Growing up during the pandemic: What does that mean for kids' microbes? Transcript Studies are under way to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the development of babies and young children and in particular their microbiomes. STEVE INSKE...
The House has voted 6 times without choosing a speaker Transcript Lawmakers are embroiled in a dayslong stalemate over electing the next speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy starts a third day facing a group of fellow Republicans who object to him. A...
How many more voting rounds will it take the House to elect a speaker? Transcript NPR's A Martinez speaks with GOP pollster Frank Luntz, a longtime friend of Kevin McCarthy, about the House speaker stalemate. McCarthy is still short of the votes he n...
The on-field medical team that treated Buffalo's Damar Hamlin is being praised Transcript Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains hospitalized in critical condition after he collapsed during a game earlier this week. The team said he has shown some...
Mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admission scandal is about to learn his fate Transcript The mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, Rick Singer, is set to be sentenced Wednesday in Boston for a scheme that federal prosecut...
Eurasia Group releases its forecast of the top political risks for 2023 Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, which lists the growing power of China's Xi Jinping among this...
Pets are being given up by people who can't afford to keep them Transcript Early in the pandemic, people were rushing to adopt pets. But high prices because of inflation are causing some pet owners to surrender or abandon their pets. ROB SCHMITZ, HOS...
You can recycle almost anything these days. In Belgium, you can recycle your hair Transcript Hair has many impressive properties it's strong, durable and good at absorbing pollutants. A Belgian nonprofit is taking hair from salons and recycling them...
Marine Corps, despite a mandate, resists fully opening boot camp to women Transcript The corps is under a congressional mandate to integrate boot camp in line with the other services. Critics say it isn't moving fast enough. (Story aired on All Thing...
Banned Books: Maia Kobabe explores gender identity in 'Gender Queer' Transcript Gender Queer cover. Oni Press This discussion with Maia Kobabe is part of a series of interviews with and essays by authors who are finding their books being challenged a...
Damar Hamlin remains hospitalized after collapsing during a game with Cincinnati Transcript There's been a huge outpouring of support from fans and fellow athletes for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who was in critical condition after taking a hi...
On game days, NFL teams have dozens of medical staff on site Transcript NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Dr. Robert Linton, chief medical officer of Howard University Hospital about what on-the-field football physicians prioritize when a player has a life-...
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud and other charges tied to FTX's collapse Transcript Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges at his arraig...
This baby could push India past China to become the world's most populous country Transcript MUMBAI, India In a sparse, one-room apartment on the far periphery of a booming megacity, the piercing cry of a newborn baby marks a population milestone for...
An exit interview with outgoing Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska Transcript As a new Congress began work on Monday, Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said goodbye. NPR's Steve Inskeep talked to Sasse about when government is effective, and w...
