China China Is The U.S.'s Top Intelligence Threat, American Officials SayNPR - Ryan Lucas Three ex-U.S. intelligence officers recently were convicted or pleaded guilty to spying for China, and the Justice Department brought almost a dozen more cases related to Chinese economic espionage.
Arizona Diamondbacks For Arizona Baseball Fans, A Stadium Bratwurst Meant To 'Blow Their Mind'NPR - Avery Ellfeldt, Bridget DowdFor Arizona Diamondbacks fans who like to stick to the basics at home games, peanuts, popcorn, and Cracker Jack remain obvious options. But for those whose game-day taste borders on outrageous, Stephen
Cokie Roberts Remembering Cokie Roberts, Who Forged A Path For Female JournalistsNPR Cokie Roberts was a pioneering journalist, who helped other women find prominent roles in the industry. Roberts, who died Tuesday at age 75, is remembered by her colleagues and friends.
Cokie Roberts Former ABC Broadcaster Sam Donaldson Remembers Cokie RobertsNPR Cokie Roberts has died after an influential career covering Washington politics for NPR and ABC. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Roberts' former This Week co-anchor Sam Donaldson about her legacy.
Science It's Not Just Insulin: Diabetes Patients Struggle To Get Crucial SuppliesNPR - Bram Sable-SmithIn the first three months after getting his Dexcom continuous glucose monitor, Ric Peralta managed to reduce his average blood sugar level by three percentage points. "It took me from not-very-well-managed
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Officials End Ties With Taiwan, Realign With ChinaNPR NPR's David Greene talks to Tarcisius Kabataulaka of the University of Hawaii about the Solomon Islands switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China.
Cokie Roberts Cokie Roberts Was Devoted To Her Roman Catholic FaithNPR - Don Gonyea In addition to her work as a journalist and author, Cokie Roberts was well known as a prominent Catholic. It was part of her public persona, and she didn't hesitate to criticize the church she loved.
University of Cambridge Lecturer At The University Of Cambridge Makes Literary Dream DiscoveryNPR Annotations on a 17th century copy of Shakespeare's plays were discovered to be written by English poet John Milton. James Scott-Warren of the University of Cambridge explains what the notes reveal.
Getty Trust Initiative Will Work To Save Ancient Sites WorldwideNPR - Mandalit del Barco The J. Paul Getty Trust will devote $100 million over the next decade to help preserve and promote understanding of the world's cultural history and heritage sites around the world.
Germany's Migrant Issues Contribute To Surge In Votes For Far-Right PartyNPR - Rob Schmitz While centrist politicians in Germany worry about Nazi-era emotions rising again, right-wing voters say they have valid concerns that aren't being met by center-left ruling parties.
Politics Trump Administration To Revoke California's Power Over Car EmissionsNPR NPR's David Green talks to law professor Jody Freeman, who is an ex-Obama staffer, about the expectation that the administration will revoke California's ability to set tighter environmental rules.
World News Tent Courts For Migrant Asylum-Seekers Described As DisorganizedNPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Lisa Koop of the National Immigrant Justice Center about new courtroom facilities in Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border that are processing asylum claims via teleconference.
Israeli Election News Brief: Intelligence On Iran, Israeli Election, Emissions StandardsNPR - David Greene , Rachel Martin U.S. satellites said to have detected Iran readying drones before a Saudi oil facility was attacked. Israel's election is too close to call. California to lose waiver to set environmental standards.
Israeli Election: Exit Polls Are Too Close To CallNPR - Daniel Estrin National elections were held Tuesday in Israel, and the country's two main political parties are deadlocked. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate is in limbo.
World News Elections Do Little To Point The Way Out Of Israel's Political ImpasseNPR - Scott NeumanIsrael's second election in less than six months looks unlikely to clear up its political impasse, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again falling short of a majority in parliament and forced
Politics Fed Eyes Another Interest Rate Cut To Prop Up The Slowing EconomyNPR - Scott HorsleyThe Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates Wednesday for only the second time since the Great Recession, but analysts say the move may not be enough to offset the economic damage caused
Vaping The Vaping Illness Outbreak: What We Know So FarNPR - Emily VaughnAn outbreak of severe lung disease among users of electronic cigarettes continues to spread to new patients and states, and public health officials say it's too soon to point to a cause. According to latest
California Air Resources Board White House To Revoke Waiver Allowing California To Set Its Own Emissions StandardsNPR - Scott NeumanThe Trump administration is expected this week to revoke an Obama-era waiver that allowed California to set its own standards for automobile emissions – a move that could derail a years-long push to produce
Abortion U.S. Abortion Rate Continues Long-Term Decline In Most StatesNPR - Sarah McCammonThe U.S. abortion rate is continuing a long-term downward trend, according to new data released by the Guttmacher Institute on Wednesday. Guttmacher, which supports abortion rights, finds that the overall
Richard Stallman Free Software Pioneer Quits MIT Over His Comments On Epstein Sex Trafficking CaseNPR - Vanessa RomoFree software pioneer and renowned computer scientist Richard Stallman resigned from his post at MIT following recent comments about one of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking victims. He also resigned president
Play buttonMusic mxmtoon Leaps From Online To Make Her DebutNPR - Kat LonsdorfWith the ease of uploading music online, Internet sensations are made every day. But for one rising bedroom pop artist, it was truly accidental ... almost. Until recently, mxmtoon — who otherwise prefers
Play buttonMakeup 'There Isn't Just One Type Of Black,' Says Comedian Nicole ByerNPR - Audie CornishNailed It! is a competition show where home bakers try to re-create elaborate cakes — and often fail spectacularly. "Our show is truly like: As long as you don't kill people with your food, you might says
Chinese Communist Party China Used Twitter To Disrupt Hong Kong Protests, But Efforts Began Years EarlierNPR - Daniel Wood , Sean McMinn , Emily FengTwitter and Facebook last month suspended hundreds of thousands of accounts and operations that they said were part of a Chinese state-linked disinformation campaign designed to discredit pro-democracy
World News Gates Foundation's Humanitarian Award To India's Modi Is Sparking OutrageNPR - Malaka GharibA protest is mounting over one of the recipients of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Goals Award, to be presented next week in New York City, as part of events surrounding the U.N. General
Elephants Using AI In Malawi To Save ElephantsNPR - Dina Temple-Raston Poachers killed almost a third of the African elephant population between 2007 and 2014, a recent census found. Researchers hope artificial intelligence can help stop poachers and other threats, too.
World News Israeli Voters Go To The Polls As Netanyahu Fights To Stay In OfficeNPR - Daniel Estrin Israelis vote on Tuesday in the country's second parliamentary election in less than six months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to remain in power.
Afghanistan Afghan Presidential Rally Targeted In One Of Two Attacks In AfghanistanNPR NPR's Audie Cornish talks with The Washington Post's Pamela Constable about two blasts in Afghanistan Tuesday, one targeting a rare public appearance of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Politics Critics Assail 'New York Times' After Publication Of New Kavanaugh AllegationsNPR - David Folkenflik The New York Times seems unsure of how to handle the controversy sparked by a recent article offering new details on allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Cokie Roberts Journalist Cokie Roberts Pursued Her Ambitions With IntegrityNPR - Steve Inskeep Cokie Robert's storied career at National Public Radio and ABC News took her to the heights of her profession. But her values put family and relationships above all else.
Pork USDA Offers Pork Companies A New Inspection Plan, Despite OppositionNPR - Dan CharlesFor the first time in half a century, the U.S. government just revised the way that it inspects pork slaughterhouses. The change has been long in coming. It's been debated, and even tried out at pilot
