Supreme Court to hear a case that could limit the EPA's power to fight climate change Transcript The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a major environmental case that could hobble the ability of federal agencies to regulate air pollution a...
The case of the Stephens' kangaroo rat is being called a conservation success Transcript Nocturnal rodent, the Stephens' kangaroo rat, was on the endangered species list but this month it was reclassified as threatened. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a...
Why Russian military moves in Ukraine have not gone as well as expected Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jeffrey Edmonds, a research scientist focusing on Russia's military and an-ex director for Russia at the National Security Council, about...
Transgender kids in Texas face challenges accessing gender affirming health care Transcript The governor of Texas wants hormone therapy for transgender kids classified as child abuse. One family is nervous that they may now become targets, but they d...
Busy Chicago high school student gets a perfect ACT score Transcript Mario Hoover is in debate, track and field, choir plus he volunteers at a hospital and at a boys and girls club. He is the first student in his school's 42-year history to get a per...
The Putin Pub in Jerusalem is looking for a new name Transcript The Putin Pub, a 22-year-old mainstay of Jerusalem's Russian-speaking immigrant community, can no longer tolerate the joke of being named after President Putin. A MARTINEZ, HOST: It woul...
A Canadian man amasses a huge collection of Hawaiian music Transcript A nearly 10,000-piece Hawaiian music collection was donated to the state's archives by the family of Michael Scott. His will stipulated that it go someplace where it can be accessi...
How the many pairs behind 'Cyrano' made music for the movie's lovelorn couples Transcript Haley Bennett stars as Roxanne and Peter Dinklage as Cyrano. Peter Mountain/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. Early in the movie named after him, Cyrano de Berg...
Steady stream of Ukrainians cross into Poland seeking safety from Russia's attack Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel travels to the Polish-Ukrainian border to talk with some of the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who have fled their homes in recent days as...
The CDC issues new masking guidance as U.S. COVID cases drop Transcript The CDC's new guidance means most of the U.S. population is considered to be at low or medium risk for COVID-19, and the agency has given the green light to take masks off. A MAR...
Day by day, Europeans pile consequences on Russia for invading Ukraine Transcript Germany announced a large increase in its defense funding and signaled it will be sending arms to Ukraine. The European Union announced all Russian aircraft will be blo...
Climate change is killing people, but there's still time to reverse the damage Transcript Billions of people on every continent are suffering because of climate change, according to a major new United Nations report released on Monday. And government...
'Saturday Night Live' opens with the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York Transcript SNL usually starts with a comedy sketch, but this weekend no laughs. The open featured a Ukrainian chorus singing: Prayer for Ukraine. Candles were arranged to spell o...
Smithsonian curator has a fondness for a photo album from the Civil War Transcript Curator Aaron Bryant recently spoke to NPR about his favorite images in the Smithsonian's collection. Among them is a rare album of Black soldiers from the Civil War....
Ukrainian forces aren't backing down, 5 days after Russian attacks began Transcript The Ukrainian military is continuing its defense of the capital Kyiv, while Russian and Ukrainian delegations meet on the border with Belarus to try to find a diploma...
