Persian Gulf U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone After Iran Says It Seized Small Tanker In Persian GulfNPR - Jackie Northam Iran 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.
NPR Trump Backs Away From Chants Of 'Send Her Back' That Broke Out At N.C. Campaign RallyNPR - Tamara Keith President 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.
NPR A Doggone Good Celebration: Shelter Dogs Graduate Cook County Jail Training ProgramNPR - Cheryl Corley Cook 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.
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 on Thursday the Trump administration's new asylum rule, unveiled earlier this week, is being rolled out as a small "pilot" for now but that
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 TestimonyNPR Homeland 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.
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 Austermuhle In 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.
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 IslandNPR NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mayor Mayita Meléndez of Ponce, Puerto Rico, about growing calls for the governor's resignation.
Anime More Than 30 People Dead At Anime Studio In Japan After Suspected ArsonNPR NPR'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.
Tour de France Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour De France As Race Enters Second HalfNPR NPR'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.
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 TestimonyNPR Homeland 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.
Congressional Committees Acting Homeland Security Secretary Testifies Before House Oversight CommitteeNPR - Claudia Grisales Acting 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.
Loans '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 Lawrence A 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.
NPR How Americans — Some Knowingly, Some Unwittingly — Helped China's Surveillance GrowNPR - Ailsa Chang The 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.
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 shot 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
Music Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Voice Offers A Sonic RefugeNPR - Anastasia TsioulcasNusrat Fateh Ali Khan was hailed as one of the singers of the 20th century. Even now, more than 20 years after his death in 1997, there's no dearth of opportunities to hear his work, through a combination
Play buttonOld Town Road The Remix Race: Why It Pays To Release Songs More Than OnceNPR - Emily AbshireIf you're an artist looking to break chart records in the streaming era, your best weapon might just be quantity. A viral curiosity turned story of the year, Lil Nas X's infectious and inescapable country-trap
Martin Shkreli 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Loses Appeal, Will Stay In PrisonNPR - Bill ChappellMartin Shkreli — the former pharmaceutical CEO widely known as "Pharma Bro" — lost his bid to overturn a seven-year prison sentence for fraud Thursday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit affirmed
U.S. Border Patrol Journalist Digs Into Years Of Corruption, Dysfunction At Border Protection AgencyNPR - Terry GrossTrump said he would hire 5,000 new border patrol agents, but has fallen short of that promise. Garrett Graff discusses the leadership vacuum that's plagued the agency and worsened the border crisis. This
Michael Cohen New Documents Reveal How Trump, Cohen, Aides Worked To Seal Hush Money DealsNPR - Ryan LucasDonald Trump took part in phone calls with his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen as the attorney and other aides scrambled to arrange hush payments to a woman in 2016 to buy her silence about an alleged
Persian Gulf U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone After Iran Says It Seized Small Tanker In Persian GulfNPR - Jackie Northam Iran 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.
NPR Trump Backs Away From Chants Of 'Send Her Back' That Broke Out At N.C. Campaign RallyNPR - Tamara Keith President 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.
NPR A Doggone Good Celebration: Shelter Dogs Graduate Cook County Jail Training ProgramNPR - Cheryl Corley Cook 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.
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 on Thursday the Trump administration's new asylum rule, unveiled earlier this week, is being rolled out as a small "pilot" for now but that
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 TestimonyNPR Homeland 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.
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 Austermuhle In 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.
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 IslandNPR NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mayor Mayita Meléndez of Ponce, Puerto Rico, about growing calls for the governor's resignation.
Anime More Than 30 People Dead At Anime Studio In Japan After Suspected ArsonNPR NPR'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.
Tour de France Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour De France As Race Enters Second HalfNPR NPR'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.
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 TestimonyNPR Homeland 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.
Congressional Committees Acting Homeland Security Secretary Testifies Before House Oversight CommitteeNPR - Claudia Grisales Acting 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.
Loans '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 Lawrence A 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.
NPR How Americans — Some Knowingly, Some Unwittingly — Helped China's Surveillance GrowNPR - Ailsa Chang The 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.
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 shot 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
Music Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Voice Offers A Sonic RefugeNPR - Anastasia TsioulcasNusrat Fateh Ali Khan was hailed as one of the singers of the 20th century. Even now, more than 20 years after his death in 1997, there's no dearth of opportunities to hear his work, through a combination
Play buttonOld Town Road The Remix Race: Why It Pays To Release Songs More Than OnceNPR - Emily AbshireIf you're an artist looking to break chart records in the streaming era, your best weapon might just be quantity. A viral curiosity turned story of the year, Lil Nas X's infectious and inescapable country-trap
Martin Shkreli 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Loses Appeal, Will Stay In PrisonNPR - Bill ChappellMartin Shkreli — the former pharmaceutical CEO widely known as "Pharma Bro" — lost his bid to overturn a seven-year prison sentence for fraud Thursday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit affirmed
U.S. Border Patrol Journalist Digs Into Years Of Corruption, Dysfunction At Border Protection AgencyNPR - Terry GrossTrump said he would hire 5,000 new border patrol agents, but has fallen short of that promise. Garrett Graff discusses the leadership vacuum that's plagued the agency and worsened the border crisis. This
Michael Cohen New Documents Reveal How Trump, Cohen, Aides Worked To Seal Hush Money DealsNPR - Ryan LucasDonald Trump took part in phone calls with his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen as the attorney and other aides scrambled to arrange hush payments to a woman in 2016 to buy her silence about an alleged
