McCarthy tries to build support for his plan for big cuts in government spending Transcript As the U.S. nears default, Democrats say House Speaker McCarthy's plan is a nonstarter. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Noah Rothman of the National Review about...
While Israel is in turmoil, tonight it marks its 75th Independence Day Transcript As Israel marks the 75th anniversary of its founding, the country is consumed by protests and debates over its unresolved identity. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Israel is marki...
How Tucker Carlson took fringe conspiracy theories to a mass audience Transcript Until his abrupt ouster on Monday, Tucker Carlson used his prime-time Fox News show the most-watched hour on cable news to inject a dark strain of conspiracy-mongering i...
When your boss is an algorithm Transcript Two brothers who drive for Uber recently conducted an experiment. They opened their Uber apps while sitting in the same room, and tested which brother could earn more money to do the same work. In a video pub...
Fire-breathing dragon at California's Disneyland caught fire over the weekend Transcript Video shows the animatronic dragon engulfed in flames. It happened during a performance where Mickey Mouse is supposed to defeat this dragon. No people or mice w...
Huge Rocky Mountain snowfall provides drought relief but causes flood worries Transcript Rain after big fires last year had whole neighborhoods in Flagstaff, Ariz., sandbagging to protect homes. Near-record snowpack in the mountains are threatening t...
Rainn Wilson urges a spiritual revolution in his new book 'Soul Boom' Transcript Why the hell would the guy who played Dwight on The Office be writing a book about spirituality? Emmy-nominated actor Rainn Wilson says he knows that's the question peop...
Biden has made it official announcing his bid for a second presidential term Transcript In a three-minute video, Biden announced that he's running for a second term in the 2024 presidential race. The announcement comes four years to the day from the...
Fox News and Tucker Carlson have parted ways, the network announced Transcript Fox News announced Monday that primetime star Tucker Carlson had hosted his last show on Friday. Fox had stood by him through several controversies. Why the split now? A M...
Following the mass shooting in Dadeville, Ala., calls grow louder for gun reform Transcript Funerals for the victims of a mass shooting during a Sweet 16 party in Alabama are being held, as some question the state's new gun law that allows 19-year-ol...
Storytellers at a Los Angeles planetarium join the union representing Broadway actors Transcript The planetarium lecturers at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles have unionized. They hope that doing so will help preserve their longstanding tradition...
Maryland created a Prescription Drug Affordability Board to rein in prices Transcript Maryland is working on a new way to keep prescription drugs affordable, as pharmaceutical companies continue to raise prices. Other states are following Maryland's...
5 things to know as E. Jean Carroll's civil trial begins against Donald Trump Transcript NEW YORK Jury selection begins Tuesday in the sexual assault and defamation civil suit brought against former President Donald Trump by the writer E. Jean Carrol...
Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have died in the battle for Bakhmut Transcript As Russia advances on Bakhmut, the loved ones of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war's longest battle mourn at an ever-growing cemetery in Kyiv, and pin their...
Record is set in Utah for the largest Dungeons and Dragons game ever played Transcript The owners of the We Geek Together game store in Provo organized the event. They needed at least 500 players to be recognized by Guinness World Records more than 1...
