Broadway legend Chita Rivera dances through her life in a new memoir Transcript An admirer once said Chita Rivera had the fastest feet on Broadway. At age 90, she's a legendary dancer and proved it in the big musicals of her day Bye Bye Birdie, Can C...
President Biden plans to sign a new executive order on environmental justice Transcript NPR's Michel Martin talks to National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi about the order which makes it the mission of every federal agency to protect the environmental he...
Why SpaceX staff cheered when the Starship rocket exploded Transcript SpaceX's Starship rocket which could one day carry humans to the moon and Mars made it some four minutes and 24 miles into the sky before it exploded during its inaugural test flig...
Think you're tired? This animal goes for months with only two hours of sleep a day Transcript Maybe you didn't get enough sleep last night, but chances are you're still doing better than the typical northern elephant seal. Scientists have discovered...
You're less likely to get long COVID after a second infection than a first Transcript Long COVID lingering symptoms that can follow a COVID diagnosis plagues millions of Americans. It may be less likely after a second bout of COVID than after a first...
'I'm going to die in these shoes.' Ga. woman loves shoes despite polio's effects Transcript Shirley Duhart was two years old when she got polio in 1950. She talks to her doctor, Dale Strausserher, about her love of shoes. Though she struggled to walk...
Uncertainty over mifepristone is a concern even in states where abortion is legal Transcript Doctors in Michigan say the pending Supreme Court ruling on the abortion medication mifepristone is causing confusion and uncertainty. A MART?NEZ, HOST: The...
BuzzFeed News is shutting down as part of companywide layoffs Transcript NPR's Michel Martin talks to reporter and former BuzzFeed News editor Ben Smith about the development that BuzzFeed is shutting down its Pulitzer-winning news division as the co...
A Canadian woman watches a bear in her car drinking her sodas Transcript Sharon Rosel of British Columbia kept the sodas in her car for her business, and says the bear drank 69 out of 72 cans. Rosel says the bear seemed to really like Orange Crush, b...
When you realize your favorite new song was written and performed by ... AI Transcript Music fans responded with disbelief this week to the release on streaming and social media platforms of the viral song Heart on My Sleeve. The hosts of the popular...
Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone causes uncertainty for advocates Transcript Activists on both sides of the abortion issue are awaiting a Supreme Court decision on the medication mifepristone, used in more than half of the abortions in the U.S. I...
U.S. officials say they're poised to deal a 'crushing blow' to fentanyl traffickers Transcript The officials say the U.S. has infiltrated the Sinaloa cartel, but the effort has sparked a backlash in Mexico. Some experts are skeptical fentanyl smuggli...
Wildflowers are popping up across the Western United States Transcript A wet winter in parts of California and Arizona means an epic wildflower season. In some areas the so-called superbloom can be seen from space. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Wildflowers ar...
Philly schools aim to lower shootings involving kids with conflict resolution skills Transcript Philadelphia schools are trying to keep students in surrounding neighborhoods safe from gun violence by offering support and monitors who can escort stude...
LA County has a new tool that's helping trap junk before it flows into the ocean Transcript Los Angeles County is piloting a two-year project to determine if technology such as the Interceptor 007 is successful in capturing waste from major coastal c...
