San Antonio residents create a touching Da de Muertos tribute to Uvalde Transcript In San Antonio, residents are honoring the 21 people killed in the Uvalde school shooting with Da de los Muertos altars. A MART?NEZ, HOST: On this holiday, Dia de los...
NASA took a photo of the sun smiling. It could spell danger for Earth Transcript The dark spots that looked like a smiley face on the sun caused by some surfaces of the sun being a different temperature and could disrupt telecommunications. STEVE INS...
Colorado voters to vote on universal free school lunches Transcript Universal free school lunch went away in Colorado when federal aid expired. A ballot measure seeks to restore that via a tax on the wealthy. A MART?NEZ, HOST: During the pandemic, th...
Meghan Trainor rediscovers her self-love as a new mom Transcript The pop star first drew attention with the 2014 hit All About That Bass and now she's returning with a new full-length album hearkening back to that era, called Takin' It Back. Trainor...
What college admissions would look like if affirmative action is reversed Transcript Stella Flores is associate professor of higher education and public policy at the University of Texas at Austin. She discusses the implications of reversing affirmat...
North Carolina fields competitive Senate race despite lack of national attention Transcript At a late-1800s farmhouse in the heart of North Carolina, national Republicans made an urgent pitch to voters in the final days of October as they gathered fo...
How to confront rising antisemitism in the U.S. Transcript U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt joins NPR's Steve Inskeep to discuss the rise in anti-Semitism in America and around the world. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Peo...
Taylor Swift breaks a record and sweeps Billboard's top ten spots Transcript Taylor Swift has claimed all of the Billboard Hot 100's top ten spots. She is the first artist to do so in the history of the song chart. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Next week, if you...
Netanyahu eyes a comeback as Israel votes in fifth election in four years Transcript Israelis go to the polls today in their fifth election in less than four years. A MART?NEZ, HOST: This past weekend, there was a stunning political defeat for the fa...
Florida is poised to change the way it imposes the death sentence in trials Transcript Florida is poised to change how it imposes the death penalty following a jury's decision to recommend life without parole for the gunman who killed 17 people at a...
Julia Roberts and Martin Luther King Jr. have a surprising bond Transcript When actress Julia Roberts was born, Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bill. It turns out their families were close friends. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Go...
The Mississippi River's water level is at a record low, which affects grain exports Transcript The Mississippi River is at a record-low level, grounding boats and causing shipping delays. From the Port of Memphis, here's a story about efforts to keep...
Updates on the latest strikes in Ukraine Transcript Ukraine says it shot down many of the missiles sent by Russia on Monday, but the ones that got through have caused a lot of damage. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Authorities in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv say wat...
Countries panic over grain supplies after Russia's withdrawal from deal Transcript U.S. Special Envoy for Food Security Cary Fowler talks about how Russia's sudden withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain deal could affect countries already struggling wit...
Jill Biden is hot on the campaign trail, while the president's approval lacks Transcript Jill Biden is a sought-after headliner on the midterm campaign trail in a way her husband, the president, is not. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Biden goes to Fl...
