Play button Meet The Mites That Live On Your FaceNPR - Josh CassidyIt might give you the creepy-crawlies, but you almost certainly have tiny mites living in the pores of your face right now. They're known as Demodex or eyelash mites, and just about every adult human has
Parenting Teens My Driveway, My Rules: Some Chevys Won't Go (Temporarily) Until Teen Drivers Buckle UpNPR - Camila DomonoskeKnow a young driver who's ignoring your pleas to buckle up? Chevrolet suggests you might try to see if they'll listen to a different authority figure: their car. The automaker is introducing a feature,
Music Rescued From The Vault: Nat Turner RebellionNPR - Talia Schlanger , John MyersFifty years ago, the band Nat Turner Rebellion made a funky album in Philadelphia that could have been a total classic. The band had a record deal, fans and, according to founder Joe Jefferson the members
World News Nepalese Sherpa Sets Mount Everest Record (Again), Climbing Mountain Twice In A WeekNPR - Bill ChappellA Nepalese mountain climber has now climbed Mount Everest a record 24 times — and he's hoping to do it one more time before he retires. Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, has been climbing Everest since 1994. "It's
Politics Muslim Lawmakers Host Ramadan Feast At CapitolNPR - Hannah AllamAs Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was wrapping up her remarks to the crowd at a Ramadan gathering on Capitol Hill late Monday, she spotted a familiar face in the front row. It was Khizr Khan,
Culture 'Unfreedom Of The Press' Is Full Of Bombast And BileNPR - Annalisa QuinnLong considered fringe, the right wing radio host Mark Levin has had a few good years: He picked up a weekly Fox News show ("Life, Liberty & Levin"); he counts conservative political commentator Sean as
Business Grounded Planes Expected To Interfere With Summer TravelNPR - David Schaper The grounding of one of Boeing's most popular planes has Southwest, American and United canceling some summer flights — fares may go up for travelers affected.
Iran Trump Officials To Brief Members Of Congress On Iran ThreatNPR Noel King talks to ex-CIA Director David Petraeus, a retired Army general who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, about whether he is concerned over the possibility of a conflict with Iran.
NPR Mama Duck Always Celebrates Spring At New York HospitalNPR Every year at a Rochester hospital, the mother duck chooses one of the enclosed courtyards to lay her eggs. And when it's time to go, she leads a parade of ducklings down the hall and out the door.
Culture Kamchatka Is A Rich Backdrop For Mystery In 'Disappearing Earth'NPR - Bethanne PatrickWhile the peninsular Russian province of Kamchatka is not exactly in Sarah Palin's sightline, its far, far Eastern and Northern coordinates make it more like Nome than Moscow. Rife with wildlife, volcanoes,
Woody Harrelson Police Use Photo Of Woody Harrelson To Catch Alleged Beer ThiefNPR The suspect resembled a long-haired Woody Harrelson. To find the suspect, police enlisted photo recognition — they used a photo of Harrelson with long hair from the Hunger Games.
Tariffs More Tariffs On China, More Head Scratching From EconomistsNPR - Greg RosalskyEditor's note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money's newsletter. You can sign up here. A couple weeks ago, after trade talks fell apart, President Trump raised tariffs on Chinese imports from 10% to 25%.
Rum Venezuelan Factory Mixes Rum With Rugby To Stem CrimeNPR - Philip Reeves A famous rum factory in Caracas organizes rugby tournaments for impoverished young men. The factory started the program years ago as an effort to get gang members off the streets.
Roe v. Wade With Roe V. Wade Threatened, Abortion Rights Supporters RallyNPR - Sarah McCammon Abortion rights advocates have organized nationwide protests for Tuesday to push back against restrictive abortion bans passed in several states — including Alabama — in recent weeks.
China Jim Sciutto On Tactics Russia And China Use To Attack The U.S.NPR NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to CNN anchor Jim Sciutto about his book: The Shadow War: Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America.
NPR Scientists Introduce New Kilogram On World Metrology DayNPR After 130 years, the kilogram has been redefined. The new standard is based on the fundamental laws of physics and is much more accurate.
Sanctions The U.S. Ratchets Up Sanctions On Iran And North KoreaNPR - Jackie Northam The United States' financial system dominates transactions around the world and firms scramble to make sure they don't violate newly imposed sanctions.
Liz Cheney Rep. Liz Cheney Contemplates Her Political FutureNPR - Susan Davis Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney is deciding between a run for the Senate in 2020 or staying in the House. She is currently the third-highest-ranking Republican with a path to climb even higher.
Huawei U.S. Ban On Huawei Eased After Technology Stocks DropNPR - Aarti Shahani The Trump administration backed off an order to U.S. firms to stop doing business with the Chinese company Huawei. Chipmakers raised concerns that the ban would harm U.S. competitiveness globally.
Teens Teenage Boy Is The Latest Migrant Minor To Die In U.S. CustodyNPR - Joel Rose A 16-year-old migrant boy has become the fifth minor since December to die after being apprehended at the southern border. Officials said he was found unresponsive during a routine welfare check.
Venezuela 'Throughline' Examines The Rise And Fall Of VenezuelaNPR - Noel King , Ramtin Arablouei , Rund Abdelfatah The latest episode of NPR's podcast Throughline looks back on the influence of two Venezuelan revolutionaries, turned authoritarian leaders, and their policies that led us to where we are today.
Baltimore Ransomware Cyberattacks Knock Baltimore's City Services OfflineNPR - Emily SullivanAnonymous hackers breached the city of Baltimore's servers two weeks ago. Since then, those servers' digital content has been locked away — and the online aspects of running the city are at an impasse.
NPR 2-Tiered Wages Under Fire: Workers Challenge Unequal Pay For Equal WorkNPR - Scott HorsleyWhen Courtney Hering started working at Kohler Co. seven years ago, she was continuing a long family tradition. "My mother, she's been here 39 years," she says. "My dad worked here for 14 years. And my
World News News Brief: Migrant Death, Huawei Ban, Iran SanctionsNPR - Steve Inskeep , Noel King A fifth migrant minor dies in U.S. custody. The White House eases a ban on Chinese company Huawei. And the U.S. tracks deals with Iran after it reimposed secondary sanctions against the country.
Play buttonVolcanoes To Safely Study Volcanoes, Scientists Bring The Blast To ThemNPR - Madeline K. Sofia , Becky Harlan , Maia SternWatch scientists from around the world gather to simulate a volcanic blast, and then kick into high gear to learn everything they can from the experiment. Volcanoes have been crucial to life on earth.
Politics 6 Themes To Pay Attention To In Upcoming Supreme Court DecisionsNPR - Domenico MontanaroIt's decision season at the Supreme Court, and there are a host of consequential cases the justices are deciding, from a controversial Trump administration proposal to adding a citizenship question to
Health Care Poll: Many Rural Americans Struggle With Financial Insecurity, Access To Health CareNPR - Patti NeighmondPolling by NPR finds that while rural Americans are mostly satisfied with life, there is a strong undercurrent of financial insecurity that can create very serious problems for many people living in rural
Politics After Grim Deaths In The Borderlands, An Effort To Find Out Who Migrants WereNPR - John BurnettEditor's note: This story contains descriptions and photos of human remains that some readers may find disturbing. Border Patrol agents steer their all-terrain buggy through dense brush on the historic
NPR's Summer Movie Guide: 27 Films Coming Soon To TheatersNPR - Glen Weldon , Linda Holmes , Bob Mondello , Nina GregoryIs it weird to keep asserting that Summer Movie Season starts Memorial Day weekend, when Avengers: Endgame, the ultimate summer movie, and also the year's (the decade's! the century's!) biggest blockbuster,
Formula One 3-Time Formula One Champ Niki Lauda Is Dead At 70NPR - Matthew S. SchwartzFormula One world champion Niki Lauda of Austria, who survived a fiery crash in 1976 and went on to win the championship twice more, has died. He was 70. Born Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda, he was a prominent
