Amazon Amazon Makes 'Climate Pledge' As Workers Plan WalkoutNPR - Alina SelyukhAmazon is "done being in the middle of the herd" when it comes to climate-focused company policies, CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday. The company is pledging to power its global infrastructure with 100% renewable
Play buttonMusic Constructing Jazz Inside Fine Art, And Vice-VersaNPR - Nate ChinenFor many observers of modern jazz, pianist Jason Moran became a known entity 20 years ago, with the release of his debut album. For Adrienne Edwards, curator of performance at the Whitney Museum of American
Birds North America Has Lost 3 Billion Birds, Scientists SayNPR - Nell GreenfieldboyceOver the past half-century, North America has lost more than a quarter of its entire bird population, or around 3 billion birds. That's according to a new estimate published in the journal Science by who
Vaping As Vaping Illnesses Rise, Doctors Warn Of Possible 'Irreversible Damage' To LungsNPR - Allison AubreyNationwide, people who vape continue to sicken with severe and unexplained lung illness, leaving doctors and patients concerned about both the acute and long-term effects of the injuries. The CDC announced
Music A Sense Of Place Visit To Montmartre, Paris With Keren AnnNPR - Talia Schlanger , Kimberly JunodIn this special dispatch from Paris, Keren Ann shows us around the artistic neighborhood Montmartre, which has inspired a lot of her writing and is the place she calls home, even though she's lived in
Edward Snowden Edward Snowden Speaks Out: 'I Haven't And I Won't' Cooperate With RussiaNPR - Dave DaviesIn 2013, Edward Snowden was an IT systems expert working under contract for the National Security Agency when he traveled to Hong Kong to provide three journalists with thousands of top-secret documents
Play buttonMusic Soccer Mommy Leans Into Darkness With 'Lucy'NPR - Zoë JonesSophie Allison of Soccer Mommy has never shied away from gloomier moods in her music. On the band's new single, "Lucy," the singer and guitarist leans into the darker side of what it means to give in temptation.
Abortion With Abortion Restrictions On The Rise, Some Women Induce Their OwnNPR - Sarah McCammonWhen Arlen found out she was pregnant this year, she was still finishing college and knew she didn't want a child. There's a clinic near her home, but Arlen faced other obstacles to getting an abortion.
Adam Schiff Schiff Vows To Escalate Standoff Over Spy Complaint; 'Fake News,' Trump ScoffsNPR - Brian NaylorUpdated at 1:50 p.m. ET House intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff vowed Thursday he is willing to sue the Trump administration over a dispute about the content of an as-yet-unknown complaint to
News Imelda Causing 'Major, Catastrophic Flooding' In Southeast Texas, Forecasters WarnNPR - Bill ChappellUpdated at 3:20 p.m. ET "Major, catastrophic flooding is occurring across much of southeast Texas," the National Weather Service says, warning that Tropical Depression Imelda is producing extreme rainfall.
Play button What She Brought With HerNPR - Alexandra T. VazquezThe last time I saw Celia Cruz perform was in Central Park in 2002, one of her final shows, when SummerStage was less managed and thus more exciting. Cruz would often save her signature "Bemba Colora"
Music Jon Pardi's Hyperactive Honky-Tonk Brings The Past Into The PresentNPR - Jewly HightSome of the friskiest country music made by previous generations was paired with sounds and sensibilities that registered as hard-edged and undiluted in twang (see: Hank Williams, John Anderson, Alan and
World News Assessing The Political Fallout Of Trudeau's Blackface ScandalNPR CBC reporter Salimah Shivji talks to David Greene about how revelations that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau darkened his skin in the past will impact the upcoming Canadian election.
Politics Pelosi Offers Plan To Cut Prescription Drug PricesNPR - Steve Inskeep , Susan Davis House Speaker Pelosi's plan would allow government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. She proposes several steps to bring down prices, including ideas President Trump has supported.
Bermuda 'We've Made It Through': Bermuda Endures Hurricane HumbertoNPR - Bill ChappellHurricane Humberto knocked out the power for some 80% of Bermuda's electricity customers — but government officials say they're relieved no one died when the Category 3 storm passed close to the island
Moscow The Russian Student Who Has Become Moscow's New Face Of DissentNPR - Lucian KimOn Aug. 1, Yegor Zhukov posted his last YouTube video, making an impassioned appeal to support anti-government protesters caught up in the wheels of Russia's criminal justice system. Wearing a dark blue
Health Care The Real Bachelor Party Hangover: A $12,460 ER BillNPR - Markian HawrylukTwo days before his wedding this past April, Cameron Fischer had one heck of a bachelor party, hitting a few bars in the Old Town section of Fort Collins, Colo., with his friends into the wee hours. The
World News UAE Agrees To Join U.S.-Led Maritime Coalition To Protect Gulf ShippingNPR - Scott NeumanThe United Arab Emirates said Thursday it would join a U.S.-led maritime coalition aimed at protecting international shipping in and near the Strait of Hormuz following alleged Iranian attacks on oil there.
Vaping Will Patients With Lung Illnesses Linked To Vaping Make A Full Recovery?NPR - Allison Aubrey With seven deaths and hundreds of cases of serious illnesses linked to vaping, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ramped up its probe — trying to nail down the cause of the sicknesses.
France France Monitors Accusations Involving Attack On Saudi Oil FacilitiesNPR France condemned the act. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Philippe Etienne, France's ambassador to the U.S., about France's role in de-escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran following the attack.
Play buttonMusic Watch Bassist Linda May Han Oh Perform Her Dynamic New Project, 'Aventurine' WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln CenterNPR - Nate ChinenAs a bassist and bandleader, Linda May Han Oh has demonstrated her gift for liquid dynamism, not only within her peer group but also with heroic elders like guitarist Pat Metheny. As a composer and arranger,
Culture 'Coventry' Touches On Gender, Self-Definition In Taking Control Of One's NarrativeNPR - Heller McAlpinRachel Cusk is a writer who worries more about truth-telling than likability. Lambasted for her daringly honest memoirs about her feelings as a new mother (A Life's Work) and her bitter divorce (Aftermath),
Culture In 'Doxology,' The Comedy Is Never Quite In TuneNPR - Lily MeyerDuring the 2016 election, I worked in events at Politics and Prose, one of Washington, D.C.'s best-beloved bookstores. My office shared a wall with Comet Ping Pong, a similarly beloved pizza restaurant
Nebraska Nebraska Woman Receives Citation For Burned Love LettersNPR Police in Lincoln say a woman used a butane torch on the letters, and then sent the smoldering remains aside to take a nap. She woke up to the sound of the smoke alarm — her carpet had ignited.
Beer Request For Beer Money Turns Into An Act Of Kindness For Sick KidsNPR Carson King went to a college football game and displayed a sign behind the pre-game TV anchors requesting beer money. Donations poured in. He's raising even more to donate to a children's hospital.
World News What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil FacilitiesNPR - Geoff BrumfielOn Sept. 14, a major Saudi oil processing plant was rocked by a series of explosions. The facility, and another oil field to the south, had been attacked from the air. Here's what we know — at this time
False Tsunami Warning In Hawaii Triggered By Police ExerciseNPR - Scott NeumanEmergency sirens wailed on Hawaii's Oahu and Maui islands Wednesday evening, warning of a tsunami, but the alert turned out to be a mistake. The error sparked anger from residents who recalled a similar
Sea Ice Scientists Will Deliberately Encase Their Ship In Arctic Sea IceNPR - Ravenna Koenig An ambitious Arctic expedition launches Friday. Scientists want to get their icebreaker stuck in the ice for a year so they can study the ice, ocean and atmosphere and how it's changing.
World News Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Apologizes For Brownface CostumeNPR NPR's David Greene talks to Anna Purna Kambhampaty, one of the Time magazine reporters who first reported that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore brownface makeup at a 2001 costume party.
Interest Rates Fed Cuts Interest Rates To Keep Economy Strong, Chairman Powell SaysNPR NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates a quarter percentage point.
