Politics On The Campaign Trail, These Are Hot Spots Candidates Can't ResistNPR - Don GonyeaJanuary of 2016. The New Hampshire primary was just weeks away. Donald Trump slid into a booth at the Red Arrow Diner in downtown Manchester and ordered a deep-fried concoction featuring a cheeseburger
Renée Zellweger 'What/If' You Were In Just The Right Mood For Some Good Bad Television?NPR - Linda HolmesLet us begin with a story. A story of revenge (sort of). At the 2011 summer press tour of the Television Critics Association, ABC presented a new drama series called Revenge that would premiere in the
Culture Sharp Satire And Dark Humor In 'Riots I Have Known'NPR - Michael SchaubRiots I Have Known, the debut novel from journalist Ryan Chapman, opens with the unnamed narrator confronting his imminent death. He's in a prison that's currently in the midst of a bloody riot, the direct
Alabama Theresa Burroughs, Voting Rights Activist, Dies At 89 In AlabamaNPR - Debbie ElliottTheresa Burroughs, who proudly called herself a foot soldier for the right to vote, has died in Greensboro, Ala. She was 89. Greensboro is part of Alabama's Black Belt, a region named for its rich black
San Francisco, CA San Francisco Police Chief Apologizes For Raid On Home Of Freelance JournalistNPR - Richard GonzalesThe chief of the San Francisco Police Department, Bill Scott, issued an apology Friday for a recent raid on the home of a freelance journalist connected with the unauthorized leak of a police report about
News Judge Blocks Trump Use Of Emergency Power To Build Border Barrier With Military FundsNPR - Joel RoseA federal judge in California has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring funds from military accounts to begin building additional border fencing. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam
Harriet Tubman Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Will Be DelayedNPRTreasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said this week that the Harriet Tubman $20 bill redesign won't happen until 2026, at the earliest, but not everyone is waiting until then for the change. Back in 2016 a
Migration 'Two Wings: The Music Of Black America In Migration' Celebrates A Journey Millions TookNPR - Walter Ray WatsonAt the turn of the 20th Century, millions of African Americans moved from the rural South to the country's Northern cities in search of a new beginning. That time of discovery, awakening and Renaissance
Insulin Colorado Caps Insulin Co-Pays At $100 For Insured ResidentsNPR - Vanessa RomoAs nearly 7.5 million Americans contend with covering the skyrocketing costs of insulin to manage the disease, diabetics in Colorado will soon have some relief. A new law, signed by Gov. Jared Polis earlier
Politics DHS Warnings About Chinese Technology Add To Concerns With Ongoing Trade TensionsNPR - Brian NaylorThe federal government is warning energy companies and big-city transit systems not to use Chinese-made drones and rail cars for fear they could all be used to spy on Americans. Is the fear warranted?
Japan Trade Is Likely To Come Up During Trump's Visit To JapanNPR - Anthony KuhnOn a visit to Japan, President Trump hopes to open markets to U.S. farm products, close the trade deficit with Japan and get a limit on the number of cars exports. It's unlikely he'll get all three. President
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi Holds Fast To Strategy Of Investigating Trump, Not ImpeachmentNPRNPR's Audie Cornish talks with Irvin Nathan, former general counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, about House Democrats' strategy of investigating the president, rather than impeaching him. This
Trains Police Say They Have 'Subway Brake Bandit,' Who Stopped Trains Without ReasonNPR - Bobby AllynNew York commuters have reason to cheer: the Subway Brake Bandit apparently has been apprehended, authorities announced on Friday. Brooklyn resident Isaiah Thompson, 23, allegedly spent months furtively
Nancy Pelosi Digital Forensics Expert Weighs In On Doctored Video Of House Speaker Nancy PelosiNPRNPR's Audie Cornish speaks with digital forensics expert Hany Farid about a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which is being spread by conservative allies of President Trump. Now for some forensics.
The Arts Boston's Museum Of Fine Arts Under Scrutiny After Students Say They Were Racially ProfiledNPR - Cristela GuerraOn a seventh grade field trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, students and their teacher said they were racially profiled by museum staff, with some leaving the museum in tears. To Boston now where the
Social Work Trump Administration's Proposed HHS Rule Would Redefine What 'Sex' MeansNPR - Selena Simmons-DuffinThe Health and Human Services Department has proposed to end Obama-era rules that protect transgender people from discrimination in health care. That could impact the Trump administration's plan to fight
Kidnapping of Jayme Closs Wisconsin Man Sentenced To 2 Life Terms For Kidnapping Teen, Murdering Her ParentsNPR - Richard GonzalesA judge in Wisconsin has ruled that 21-year-old Jake Patterson will spend the rest of his life behind bars by sentencing him to two life terms in prison without the possibility of release for kidnapping
World News U.K.'s Theresa May Resigns Acknowledging Failure To Deliver BrexitNPR - Frank LangfittU.K. Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledged defeat Friday and announced her resignation as leader of Britain's Conservative Party. "It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have
Theresa May Theresa May To Resign As British Prime Minister On June 7NPRTheresa May announced she'll be stepping down as prime minister of the U.K. on June 7. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with George Parker of the Financial Times for the latest. In London today, Theresa stepped
Culture 'Accidental Presidents' Looks At Achievements Of Vice Presidents Who Became PresidentNPRNPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jared Cohen, author of Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America. He chronicles the legacies of men who have taken office when the incumbent died. Vice President
Aladdin Disney's Live-Action 'Aladdin' Aims To Correct 1st Film's Problems, Replicate SuccessNPR - Bob MondelloDisney's live-action version of its 1992 cartoon Aladdin features Will Smith in the Genie role originally played by Robin Williams. Disney's animated "Aladdin" was a huge hit when it was released in 1992
Trump Administration Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Protections For Transgender People In ACANPR - Selena Simmons-Duffin The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposal to end Obama-era rules protecting transgender people from discrimination in health care.
Olivia Wilde 'Booksmart' Director Olivia Wilde: Teen Movies 'Made Me Excited To Be Young'NPR - Mary Louise KellyRight after Olivia Wilde saw Lady Bird — the 2017 film about the loving, infuriating, infinitely complicated relationship between a teen daughter and her mother — her first impulse was to pick up the to
Politics Week In Politics: Congressional Investigations, Trump And Pelosi's War Of WordsNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with with Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review, and Sabrina Siddiqui of The Guardian about Congressional investigations and comments by President Trump and Speaker of the
World News What's At Stake In Europe's Crucial European Parliament ElectionNPR - Lucian KimGermans haven't cared so much in the past about elections to the European Union Parliament, but Brexit has refocused attention on the institutions that make the E.U. work. This week's vote for representatives
Politics Trump Stands By Decision To Declassify Intelligence That Led To Russia InvestigationNPRNPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jeremy Bash, former CIA chief of staff, about President Trump's order to the intelligence community to comply with a probe into 2016 campaign surveillance. President Trump
World News Report From Nonprofit Group Avaaz Says 'Europe Is Being Drowned In Disinformation'NPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christoph Schott from the activist group AVAAZ about the group's new research into the online disinformation from far right groups in Europe. As Europeans choose their
NPR My Own Private BrazilNPR In a personal essay, producer Julia Furlan, of NPR, explores her own relationship with Brazilian-American identity.
NPR How I Made It: A Dominican Doula In A Not-So-Diverse ProfessionNPR In this "How I Made It" we hear from a Dominican doula about what it's like to break into a profession that is largely dominated by white women.
News Trump Orders An Additional 1,500 Troops To The Middle EastNPR - Sasha IngberPresident Trump has ordered some 1,500 troops to the Gulf region to serve a "mostly protective" purpose for American forces and interests. Trump made the announcement to reporters on the White House lawn
