring up the myths that celebrity produces or burying insight beneath a pile of mundane details. Farah Jasmine Griffin's
World News Migrants In Mexico Seeking U.S. Asylum Wait Amid Dangerous ConditionsNPR - John Burnett More than 30,000 asylum-seekers are waiting in border towns such as Nuevo Laredo, where cartels and gangs wreak havoc. Criminal elements target migrants who fled their Central American homes.
Wyoming U.S. Central Bankers Meet In Wyoming For Annual ConferenceNPR NPR's Noel King talks to Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, who is in Jackson Hole for the annual meeting of Fed officials. Chairman Powell is expected to speak.
NPR New Zealand Speaker Participates In Debate While Cradling A BabyNPR Trevor Mallard cuddled the baby boy and even gave him a bottle during a debate on fuel prices. The 6-week-old is the child of another lawmaker.
Culture 'Going Dutch' Is A Charming, Well-Observed DebutNPR - Ilana MasadWhen you're a young adult living in an expensive major metropolitan area, going out to eat is both the joy and the bane of your existence. A joy, because there's a 95% chance your kitchen is tiny or your
NPR German Boy Sneaks Off In Parent's CarNPR The eight-year-old boy was speeding down the highway at 87 mph before pulling over with the warning lights flashing. When police found him, the boy apparently said, "I just wanted to drive a little."
Emmanuel Macron Macron Urges G-7 Members To Put Amazon Fires At Top Of AgendaNPR - Scott NeumanFrench President Emmanuel Macron is calling on world leaders to place the massive fires destroying Brazil's Amazon rainforest at the top of their agenda as they gather in France's southwest for the Group
Sacramento, CA More Than 2 Dozen Injured In Sacramento Train CollisionNPR - Scott NeumanAt least 27 people have been hurt after a passenger train and a maintenance train collided in Sacramento, according to authorities. Sacramento Regional Transit said all of the injuries were minor, but
Iran News Brief: Rainforest Fires, G-7 Summit, Iran's EconomyNPR - David Greene , Noel King Wildfires are spreading in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. The G-7 summit opens Saturday in France. And Iranians answer this question: Who do you blame for Iran's economic troubles?
Helium Helium Shortage Forces A Search For New SourcesNPR - Sarah Gonzalez The U.S. government may have helped create the current helium shortage, and now people are looking for new sources of the gas.
Play buttonMusic Raphael Saadiq Sets His Dark Meditation To Music With 'Jimmy Lee'NPR - David Greene , Lindsay TottyRaphael Saadiq, the famed singer, musician, producer, music supervisor and former member of Tony! Toni! Toné!, has worn many hats over the span of his nearly 40-year career. One thing he hasn't done is
Chicken Sandwiches When A Chicken Sandwich Is Not Just A Chicken SandwichNPR - Sam Sanders After Popeyes introduced its new crispy fried chicken sandwich, it started a Twitter war. How did it blow up, and what does it mean for companies eager to capitalize on viral marketing?
Drinking Water Unsafe Lead Levels Detected In Drinking Water In Newark, N.J.NPR - Gwynne Hogan Residents of Newark are receiving bottled water after elevated lead levels were detected in their drinking water. But there's confusion over who should get the bottled water.
Amazon Rainforest In Brazil, Tens Of Thousands Of Fires Ravage Amazon RainforestNPR NPR's David Greene talks to Jake Spring, a reporter for Reuters, about much of Brazil's Amazon rainforest being ravaged by fire. There's been an 80 percent increase in fires over the last year.
North America It was 400 Years Ago That The First Enslaved Africans Arrive In North AmericaNPR - Mallory Noe-Payne Fort Monroe in Virginia is the site where the first enslaved Africans arrived in English North America in 1619. Back then it was called Point Comfort. Commemoration events will be held this weekend.
Democrats Democrats Point To Trump's Changing Position On Background ChecksNPR NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who is one of the senators working with the White House on new gun legislation following the latest mass shootings.
NPR Who Do Iranians Blame For Their Poor Economy? The U.S. Or Their Government?NPR - Steve Inskeep The U.S. has imposed pressure on Iran. Iranian officials tell its people to blame the U.S. for dropping a nuclear deal and imposing sanctions. We asked dozens of Iranians what they think.
