Politics Across The Country, Protesters Rally To Stop States' Abortion BansNPR - Laurel WamsleyAbortion rights advocates are holding rallies across the country today, protesting a wave of laws passed by states in recent weeks to severely restrict access to abortions. Organizers include the ACLU,
NPR Who's On NPR?NPR - Juliette RocheleauAn email from a reader or listener to this office can quickly turn into an Abbott and Costello routine: Who reported the story on what platform? Where? When? And how can audience members provide feedback?
Gayle King CBS News Places Gayle King Front And Center In RevampNPR - David FolkenflikGayle King is an overnight sensation decades in the making. CBS first hired the veteran local news anchor seven years ago and is now set to lean on her even more heavily. At a time of scandals and ratings
Memory Loss 'Dementia Reimagined' Asks: Can There Be Happiness For Those With Memory Loss?NPR - Terry Gross While caring for her mother, who had dementia, bioethicist Tia Powell began imagining a different way to approach the disease. Her new book looks at long-term care options and end-of-life decisions
Learning 'The Souvenir' Is A Piercing Portrait Of A Woman Learning To Become An ArtistNPR - Justin Chang Joanna Hogg's movie, which centers on a young film student, is the first of a projected two-part drama drawing from Hogg's life. It won the top prize in Sundance's world cinema dramatic competition.
HIV Medical Investigation: How Did 494 Children in One Pakistani City Get HIV?NPR - Benazir SamadThis spring, a number of parents in Ratodero, a poor neighborhood in the city of Larkana in southern Pakistan, were worried about their children. Their kids had been running a fever for a while. Their
Business Dressbarn, Women's Clothing Chain, To Close All StoresNPR - Vanessa RomoDressbarn, the women's clothing chain founded in the 1960s as a place where women in need of career-wear "could find fashion at a value," is closing all its stores. Ascena Retail Group announced the closure
Glen Casada Tenn. Republican To Resign As House Speaker After Lewd And Sexist TextsNPR - Chas Sisk , Sergio Martínez-BeltránTennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, a Republican, said on Tuesday he plans to step down from his position after lewd and racist text messages between him and his former chief of staff were leaked to media.
News Accused Shooter In New Zealand Mosque Attacks Charged With TerrorismNPR - Shannon Van SantThe man accused in the mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques has been charged with carrying out a terrorist act. Brenton H. Tarrant, 28, already faced 50 counts of murder and 40 counts of attempted
Politics Democrats' Impeachment Divide Tests PelosiNPR - Susan Davis , Kelsey SnellHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi will convene a meeting Wednesday morning to hear from Democrats on whether or not to move forward with impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Pelosi, a public skeptic
Aretha Franklin 3 Wills Found At Aretha Franklin's HomeNPR - Anastasia TsioulcasWhen the Queen of Soul died last August, family and lawyers said publicly that they believed that Aretha Franklin did not have a will. On Monday, however, three handwritten wills that had been found in
Business 'The Economy Is Slipping': China's Slowdown Hits Former BoomtownNPR - Rob SchmitzHe Qiang should be manning his convenience store, but today he's collecting tiny green berries along the road and shooting them at birds with his slingshot. The 26-year-old is distracting himself from
Air Pollution When LA's Air Got Better, Kids' Asthma Cases DroppedNPR - Richard HarrisChildren who live in areas with bad air pollution are more likely to develop asthma, which is the most common chronic illness among young people. But when you clean up the air does that actually protect
NPR Claudia Grisales Joins NPR's Washington DeskNPR - Beth Donovan , Shirley HenryIn a note to newsroom staff Senior Washington Editor, Beth Donovan, and Deputy Washington Editor, Shirley Henry, announced this staffing update: All — We are delighted to announce that Claudia Grisales
Play buttonVolcanoes To Safely Study Volcanoes, Scientists Bring The Blast To ThemNPR - Madeline K. Sofia , Becky Harlan , Maia SternVolcanoes have been crucial to life on earth. Oozing lava helped form the earth's land masses. Gasses from volcanoes helped create our atmosphere. But despite the growing field of volcanology, there's
Play buttonNews Alabama Faces Deadline To Address Dangerous And Deadly Prison ConditionsNPR - Debbie ElliottIn December, 33-year old Ryan Rust was found dead in his solitary cell at Alabama's Holman prison, a belt around his neck with one end tied to a bar in the cell window. "He's my little brother," says Rust-Bodke.
Music Meet The NEA's 2020 Jazz Masters: McFerrin, Mitchell, Workman And KirkNPR - Nate ChinenTwo eminent avant-garde elders, a chameleonic vocal improviser, and a pioneering community organizer and presenter will make up the 2020 class of NEA Jazz Masters, according to an announcement this morning
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 Teens Who Don't Buckle Up: Chevy Has A Surprise For YouNPR - 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
News 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
Boeing 737 MAX Grounded Planes Expected To Interfere With Summer TravelNPR - David SchaperThe 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. U.S. airlines expect a record number of to
Iran Trump Officials To Brief Members Of Congress On Iran ThreatNPRNoel 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 HospitalNPREvery 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. Good
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 ThiefNPRThe 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. Good morning. I'm Steve
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%.
World News Venezuelan Factory Mixes Rum With Rugby To Stem CrimeNPR - Philip ReevesA 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. The chaos in Venezuela's
