Drought restrictions are being felt in many ways across California Transcript Water restrictions are turning lawns brown, but homes are not the only places Californians are feeling the drought. Cemeteries, golf courses and tourism are all distressed...
Semi-pro athlete for Toledo's Glass City Basketball Club helped save referee's life Transcript During a playoff game, Myles Copeland, who's also a firefighter, had a different kind of assist. When a referee collapsed, he jumped in to start CPR until...
Songs to believe in: A Juneteenth playlist Transcript It's hard to reflect on freedom in this deafening swell of discord, this crescendo of threats to our most basic human and civil rights. It's hard to stand upright in this storm of unending violenc...
Bob Woodward recounts the Watergate story in an art museum Transcript In the early morning hours of June 17, 1972, a Saturday, Bob Woodward was asleep. Twenty-nine years old and the lowest-paid reporter at the Washington Post ($165 a week), he'd been...
As Russia pushes deeper into eastern Ukraine, some flee on medical evacuation train Transcript President Biden has announced another $1 billion in weaponry for Ukraine, including anti-ship missile launchers, longer range artillery and rounds for mobi...
Ukraine finds itself outnumbered as Russia advances in the Donbas Transcript Russia is advancing in eastern Ukraine by deploying its superior numbers. The math problem is very difficult for the Ukrainians, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chie...
Canada aims to provide medical technologies for deep space exploration Transcript Twenty teams in Canada received small grants to develop portable medical tools that could be used on long interplanetary space flights. They could also be useful in rem...
A nonprofit in Tuscon, Arizona, is fighting a new enemy: climate change Transcript NPR's A Martinez talks to Jason De Leon of the Colibr Center for human rights about climate change heating up the land around the U.S.-Mexico border, making the journe...
White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly Transcript We must approach this crisis with a sense of urgency that prioritizes saving lives as our North Star, said Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the Office of National Drug...
New federal standards aim to make manufactured homes more efficient Transcript The Energy Department recently updated efficiency rules for manufactured homes. Energy efficiency advocates wanted higher standards while the industry warns the rules will...
A VHS copy of 'Back to the Future' has sold for $75,000 at auction Transcript It's from the collection of actor Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in the movie. Wilson says he saved a copy because he was convinced that the VHS platform would be aroun...
As the U.S. Open begins, the golf tournament is caught up in turmoil Transcript Some of the sport's biggest stars are under scrutiny for participating in a breakaway series funded by the Saudi Arabian government. A MART?NEZ, HOST: The next big tourna...
The time was right for an aggressive rate hike, former Fed economist says Transcript NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Claudia Sahm, a senior fellow at the Jain Family Institute and a former Federal Reserve economist, about the largest Fed interest rat...
Ohio is making it easier for teachers to carry firearms in classrooms Transcript Ohio's governor signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in class after 24 hours of training. Republicans tout the move as a way to increase safety; educators worry...
More schools are offering courses related to Asian Americans Transcript Asian American college students are reigniting the fight for Asian American studies. Educators say increases in violence targeting Asian Amerians heightens the need. RACHEL MARTI...
