'Taking Cover' examines a friendly fire incident in Iraq and the ensuing cover up Transcript NPR podcast Taking Cover delves into the worst Marine-on-Marine friendly fire incident in modern history. A MART?NEZ, HOST: An exclusive NPR investigation re...
Some use the hoax known as 'swatting' to spread misinformation on social media Transcript The trauma caused by hoax shooting calls is sometimes amplified by social media, as bad actors take advantage of the moment to spread misinformation. STEVE INSK...
How state and local judicial elections became so politicized Transcript NPR's A Martinez speaks with University of Wisconsin political scientist Mike Wagner about partisanship in state and local judicial elections following Wisconsin's Supreme Court...
A regional sports network bankruptcy means some baseball fans may not see games on TV Transcript Diamond Sports Group's bankruptcy filing last month could disrupt America's sports media industry and leave some fans in the dark at least temporarily. S...
ProPublica investigates luxury vacations gifted to Supreme Court Justice Thomas Transcript A ProPublica investigation out Thursday reveals that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has failed to disclose luxury vacations and free travel provided by...
U.S. and Arab countries aim to prevent Israeli-Palestinians tensions from escalating Transcript For the second night in a row, Israeli police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque and clashed with Palestinians there prompting rocket fire from Gaza. Religious ten...
A Syrian refugee has been elected as a German town's first migrant mayor Transcript Ryyan Alshebl, who fled the war in Syria, has won an election to become the first migrant mayor of Baden-Wrttemberg in Germany. Naturally, the first thing he did was...
Public transit in New Orleans needs an overhaul. The solution could lie in the past Transcript Bus ridership is rebounding but still below pre-COVID levels. Federal dollars are expanding services in many parts of the country. We take a ride through N...
Top Saudi and Iranian envoys meet in China for a deal that could remake the region Transcript DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Years of proxy fighting, missile strikes and mudslinging could be winding down with Thursday's first face-to-face meeting of Sau...
Why a liberal and a conservative agree Trump's indictment is unwise Transcript When Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted former President Donald Trump this week, he said he was upholding a solemn responsibility. He added everyone stands e...
50 years ago, the first cellphone call was made Transcript Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the first cellphone call 50 years ago this week. Who did he call? His competitor at Bell Laboratories to gloat. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Fifty years ago this wee...
Activist investors press corporations to take action against climate change Transcript At publicly traded companies' annual meetings, shareholders are filing more resolutions about climate change than at the same point last year. LEILA FADEL, HOST: O...
White House applies more pressure on those helping Russia evade sanctions Transcript The U.S. is trying to step up enforcement of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine looking to make countries and their companies fear losing business if t...
An 85-year-old grandmother in England ran a 10K for her birthday Transcript Barbara Thackray took up running eight years ago to raise money for a hospice in Stockport, England. She runs a 10K twice a week now, and has recently been featured on an Adi...
Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal Transcript The pilot, clad in a blue windbreaker, recently pulled his single-engine, four-seater prop plane onto the tarmac of a small municipal airport. The airport sits in a...
