R.I. girl asks police to run a DNA test on a cookie for evidence of Santa Claus Transcript In a handwritten letter, the young detective requested a DNA test on the samples to prove the existence of St. Nick. The Cumberland Police Department promised...
The Fed has been raising interest rates. Why then are savings interest rates low? Transcript When the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates, the interest rate on savings account usually follows in step. But recently, that logic hasn't held up. (Story...
Each story in 'The Faraway World' features characters searching for something more Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Patricia Engel about her book of short stories: The Faraway World. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Patricia Engel's new short story collect...
No motive is known yet for the mass shooting at Lunar New Year festival Transcript Authorities in California say the man responsible for the mass shooting at a dance hall Saturday night in Monterey Park killed himself after police stopped his van. Th...
VP Harris urges federal abortion protections on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade Transcript Vice President Kamala Harris marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade Sunday. She spoke about the path forward on reproductive rights after the Supreme Court o...
A change that kept people automatically enrolled in Medicaid is expiring soon Transcript Beginning in April, a pandemic-era law that changed access to Medicaid is set to expire. Six million low-income people could lose access to health care. LEILA FA...
Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker says Transcript Florida's education department has blocked a proposed Advanced Placement course focused on African American studies, calling it a form of political indoc...
Monterey Park community is relieved shooter is no longer a threat, Rep. Chu says Transcript A mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, a city east of Los Angeles, killed 10 people and left 10 others injured over the weekend. The next morning...
The FDA considers a major shift in the nation's COVID vaccine strategy Transcript The Food and Drug Administration is considering a major shift in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine strategy. The goal is to simplify vaccination against COVID and perhaps a...
Friends and family will keep Hody Childress' kind deed going Transcript For years, Childress secretly gave money to his local pharmacy to cover prescription costs for those who couldn't pay. Near the end of his life, he told his daughter so she could...
Why higher winter temperatures are affecting the logging industry Transcript It's been an unusually warm winter in the Northeast. Loggers there need frozen ground to reach some forested areas. (Story first aired on Jan. 21, 2023 on Weekend Edition Sa...
President Biden's troubles with classified documents grew over the weekend Transcript The Justice Department on Friday went through President Biden's home in Delaware and emerged from a 13-hour search with more classified materials. LEILA FADEL, HOST...
Additional classified documents are found at Biden's Delaware home Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Richard Painter, who served as chief ethics lawyer to the George W. Bush White House, about the probe into President Biden's handling of class...
What motivated a gunman to open fire on a Lunar New Year celebration near LA Transcript California's Monterey Park community is reeling following a mass shooting at a dance club Saturday night. The city is tight knit and a center of Asian American an...
The facts and strategy behind the outrage over rumors of a ban on gas stoves Transcript The conservative media was in uproar last week over speculation that the federal government planned to ban gas cooking stoves and possibly seize them. It escalate...
