MIT Free Software Pioneer Quits MIT Over His Comments On Epstein Sex Trafficking CaseNPR - Vanessa RomoFree software pioneer and renowned computer scientist Richard Stallman resigned from his post at MIT following recent comments about one of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking victims. He also resigned president
Play buttonMusic mxmtoon Leaps From Online To Make Her DebutNPR - Kat LonsdorfWith the ease of uploading music online, Internet sensations are made everyday. But for one rising bedroom pop artist, it was truly accidental ... almost. Until recently, mxmtoon — who otherwise prefers
Play buttonMakeup 'There Isn't Just One Type Of Black,' Says Comedian Nicole ByerNPR - Audie CornishNailed It! is a competition show where home bakers try to re-create elaborate cakes — and often fail spectacularly. "Our show is truly like: As long as you don't kill people with your food, you might says
Chinese Communist Party China Used Twitter To Disrupt Hong Kong Protests, But Efforts Began Years EarlierNPR - Daniel Wood, Emily Feng , Sean McMinnTwitter and Facebook last month suspended hundreds of thousands of accounts and operations that they said were part of a Chinese state-linked disinformation campaign designed to discredit pro-democracy
World News Gates Foundation's Humanitarian Award To India's Modi Is Sparking OutrageNPR - Malaka GharibA protest is mounting over one of the recipients of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Goals Award, to be presented next week in New York City, as part of events surrounding the U.N. General
Elephants Using AI In Malawi To Save ElephantsNPR - Dina Temple-Raston Poachers killed almost a third of the African elephant population between 2007 and 2014, a recent census found. Researchers hope artificial intelligence can help stop poachers and other threats, too.
World News Israeli Voters Go To The Polls As Netanyahu Fights To Stay In OfficeNPR - Daniel Estrin Israelis vote on Tuesday in the country's second parliamentary election in less than six months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to remain in power.
Afghanistan Afghan Presidential Rally Targeted In One Of Two Attacks In AfghanistanNPR NPR's Audie Cornish talks with The Washington Post's Pamela Constable about two blasts in Afghanistan Tuesday, one targeting a rare public appearance of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Politics Critics Assail 'New York Times' After Publication Of New Kavanaugh AllegationsNPR - David Folkenflik The New York Times seems unsure of how to handle the controversy sparked by a recent article offering new details on allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Politics Journalist Cokie Roberts Pursued Her Ambitions With IntegrityNPR - Steve Inskeep Cokie Robert's storied career at National Public Radio and ABC News took her to the heights of her profession. But her values put family and relationships above all else.
Pork USDA Offers Pork Companies A New Inspection Plan, Despite OppositionNPR - Dan CharlesFor the first time in half a century, the U.S. government just revised the way that it inspects pork slaughterhouses. The change has been long in coming. It's been debated, and even tried out at pilot
Texas At The Texas Border, Tent Courtooms Set Up To Process Aslyum CasesNPR - Bonnie Petrie Big white tent complexes in two Texas border towns are drawing attention. The temporary courtrooms are the Trump administration's latest effort to quickly work through thousands of asylum cases.
NPR GM Workers Worry That Plant Shutdowns May Not Be OverNPR - Frank Morris GM's decision to close five North American facilities has left some striking workers worrying if theirs may be next. Plants making cars have been hardest hit.
NPR Remembering Her Dear Friend Cokie RobertsNPR - Linda Wertheimer Former All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer remembers her friend and fellow "NPR Founding Mother" Cokie Roberts, who has died at age 75 of cancer.
Corey Lewandowski Former Trump Campaign Manager Lewandowski Testifies Before House Judiciary PanelNPR - Ryan Lucas Corey Lewandowski testifies before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into possible articles of impeachment against the president.
Iran Understanding The Latest In Iran-Saudi TensionsNPR NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Iran expert Ali Vaez about the view from Tehran on the recent airstrikes in Saudi Arabia that have left the kingdom's oil production crippled. Iran denies involvement.
Islamic State (ISIS) 'They Will Have To Die Now' Recounts Retaking Of Mosul From The Islamic StateNPR NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist James Verini about his book They Will Have To Die Now, a vivid story of the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State in 2016.
Politics 'The Personification Of Human Decency': Nina Totenberg Remembers Cokie RobertsNPR - Nina TotenbergOur newsroom is in tears. My phone and email are bursting with more tears. The country has lost a great journalist. But I and so many thousands of others have lost a great friend. Yes, thousands of others.
Music Banjo Player, Folklorist, Photographer and Filmmaker John Cohen Has DiedNPR - Anastasia TsioulcasJohn Cohen straddled two worlds: as a photographer, he immersed himself in the avant-garde visual arts scene of 1950s New York; as a musician, he was an integral part of that city's folk revival of the
Music Marc Chouarain On Pulling Music Out Of Thin AirNPR - Talia Schlanger , Kimberly JunodThere may be more theremins than pieces of furniture in Marc Chouarain's apartment on the classic Parisian street Rue Montorgeil. The multi-instrumentalist, film composer and rare instrument enthusiast
Music Ibeyi's Voices Rise UpNPR - Talia Schlanger , Kimberly JunodLisa-Kaindé Díaz and Naomi Díaz are twin sisters who make music as Ibeyi. Growing up, the twin sisters split their time between Cuba and France. The music they make now delivers West-African and Afro-Cuban
Corey Lewandowski Ex-Trump Campaign Boss Corey Lewandowski Spars With House Democrats On 'Obstruction'NPR - Philip EwingUpdated at 4:53 p.m. ET President Trump's former campaign manager jousted with House Democrats on the Judiciary Committee Tuesday in a combative hearing that each side hoped might strengthen its narrative
Edward Snowden Justice Department Sues Edward Snowden, Seeking Profits From His BookNPR - Bobby AllynUpdated at 7:17 p.m. ET The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden alleging that his newly released memoir, Permanent Record, violates nondisclosure agreements he signed with
NPR 'Fresh Air' Remembers Cokie Roberts, A Founding Mother Of NPRNPR - Terry Gross Roberts, who died Tuesday, was a congressional correspondent in the early days of NPR, when there were few women reporters on radio or TV. She later joined ABC News. Originally broadcast in 1993.
Constitutional Law 'Second Founding' Examines How Reconstruction Remade The ConstitutionNPR - Terry Gross Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery.
Play buttonMusic Viking's Choice: Cracked Music From The Nurse With Wound List, Hypercolor Rave, MoreNPR - Lars GotrichListen to this playlist on Spotify or Apple Music. The fastest route to obsolescence is telling y'all that it was better in ye olde days. The truth is that while the mechanisms for music change — rapidly
World News U.S. Satellites Detected Iran Readying Weapons Ahead Of Saudi Strike, Officials SayNPR - Bill ChappellUpdated at 3:25 p.m. ET U.S. surveillance satellites detected Iran readying drones and missiles at launch sites in Iran before Saudi oil facilities were attacked on Saturday, according to two Defense officials.
Play buttonMusic Danny Brown Finds Peace On 'Best Life'NPR - Mano SundaresanIn a hip-hop landscape where celebrity is suffocating and fan bases are becoming pressure cookers, it is reassuring that Danny Brown has somehow found peace. "'Cause ain't no next life, so right now I'm
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Gates Foundation Says World Not On Track To Meet Goal Of Ending Poverty By 2030NPR - Nurith AizenmanIn 2015 the world's leaders committed to a sweeping set of targets to lift the world's poorest citizens into a decent life by 2030. Four years later, it's clear that the world is nowhere near on track
English Channel American Becomes 1st Person To Swim English Channel 4 Times Without StoppingNPR - Brakkton BookerSarah Thomas, an American ultramarathon swimmer, has just completed a swim that no other human on the planet has ever accomplished. The 37-year-old from Colorado plunged into waters off the shore of Dover,
