No-knock warrants are under new scrutiny after fatal shooting in Minneapolis Transcript No-knock warrants have been in steep decline since the height of the war on drugs, but the killing of a Black man in Minneapolis has raised questions about why po...
Ohio rule allows for the possibility of redrawing congressional maps every 4 years Transcript Ohio lawmakers are drawing up a new congressional district map after the previous attempt was ruled unconstitutional by the state supreme court. RACHEL MART...
3rd grader Dana Boone finds an innovative way to mark Black History Month Transcript With the help of his mom, Dana Boone created the Periodic Table of Black History. Rather than elements, this table contains 90 Black history-makers, activists and in...
Interior Department hires former top cop to review jail deaths on his watch Transcript Darren Cruzan was teary-eyed when he delivered his retirement speech to family and colleagues at a gathering in Washington, D.C., last May. He was ending a 26-year...
Iceland's first lady on the 'Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women' Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Eliza Reed, the first lady of Iceland, about her new book and why her country is a great place to be a woman. LEILA FADEL, H...
States are ending mask mandates. Is that a good idea for school students? Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Annette Anderson of the Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy schools, about the implications as several states start rolling back mas...
U.S. alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin falters again at the Beijing Olympics Transcript For a second time, Mikaela Shiffrin did not finish a qualifying run. This time in her signature event: the women's slalom. This follows her fall in the giant sl...
With streaming services and digital downloads, why would anyone buy cassette tapes? Transcript Audio cassette tapes are selling well even though they don't sound very good and they are not as retro cool as vinyl records. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Between st...
What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine Transcript Just before Christmas, a right-wing journalist named Ben Bergquam became seriously ill with COVID-19. My Christmas gift was losing my [sense of] taste and sm...
Ukraine braces for more Russian cyberattacks, an ex-infrastructure minister says Transcript Ukraine has dealt with repeated Russian cyberattacks. NPR's A Martinez talks to Volodymyr Omelyan, an ex-minister for infrastructure, about what makes his cou...
After 1,229 years, a British pub is closing its doors Transcript Guinness World Records lists Ye Olde Fighting Cocks as Britain's oldest pub. It's closing because of financial issues brought on by the pandemic. Owners say the pub could reopen under n...
California's mask mandate expires next week for vaccinated residents Transcript While the statewide mask mandate will end for vaccinated residents, that doesn't mean everyone in the state will be able to remove their masks indoors even if they've got...
Russian warships move into the Black Sea for what Moscow calls naval drills Transcript NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Adm. Mike Mullen, ex-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the ships which Russia insists are part of pre-planned naval exercis...
Wendy Sherman leads the Biden administration's strategic dialogue with Russia Transcript The Biden administration has sent Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on some tough assignments from negotiating with Russian officials to visiting China. LE...
McConnell breaks with RNC over its censure of 2 House Republicans Transcript Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House Republicans who serve on the panel investigating the U.S. Cap...
