Business Toys"R"Us Is Coming Back But With A Different ApproachNPR - Dani MatiasToys"R"Us is rising from the ashes. Now Americans may not have to go another Christmas without its once beloved toy store. The retailer is making a comeback in time for the 2019 holiday season with a approach.
Politics 2nd Democratic Primary Debate Matchups Set: Sanders Vs. Warren and Biden Vs. HarrisNPR - Jessica TaylorThe lineup is now set for the second series of Democratic presidential primary debates, at the end of the month. On the first night, progressive favorites Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts
NPR Heat Wave Blankets Much Of The U.S. This WeekNPR - Shannon Van SantDangerously hot weather is hitting most of the U.S. this week, the National Weather Service says. Temperatures are expected to soar across the Central and Eastern United States. The heat wave is covering
NPR Border Protection Disputes Account Of 3-Year-Old Asked To Choose Between ParentsNPR - Robert MooreCustoms and Border Protection officials are denying that a Border Patrol agent asked a 3-year-old girl to choose which of her parents would be sent back to Mexico. A Honduran couple named Tania and Joseph
Antonin Scalia Trump To Nominate Eugene Scalia, Late Supreme Court Justice's Son, As Labor SecretaryNPR - Nina Totenberg , Domenico MontanaroPresident Trump will nominate Eugene Scalia, son of late Justice Antonin Scalia, to be the next labor secretary, the president announced via Twitter Thursday evening. A source close to Scalia earlier confirmed
Iran U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone After Iran Says It Seized Small Tanker In Persian GulfNPR - Jackie NorthamIran announced on Thursday it seized a small tanker in the Persian Gulf, highlighting the ongoing tensions at sea as the U.S. tries to find ways to secure the waterway. President Trump says the U.S. has
Politics Trump Backs Away From Chants Of 'Send Her Back' That Broke Out At N.C. Campaign RallyNPR - Tamara KeithPresident Trump says he disavows the "send her back" chants his supporters made at a rally on Wednesday, referring to Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. But the tape shows he wasn't concerned at the time. President
NPR A Doggone Good Celebration: Shelter Dogs Graduate Cook County Jail Training ProgramNPR - Cheryl CorleyCook County Jail in Illinois has paired shelter dogs with jail detainees, who teach them basic commands to better their chances of finding a "furever" home. A recent graduation at Cook County Jail in featured
News Acting Head Of Customs and Border Protection Says New Asylum Rule In 'Pilot' PhaseNPR - Vanessa RomoMark Morgan, acting head of Customs and Border Protection, said Thursday that the Trump administration's new asylum rule, unveiled earlier this week, is being rolled out as a small "pilot" and that officials
David Crosby Wasted On The Way: A Musician Looks Back In 'David Crosby: Remember My Name'NPR - Ella TaylorBlink and you might miss a priceless bit of fly-by news footage in a new documentary about rocker David Crosby, he of the sixties bands The Byrds and endlessly self-dissolving combinations of Crosby, Nash
Elijah Cummings Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings Weighs In On Acting DHS Secretary's TestimonyNPRHomeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the committee's chair, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. Acting homeland secretary
Play buttonMusic Forget Her Nots: Patrice Rushen Compilation Captures Formative Elektra YearsNPR - Oliver WangFrom 1978 to 1984, Patrice Rushen recorded a series of hits for Elektra Records that helped define the sound of late-era disco and R&B. The Los Angeles singer and keyboard player's Elektra years were but
Humidity High Humidity Could Make Sweeping Heat Wave More Miserable And DangerousNPR - Mose Buchele Much of the country will sweat through a heat wave over the next few days, with intense humidity adding to the danger. It's the kind of event that's becoming more common because of climate change.
Washington Monument Kids And Grownups Alike Wowed By Rocket Projected On The Washington MonumentNPR - Martin AustermuhleIn Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian is treating visitors to exhibits celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. After dark an image of the rocket is projected on the Washington Monument. This
Censorship 'I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians' Grapples With Truth, CensorshipNPR - Mark JenkinsHistory isn't always written by the victors. A few years after Romanian dictator Ion Antonescu shrugged off the slaughter of some 400,000 Jews and Roma by saying, "I do not care if we go down in history
Mon Petit, Choose: In The Deft, Whimsical 'A Faithful Man,' A Couple's Bond Is TestedNPR - Scott TobiasThat's Marianne (Laetitia Casta) going over some awkward practicalities with her live-in boyfriend Abel (Louis Garrel) in the opening scene of A Faithful Man, a French romantic comedy that's as dry as
Missouri U.S. Overdose Deaths Dipped In 2018, But Some States Saw 'Devastating' IncreasesNPR - Selena Simmons-DuffinGood news came out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday: Preliminary data shows reported drug overdoses declined 4.2% in 2018, after rising precipitously for decades. "It looks
Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, Ponce Mayor Mayita Meléndez Discusses The State Of The IslandNPRNPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mayor Mayita Meléndez of Ponce, Puerto Rico, about growing calls for the governor's resignation. So here we are, nearly a week into a scandal that has overtaken the island
World News More Than 30 People Dead At Anime Studio In Japan After Suspected ArsonNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Wall Street Journal Japan Editor Alastair Gale and anime fan Micaela Mussell about the fire at a beloved animation studio in Kyoto, which killed more than 30 people. A fire
Tour de France Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour De France As Race Enters Second HalfNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Damian McCall, a reporter for the Agence France-Presse, about this year's Tour de France and the Frenchman currently in the lead, Julian Alaphilippe. French people are more
Utopia Whose Utopia? How Science Used The Bodies Of People Deemed 'Less Than'NPR - Shankar Vedantam , Parth Shah , Jennifer Schmidt , Tara Boyle , Thomas Lu , Maggie PenmanThroughout history, people have sought to create utopias. Perfect societies free of defects. Of course, not everyone shares the same vision for a utopia. Different people have different priorities. But
Jim Jordan Republican Rep. Jim Jordan Weighs In On Acting DHS Secretary's TestimonyNPRHomeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the House Oversight Committee Thursday. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the ranking member of the committee. And now are
Kevin McAleenan Acting Homeland Security Secretary Testifies Before House Oversight CommitteeNPR - Claudia GrisalesActing Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testifies before the House Oversight committee as Democrats push back against Trump administration's policies to address the border crisis. The political
College & University 'I'm Drowning': Those Hit Hardest By Student Loan Debt Never Finished CollegeNPR - Elissa Nadworny , Clare LombardoMost days, 25-year-old Chavonne can push her student loan debt to the back of her mind. Between short-term office jobs in the Washington, D.C., area, she drives for Uber. But once in awhile, a debt collector
Jeffrey Epstein Federal Judge Denies Jeffrey Epstein Bail During Wait For Sex Trafficking TrialNPR - Quil LawrenceA federal judge has denied Jeffrey Epstein's bail request pending his trial for sex trafficking of minors — implying that he remains a danger and is a flight risk. A federal judge in New York has denied
World News How Americans — Some Knowingly, Some Unwittingly — Helped China's Surveillance GrowNPR - Ailsa ChangThe Chinese government has created a surveillance state using DNA, voice, and face recognition technology to track and target China's Uighur population. Americans helped advance this system. One of the
News Rare New Zealand Parakeet Population Doubles After 'Epic' Breeding SeasonNPR - Vanessa RomoOne of the rarest birds in New Zealand is having its best breeding season in decades, potentially doubling the population. The orange-fronted parakeet, known locally as the kākāriki karaka, is in the of
Music Duff McKagan & Shooter Jennings' 'Tenderness' Is Art In MotionNPR - Stephen Kallao , John MyersIt's all started in 2016 with a reunited Guns N' Roses lineup and tour. My guest, Duff McKagan, rejoined Axl Rose and Slash for what is a still on-going world tour across multiple continents. No one thought
Aerobic Exercise Is Aerobic Exercise The Right Prescription For Staving Off Alzheimer's?NPR - Jon HamiltonResearchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease. "We are testing if exercise is medicine for people with a mild memory problem,"
Play buttonStrait of Hormuz U.S. Navy Ship Destroys Iranian Drone Over Strait Of HormuzNPR - Bill ChappellA U.S. Navy warship called the USS Boxer took down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said, adding, "The drone was immediately destroyed." "The Boxer took defensive against
Business Toys"R"Us Is Coming Back But With A Different ApproachNPR - Dani MatiasToys"R"Us is rising from the ashes. Now Americans may not have to go another Christmas without its once beloved toy store. The retailer is making a comeback in time for the 2019 holiday season with a approach.
Politics 2nd Democratic Primary Debate Matchups Set: Sanders Vs. Warren and Biden Vs. HarrisNPR - Jessica TaylorThe lineup is now set for the second series of Democratic presidential primary debates, at the end of the month. On the first night, progressive favorites Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts
NPR Heat Wave Blankets Much Of The U.S. This WeekNPR - Shannon Van SantDangerously hot weather is hitting most of the U.S. this week, the National Weather Service says. Temperatures are expected to soar across the Central and Eastern United States. The heat wave is covering
NPR Border Protection Disputes Account Of 3-Year-Old Asked To Choose Between ParentsNPR - Robert MooreCustoms and Border Protection officials are denying that a Border Patrol agent asked a 3-year-old girl to choose which of her parents would be sent back to Mexico. A Honduran couple named Tania and Joseph
Antonin Scalia Trump To Nominate Eugene Scalia, Late Supreme Court Justice's Son, As Labor SecretaryNPR - Nina Totenberg , Domenico MontanaroPresident Trump will nominate Eugene Scalia, son of late Justice Antonin Scalia, to be the next labor secretary, the president announced via Twitter Thursday evening. A source close to Scalia earlier confirmed
Iran U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone After Iran Says It Seized Small Tanker In Persian GulfNPR - Jackie NorthamIran announced on Thursday it seized a small tanker in the Persian Gulf, highlighting the ongoing tensions at sea as the U.S. tries to find ways to secure the waterway. President Trump says the U.S. has
Politics Trump Backs Away From Chants Of 'Send Her Back' That Broke Out At N.C. Campaign RallyNPR - Tamara KeithPresident Trump says he disavows the "send her back" chants his supporters made at a rally on Wednesday, referring to Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. But the tape shows he wasn't concerned at the time. President
NPR A Doggone Good Celebration: Shelter Dogs Graduate Cook County Jail Training ProgramNPR - Cheryl CorleyCook County Jail in Illinois has paired shelter dogs with jail detainees, who teach them basic commands to better their chances of finding a "furever" home. A recent graduation at Cook County Jail in featured
News Acting Head Of Customs and Border Protection Says New Asylum Rule In 'Pilot' PhaseNPR - Vanessa RomoMark Morgan, acting head of Customs and Border Protection, said Thursday that the Trump administration's new asylum rule, unveiled earlier this week, is being rolled out as a small "pilot" and that officials
David Crosby Wasted On The Way: A Musician Looks Back In 'David Crosby: Remember My Name'NPR - Ella TaylorBlink and you might miss a priceless bit of fly-by news footage in a new documentary about rocker David Crosby, he of the sixties bands The Byrds and endlessly self-dissolving combinations of Crosby, Nash
Elijah Cummings Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings Weighs In On Acting DHS Secretary's TestimonyNPRHomeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the committee's chair, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. Acting homeland secretary
Play buttonMusic Forget Her Nots: Patrice Rushen Compilation Captures Formative Elektra YearsNPR - Oliver WangFrom 1978 to 1984, Patrice Rushen recorded a series of hits for Elektra Records that helped define the sound of late-era disco and R&B. The Los Angeles singer and keyboard player's Elektra years were but
Humidity High Humidity Could Make Sweeping Heat Wave More Miserable And DangerousNPR - Mose Buchele Much of the country will sweat through a heat wave over the next few days, with intense humidity adding to the danger. It's the kind of event that's becoming more common because of climate change.
Washington Monument Kids And Grownups Alike Wowed By Rocket Projected On The Washington MonumentNPR - Martin AustermuhleIn Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian is treating visitors to exhibits celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. After dark an image of the rocket is projected on the Washington Monument. This
Censorship 'I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians' Grapples With Truth, CensorshipNPR - Mark JenkinsHistory isn't always written by the victors. A few years after Romanian dictator Ion Antonescu shrugged off the slaughter of some 400,000 Jews and Roma by saying, "I do not care if we go down in history
Mon Petit, Choose: In The Deft, Whimsical 'A Faithful Man,' A Couple's Bond Is TestedNPR - Scott TobiasThat's Marianne (Laetitia Casta) going over some awkward practicalities with her live-in boyfriend Abel (Louis Garrel) in the opening scene of A Faithful Man, a French romantic comedy that's as dry as
Missouri U.S. Overdose Deaths Dipped In 2018, But Some States Saw 'Devastating' IncreasesNPR - Selena Simmons-DuffinGood news came out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday: Preliminary data shows reported drug overdoses declined 4.2% in 2018, after rising precipitously for decades. "It looks
Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, Ponce Mayor Mayita Meléndez Discusses The State Of The IslandNPRNPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mayor Mayita Meléndez of Ponce, Puerto Rico, about growing calls for the governor's resignation. So here we are, nearly a week into a scandal that has overtaken the island
World News More Than 30 People Dead At Anime Studio In Japan After Suspected ArsonNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Wall Street Journal Japan Editor Alastair Gale and anime fan Micaela Mussell about the fire at a beloved animation studio in Kyoto, which killed more than 30 people. A fire
Tour de France Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour De France As Race Enters Second HalfNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Damian McCall, a reporter for the Agence France-Presse, about this year's Tour de France and the Frenchman currently in the lead, Julian Alaphilippe. French people are more
Utopia Whose Utopia? How Science Used The Bodies Of People Deemed 'Less Than'NPR - Shankar Vedantam , Parth Shah , Jennifer Schmidt , Tara Boyle , Thomas Lu , Maggie PenmanThroughout history, people have sought to create utopias. Perfect societies free of defects. Of course, not everyone shares the same vision for a utopia. Different people have different priorities. But
Jim Jordan Republican Rep. Jim Jordan Weighs In On Acting DHS Secretary's TestimonyNPRHomeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the House Oversight Committee Thursday. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the ranking member of the committee. And now are
Kevin McAleenan Acting Homeland Security Secretary Testifies Before House Oversight CommitteeNPR - Claudia GrisalesActing Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testifies before the House Oversight committee as Democrats push back against Trump administration's policies to address the border crisis. The political
College & University 'I'm Drowning': Those Hit Hardest By Student Loan Debt Never Finished CollegeNPR - Elissa Nadworny , Clare LombardoMost days, 25-year-old Chavonne can push her student loan debt to the back of her mind. Between short-term office jobs in the Washington, D.C., area, she drives for Uber. But once in awhile, a debt collector
Jeffrey Epstein Federal Judge Denies Jeffrey Epstein Bail During Wait For Sex Trafficking TrialNPR - Quil LawrenceA federal judge has denied Jeffrey Epstein's bail request pending his trial for sex trafficking of minors — implying that he remains a danger and is a flight risk. A federal judge in New York has denied
World News How Americans — Some Knowingly, Some Unwittingly — Helped China's Surveillance GrowNPR - Ailsa ChangThe Chinese government has created a surveillance state using DNA, voice, and face recognition technology to track and target China's Uighur population. Americans helped advance this system. One of the
News Rare New Zealand Parakeet Population Doubles After 'Epic' Breeding SeasonNPR - Vanessa RomoOne of the rarest birds in New Zealand is having its best breeding season in decades, potentially doubling the population. The orange-fronted parakeet, known locally as the kākāriki karaka, is in the of
Music Duff McKagan & Shooter Jennings' 'Tenderness' Is Art In MotionNPR - Stephen Kallao , John MyersIt's all started in 2016 with a reunited Guns N' Roses lineup and tour. My guest, Duff McKagan, rejoined Axl Rose and Slash for what is a still on-going world tour across multiple continents. No one thought
Aerobic Exercise Is Aerobic Exercise The Right Prescription For Staving Off Alzheimer's?NPR - Jon HamiltonResearchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease. "We are testing if exercise is medicine for people with a mild memory problem,"
Play buttonStrait of Hormuz U.S. Navy Ship Destroys Iranian Drone Over Strait Of HormuzNPR - Bill ChappellA U.S. Navy warship called the USS Boxer took down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said, adding, "The drone was immediately destroyed." "The Boxer took defensive against
