World News Iran Denies It Is Behind Drone Attacks On Oil Refineries In Saudi ArabiaNPR - Shannon Van SantUpdated at 3:53 p.m. ET Iran says it is not behind Saturday's drone attacks on oil refineries in Saudi Arabia, denying accusations from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Tehran was responsible for "an
NPR UAW Votes To StrikeNPR - Bobby AllynThe United Auto Workers voted Sunday to strike after not agreeing with General Motors on wages, heath care and profit sharing. The strike may bring the automaker's U.S. production to a halt. The United
Unions UAW Votes For Nationwide Strike To Begin Before Midnight SundayNPR - Bobby AllynThe United Auto Workers announced that a nationwide strike will begin just before midnight on Sunday. The move comes after failing to agree to a new contract with General Motors over wages, health care
Culture 'Homesick' Is A Boundary-Expanding Story Of Devotion And Growing UpNPR - Lily MeyerJennifer Croft is among the most accomplished translators working other languages into English today. She translates Polish, Spanish, and Ukrainian — and is perhaps best known for translating the Polish
Women's News 'We Don't Want To Die': Women In Turkey Decry Rise In Violence And KillingsNPR - Joanna KakissisEmine Dirican, a beautician from Istanbul, tried to be a good wife. But her husband hated that she worked, that she socialized, even that she wanted to leave the house sometimes without him. "One time,
Books Carolina De Robertis On 'Cantoras'NPRNPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Carolina de Robertis about her new novel, Cantoras, which traces the lives of five queer Uruguayan women whose lives are threatened by a brutal dictatorship. The five
Private Equity Understanding Surprise Medical Bills LegislationNPRThere's legislation in Congress to curb surprise medical billing. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Emmarie Huetteman of Kaiser Health News. Maybe this has happened to you or someone you love. You to
Politics Cuban Deportations And What They Mean For FloridaNPRMiami-based immigration lawyer Rebeca Sánchez-Roig talks with NPRs Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the recent increase in Cuban repatriations. A hundred and twenty Cubans were deported on a plane back to Havana
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Elections PreviewNPR - Daniel EstrinCampaigns in Israel make their closing arguments as elections approach Tuesday. It's the second vote in less than six months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for political survival. Benjamin
Opioids What An Opioid Settlement Would Mean For TreatmentNPRNPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Laura Jones, who runs a free clinic in West Virginia, about what a settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family would mean for programs like hers. The maker
Books Shannon Hale And LeUyen Pham On 'Best Friends'NPRNPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with author Shannon Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham about their new graphic novel for kids, Best Friends. OK. If you were once a young girl or are raising a young girl,
Sports A Portrait Of Molly Ivins, Maverick Texas Journalist, In 'Raise Hell'NPR - Wade GoodwynToday, it's almost hard to remember just how different the Texas government was back in the 1970s. That's when Molly Ivins scorched a trail through good-ol'-boy politics like a flamethrower through a patch.
World News Migrant Women Face Mental TraumaNPR - Mónica Ortiz UribeMany migrants coming to the U.S. to ask for asylum fled violence and political strife at home. This mental toll is largely going unaddressed. Many migrants traveling to the U.S. to seek asylum are traumatized
World News Protests Against Ban On Women At Men's Soccer Games In IranNPRNPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with former Iranian soccer coach Katayoun Khosrowyar about Sahar Khodayari, a young woman who died after trying to watch a stadium soccer game in Iran. Women in Iran are
Politics Democrats Divided In Colorado Senate RaceNPR - Bente BirkelandColorado is expected to have one of the most closely watched 2020 Senate races. The entry of former governor John Hickenlooper into a crowded Senate primary field is dividing the party in the state. There's
Politics Sunday PoliticsNPR - Mara LiassonWhat does the president want in a national security adviser, now that the job is open again? Plus, Senate races that are in play in 2020. As tensions rise in the Gulf after an attack on Saudi oil facilities,
World News Drone Strikes Impact Saudi Oil FacilitiesNPR - Lulu Garcia-Navarro , Jackie NorthamDrone attacks against Saudi oil facilities have caused uncertainty in world oil markets. Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility, but the U.S. is blaming Iran. The United States is calling an
Music Belle And Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch On 'Days Of The Bagnold Summer'NPRNPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Stuart Murdoch of the Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian about their new album Days of the Bagnold Summer. For more than two decades, the Scottish band of
Cigarettes Vaping And Cigarette AdsNPRRobert Jackler is a surgeon who's spent years researching tobacco and e-cigarette ads. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about what those ads have in common. It's been a bad summer for people who
California California Prosecutors Challenge Murder LawNPR - Claire TrageserCalifornia prosecutors are challenging a recent law that changes who can be charged with murder when a person is killed during a felony crime. A handful of states have passed similar laws. In most parts
Charlottesville, VA Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statues In CharlottesvilleNPR - Hawes SpencerA Virginia judge has blocked the Charlottesville city council from removing two Confederate statues from the city's downtown area. Two years ago, after deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Va.,
Culture 'The Divers' Game' Depicts An Unimaginably Unjust, All Too Believably Cruel WorldNPR - Jason HellerDystopian stories are, in essence, thought experiments. And few come as thoughtful as The Divers' Game. The latest novel from acclaimed author Jesse Ball depicts a world both unimaginably unjust and all
Business 'We're Tightening Our Belt': Trump's Midwest Support Tested As Farmers StruggleNPR - Clay MastersFarmers in the rural Midwest say they are struggling because of President Trump's ongoing trade war and a recent decision the president made on renewable fuels made from corn and soybeans that benefits
Books A Fire Lookout On What's Lost In A Transition To TechnologyNPR - Nathan RottCan you see it? The fire in the photo above? There's a flash of lightning, sizzling across the sky. Then, a pause, as bark smolders and flames creep, building heat until poof: a signal in the sky. Philip
News Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville ProtestNPR - Shannon Van SantA Virginia judge has blocked efforts to remove the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee that was at the center of the deadly violence that erupted in Charlottesville in 2017. In a ruling issued
Politics Barbershop: Democratic Congressional CandidatesNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with two candidates for United States Congress, Cori Bush and Monika Johnson-Hostler, and political strategist A'shanti Gholar about what issues matter to black voters. We're
Colorado Colorado City Eyes Solution To Local News Desert: LibrariesNPR - Rae Ellen Bichell Scores of counties across the U.S. have no local newspaper. Even some that do say they're not being well-served by them. Longmont, Colo., is looking at one possibility: newsrooms in libraries.
Rose McGowan Rose McGowan On Lisa Bloom Memo In New Book, 'She Said'NPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with actor Rose McGowan about revelations in the new book She Said, which confirm McGowan was targeted for harassment by Harvey Weinstein's legal team. A new book published this
The Arts A Tour To The REACH, The Kennedy Center's New Performance SpaceNPRNPR's Michel Martin talks with the Kennedy Center's Marc Bamuthi Joseph about the opening of the REACH rehearsal and performance space. Finally today, if you've ever visited Washington, D.C., you might
Taliban Afghans Left Out Of Discussions Around Peace TalksNPRRecent peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban fell through. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon about a group being left out of these discussions: the Afghan people. week
