Tony Awards Tony Award-Winning Playwright Mark Medoff Dies At Age 79NPR - Richard GonzalesMark Medoff, whose Tony Award-winning play Children of a Lesser God opened the stage for deaf actresses, died Tuesday at his home in Las Cruces, N.M., at the age of 79. He had been suffering from multiple
Measles CDC Reports Largest U.S. Measles Outbreak Since Year 2000NPR - Richard GonzalesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 695 measles cases in 22 states. "This is the greatest number of cases reported in the United States since measles was eliminated from this country
NRA NRA Sues Over LA Law Requiring Contractors To Disclose Ties To The Gun Rights GroupNPR - Richard GonzalesThe National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a newly implemented ordinance by the city of Los Angeles that seeks to limit ties between city contractors and the gun rights group.
Robotics Episode 908: I Am Not A RobotNPR - Noel King , Jacob GoldsteinIf you've ever signed up for anything online, you've probably taken a CAPTCHA test. Maybe you deciphered some scrambled letters and numbers. Maybe you clicked on a bunch of pictures of stop signs. Or you
Facebook Facebook Could Face Up To $5 Billion Fine For Privacy ViolationsNPR - Aarti ShahaniFacebook expects to pay a fine of up to $5 billion in a settlement with federal regulators. The tech giant disclosed that figure in its first-quarter 2019 financial results. Facebook has been in negotiations
News Global Effort Begins To Stop Social Media From Spreading TerrorismNPR - Sasha IngberNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will lead a global effort to stop social media from promoting terrorismin the wake of recent attacks
California Wildfires Camp Fire Victims Struggle With Psychological Scars that Scorched The CommunityNPR - Stephanie O'NeillThe Camp Fire virtually incinerated the town of Paradise, Calif., and killed 85 people, many of them elderly. Some are still feeling the intense trauma of having their town and homes destroyed. Transcript
Culture Christopher Columbus' Son Had An Enormous Library. Its Catalog Was Just FoundNPR - Ari ShapiroIt's the stuff of a Hollywood blockbuster: Five hundred years ago, a son of Christopher Columbus assembled one of the greatest libraries the world has ever known. The volumes inside were mostly lost to
Damian Lillard Damian Lillard Leads Portland Trail Blazers To Victory In First Round Of NBA PlayoffsNPR - Tom GoldmanOne player has excelled in the NBA playoffs: Damian Lillard. The all-star point guard has carried the Portland Trail Blazers all season thanks to his play and, more importantly, his leadership. Transcript
El Paso, TX In El Paso, A New Migrant Shelter Is Opened For Families Released By Border OfficialsNPR - Monica Ortiz UribeAnnunciation House, the main shelter for migrants in El Paso, is opening a new building to house families after they're released by ICE. Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: El Paso, Texas, continues to be
Bill Clinton Lessons For Democrats From Former President Clinton's ImpeachmentNPRNew York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker has written two books about impeachment. He talks with NPR's Audie Cornish about lessons for Democrats from President Clinton's impeachment. Transcript
Russia North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin Meet for SummitNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Abe Denmark, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, about the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Transcript
Play buttonMusic Weyes Blood Meditates On Climate Change And Learns To Cope With LossNPR - Ari ShapiroTitanic Rising, Natalie Mering's latest album from her long-running project Weyes Blood, invites the listener in with a comforting, somewhat nostalgic sound. But beneath that warm, dream-pop bed of music
Science NASA's InSight Probe May Have Recorded First Sounds Of MarsquakeNPR - Joe PalcaA NASA probe called InSight is on Mars listening for marsquakes and it seems it has detected the first sounds of a quake, probably. Transcript ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A NASA probe on Mars is hearing things.
Economy Is Everything Awesome In The Economy?NPR - Stacey Vanek Smith , Cardiff GarciaIn the first few months of the year, the data we got about the economy was a little worrying. As a whole, it made some economists - and some of us - feel a little pessimistic about our economic future.
The White House White House Doesn't Plan To Cooperate With Congressional InvestigationNPR - Tamara KeithPresident Trump is telling his aides not to cooperate with congressional investigators following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It was inevitable
Iran Iran Foreign Minister Proposes Prisoner Swap With U.S.NPR - Michele KelemenIran's foreign minister is proposing a prisoner swap and cooperation with the U.S. on Afghanistan and Iraq. But he says the U.S. pressure campaign won't bring Iran to its knees. Transcript ARI SHAPIRO,
Turing Test Poet Franny Choi Reads From Her New Book 'Soft Science'NPRPoet Franny Choi reads a poem from her new book Soft Science and describes how poets of color are supporting each other. Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Poet Franny Choi didn't grow up reading writers
Ilhan Omar Rep. Ilhan Omar Talks About Her Life And Embattled First Months In CongressNPR - Briana BierschbachRep. Ilhan Omar was a controversial figure even before she was sworn in as a member of Congress in January. But the Minnesota Democrat insists she's a voice for those who don't get attention. Transcript
Music Video: Watch 'Echo In The Canyon' Live From WXPNXPNNPRThe documentary film Echo in the Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA's Laurel Canyon in the mid-'60s. In celebration of the movie's release, watch live performances from
Homelessness Rental Vouchers for L.A.'s Homeless Provide Short-Term Fix For Long-Term ProblemNPR - Anna ScottRelly Brown's ground-floor apartment near Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood still resembles the hotel room it once was: four walls, no kitchen and a mattress that takes up half the floor. A shade is
World News Muslims In Sri Lanka Are Worried About Backlash After Sunday's Easter AttacksNPRAuthorities blame Islamist extremists for Sunday's bombings in Sri Lanka. Some Muslims are on edge. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Hilmy Ahamed, vice president of the Muslim Council in Sri Lanka. Transcript
Boeing Boeing Officials Say Company Is Taking Financial Hit From Grounding Of 737 MAX JetsNPR - Daniella CheslowBoeing has released a quarterly earnings report that shows revenue and profit taking a hit from the grounding of its 737 MAX planes. Profits fell 13% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Overall revenues
World News Sri Lankan Government Admits It Failed To Heed Intelligence WarningsNPR - Michael SullivanSri Lanka's president is gutting his security services after failure to act on intelligence that may have prevented Sunday's terrorist attacks. Funerals have begun for the more than 300 people killed.
Women of Color Democratic Candidates Pressed On Priorities By Women Of ColorNPR - Scott DetrowUpdated at 6:05 p.m. ET Eight Democratic presidential candidates faced the same basic question today in Houston: Why should women of color vote for them? The first-ever She The People Presidential Forum
Play buttonBrockhampton (band) Kevin Abstract Dwells On A Past Love On 'Peach'NPR - Joshua BoteOn the heels of his already-workmanlike output, BROCKHAMPTON leader Kevin Abstract drops "Peach," the latest track off the rapper's upcoming solo album ARIZONA baby, which has been rolling out in weekly
Science Scientists Explain A Common Fight In BasketballNPR - Merrit KennedyIt happens all the time during basketball games. Two players are going for the ball. They touch it at the same time but neither controls it, and it flies out of bounds. At that point, tempers rise — both
Play buttonFKA Twigs On 'Cellophane,' FKA Twigs Rebuilds Her Signature SoundNPR - Lars GotrichFKA Twigs didn't just launch a sound, but a way of moving through it. The British singer, dancer and producer charges industrial noise with a titillating current, slinks around the dirty edges of pop,
NPR Special Coverage: Mueller Report ReleasedNPRAttorney General William Barr has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference to Congress and the public. Listen To NPR's Special Coverage Part 1 Listen
Iowa Politics Blasting Trump's 'Unacceptable Behavior,' Iowa Lawmaker Leaves GOP After 40+ YearsNPR - Katarina SostaricThe longest-serving Republican in the Iowa Legislature announced he is switching to the Democratic Party, citing increasing discomfort with Republicans' stance on many high-profile issues and his unwillingness
