The Fed is expected to raise interest rates to get a grip on rising inflation Transcript The Federal Reserve wants to control inflation, and its number-one weapon is higher interest rates. The Fed is expected to announce another sharp jump in borrowi...
What do we know about Powell's approach to economic policy and inflation? Transcript NPR's A Martinez speaks with Sarah Binder, a professor at George Washington University, about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's approach to economic policy. A...
Southern Baptists respond to the widespread silencing of sexual abuse victims Transcript Thousands of Southern Baptists are in California for their annual meeting. The gathering comes weeks after a report on sexual abuse by Southern Baptist ministers...
The FDA is reviewing COVID vaccines for children 5 and younger Transcript Food and Drug Administration advisers are opening a two-day meeting to review Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccines for children, including the first vaccines for kid...
A pest removal company will pay you to release cockroaches inside your house Transcript The Pest Informer is offering $2,000 to a homeowner who lets it release a hundred cockroaches inside their house. The company is studying how well some new exterm...
Sending asylum-seekers from Britain to Rwanda is human trafficking, an advocate says Transcript Great Britain's plan to send asylum-seekers from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere on a plane to Rwanda constitutes human trafficking, an activ...
Sending asylum-seekers from Britain to Rwanda is human trafficking, an advocate says Transcript Great Britain's plan to send asylum-seekers from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere on a plane to Rwanda constitutes human trafficking, an activ...
Encore: Scientists hope a volcano's song could contain clues to its future eruptions Transcript A volcano's song could contain clues to its future eruptions, scientists hope A MARTINEZ, HOST: Scientists have recorded a song made by a volcano. NPR's G...
What do delinquent loan payments reveal about the economy? Transcript NPR's A Martinez talks to Aaron Klein, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, about whether the amount of delinquent auto loan payments is a sign the eco...
As hate crimes against Asian Americans rise, a California neighborhood takes action Transcript In Oakland, Calif., Chinatown residents have been targeted with robberies and anti-Asian abuse. They decided to fight back with volunteer patrols, and thei...
Facebook parent company Meta releases new parental controls for Instagram Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Antigone Davis, global head of safety at Meta, about company changes that will address problems with the way teenagers use its platforms....
The cost of hopping on a plane to get away from it all is skyrocketing Transcript Flight prices are 30 to 40 percent higher than they were before the pandemic. What's behind the skyrocketing costs? A MART?NEZ, HOST: The cost of hopping on a plane to...
In their own words: AAPI voters in Nevada talk economy, guns, race Transcript The Asian American Pacific Islander population is the fastest-growing demographic in Nevada and a rising political force in the state, which holds its primary elections on...
A New Zealand cricket player made a big splash in a match against England Transcript Batsman Daryl Mitchell sent the ball flying into the stands and it landed in a fan's beer cup. TV footage shows the suds exploding all over the woman and those aroun...
The British government debates the future of the Northern Ireland Protocol Transcript The U.K. government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is weighing proposed legislation to scrap a part of the Brexit deal that governs trade between Northern Ireland...
