NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesPolicing Phoenix Mayor Apologies After Video Of Police Drawing Gun On Family Over Stolen DollNPR - Bobby AllynThe mayor of Phoenix is apologizing to the city following recently released video showing police officers pointing their guns and threatening to shoot a 22-year-old father who was with his pregnant fiancée
NPRadded this to World NewsUruguay Millions In Argentina And Uruguay Without Electricity After Power FailureNPR - Daniella CheslowArgentina and Uruguay woke up in darkness Sunday after an unprecedented power failure cascaded across their shared electrical grid, affecting millions of people. The Edesur electric utility tweeted that
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesChile Women's World Cup: Team USA To Bring All They Have Against ChileNPR - Laurel WamsleyWhen the U.S. plays Chile on Sunday at the Parc des Princes in their second match of the Women's World Cup, it will be the first time the U.S. women's team has ever played in Paris. But the squad is certainly
NPRadded this to World NewsWorld News Hong Kong Executive Apologizes As Protests Continue Over Extradition BillNPR - Anthony Kuhn , Daniella CheslowHong Kong's top official Carrie Lam issued a rare apology Sunday for her management of an extradition bill, but stopped short of withdrawing the proposal as protests coursed through the city. A government
NPRadded this to Arts & LifeCulture 'The Shanghai Free Taxi' Delves Deep Into China's TroublesNPR - Gabino IglesiasOne of the best ways to get know a country is by talking to its people. NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt, who has covered China and other countries over a span of nearly two decades, proves this in latest
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesBaltimore These 'Ties That Bind' Explore Life With FatherNPR - Jon KalishIn the fall of 2017, a dozen women in New York's Catskill Mountains came together for a craft project. Many of them were New York City transplants, and most were either retired or semi-retired; they needed
NPRadded this to World NewsSudan Sudan's Internet OutageNPR - Eyder Peralta Sudanese authorities shut down the Internet around the same time that they violently broke up an opposition sit-in seeking civilian rule. The protesters are gone, but the Internet is still down.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSpelling A Spelling Bee Coach On How To Spell SuccessNPR Five spellers in this year's National Spelling Bee shared a coach: a retired school teacher from Denver. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Bill Schaefer, who's been been teaching spelling since the 1970s.
NPRadded this to MusicMusic David Schelzel On The Ocean Blue's 'Kings And Queens/Knaves And Thieves'NPR NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with musician David Schelzel about The Ocean Blue's new album, Kings and Queens/Knaves and Thieves.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR New U.S. Players Poised To Make Big Impact In World CupNPR - Laurel Wamsley Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Horan and Mallory Pugh are the new faces of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team. Who they are tells us about how the career paths of elite women footballers have changed.
NPRadded this to BooksNPR The Charleston Church Massacre And 'Grace Will Lead Us Home'NPR NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Jennifer Berry Hawes about her new book, Grace Will Lead Us Home, which chronicles the aftermath of the 2015 Charleston church shooting.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesRobin Wright Robin Wright On U.S.-Iran TensionsNPR NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses the situation with Iran and the attacks on ships in the Middle East with foreign affairs expert Robin Wright.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSomalia Somalia's Foreign Minister Makes Appeal To DiasporaNPR NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Ahmed Isse Awad, the foreign minister of Somalia, about his appeal to Somalis in the U.S. to come home and help Somalia rebuild.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesGulf of Mexico The Gulf Of Mexico's Expanding Dead ZoneNPR NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais about the expanding dead zone that is likely to appear in the Gulf of Mexico because of record Midwest rains.
NPRadded this to World NewsHong Kong Hong Kong's Winding HistoryNPR Victoria Hui, a Hong Kong native and political scientist at the University of Notre Dame, explains Hong Kong's political history as protests continue there.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSouth Carolina Democrats Campaign In South CarolinaNPR NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with reporter Gavin Jackson of SCETV about the Democratic presidential candidates' efforts to appeal to South Carolina voters, especially African Americans.
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsVermont Vermont Governor Vetoes Gun Waiting Period BillNPR Vermont Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill mandating a waiting period for gun purchases. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to an advocate for the bill, Alyssa Black, whose son killed himself with a gun.
NPRadded this to World NewsNPR Guatemalans Go To The PollsNPR Guatemalans go to the polls today to elect a new president and members of Congress. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Martín Rodríguez Pellecer, editor of the news website Nómada.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSarah Sanders CNN's Jim Acosta On Sarah Sanders And The MediaNPR NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks CNN's Jim Acosta about working with White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who is leaving the White House.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Sunday Puzzle: D'oh!NPR - Will ShortzOn-air challenge: Every answer is a six-letter word or name ending in the letters D-O. 13. Proportion of light reflected by the surface of a moon or planet Last week's challenge: This challenge came from
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesIslamic State (ISIS) 'I Would Do Anything For Her': A German Dad's Search For His Daughter, Taken By ISISNPR - Joanna KakissisFive years ago this month, Danisch Farooqi dropped off his daughter, Aaliya, at her mother's house in the German port city of Hamburg. He remembers walking the girl, then almost 4, to his ex-wife's front
NPRadded this to BusinessCulture The Food Business Incubator That Helps Immigrant Women Pursue The American DreamNPR - Mandalit del Barco"La Cocina" means "the kitchen" in Spanish. It's also the name of a business incubator based in San Francisco's Mission District. Since it began in 2005, it's been helping local food entrepreneurs, many
NPRadded this to PoliticsMelania Trump Trump Designs On Revamped Air Force One May Not Take OffNPR - Claudia GrisalesPresident Trump may not be seeing red, white and blue on a newly revamped Air Force One after all. A House Democrat added a provision to the annual defense policy bill to put a stop to the president's
NPRadded this to BooksCulture 'Angola Janga' Tells The Story Of Brazil's Runaway Slave CommunitiesNPR - Etelka LehoczkySometimes the greatest stories are forever out of reach. Such is the case with innumerable tales of the mocambos, communities of runaway slaves that took root in the jungles of Brazil in the 1600s. And
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsSolitary Confinement Pregnant, Locked Up, And AloneNPR - Sarah McCammonFor many expectant moms, the tedious final days before the due date are spent going to baby showers, stocking the refrigerator, or getting the nursery ready. Natalie Lynch spent the last two weeks of pregnancy
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNews Crew Of Norwegian-Owned Oil Tanker Arrives In Dubai After 'Hostile Attack'NPR - Daniella CheslowDays after explosions blasted through two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the crew of one of the vessels arrived Saturday in Dubai, according to The Associated Press. The workers' recollections of
NPRadded this to PoliticsPolitics Barbershop: How Black Votes Frame The Abortion IssueNPRSome 2020 Democratic hopefuls are in South Carolina this weekend for Black Economic Alliance's Presidential Candidates Forum. NPR's Michel Martin talks to professors Andra Gillespie Eddie Glaude, Jr. number
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesUnited States The Ethical Question Of Running Up The ScoreNPRThe U.S. Women's soccer team beat Thailand 13-0 on Tuesday, sparking an ethics debate over running up the score against a weaker opponent. NPR's Michel Martin talks to sports ethicist Shawn Klein. The
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMindy Kaling Mindy Kaling And Emma Thompson Shatter The 'Late Night' Glass CeilingNPR - Michel MartinThere's a funny thing about late night TV, says Mindy Kaling. Watching these shows, "there's such a joie de vivre" — but it's at odds with the "ruthlessness and mercilessness" that goes into making the
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesIran U.S. On Misguided 'Propaganda Campaign' Against Iran, Scholar SaysNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gary Sick, a senior research scholar at Columbia University's Middle East Institute, about the escalating conflict with Iran. Now to the escalating tensions between the
