Texas GOP platform embraces far-right and anti-gay rhetoric Transcript Texas Republicans recently adopted homophobic and transphobic language in their party platform, part of a larger trend of moves against LGBTQ rights by conservatives. LEILA FADEL,...
Remembering a murdered doctor who performed abortions despite threats to his life Transcript Rabbi David Young and Cantor Natalie Young were expecting their second son in 2006. Late in the pregnancy, they learned their baby would not survive. They we...
A roundup of what happened at Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing Transcript The fifth Jan. 6 panel hearing focused on the pressure former President Trump levied on the Justice Department. Top ex-Trump DOJ officials testified that Trump pressured them to back...
In addition to the rail strike, Britain braces for strikes in other industries Transcript Rail workers in England, Wales and Scotland are on strike demanding more pay and protesting planned job cuts. It's just one of many strikes Britain is likely to...
U.S. swimmer sinks to the bottom of the pool and her coach jumps in to save her Transcript A terrifying moment at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes dove in, grabbed artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez and got her...
Ice in the Arctic is melting even faster than scientists expected, study finds Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to scientists Melinda Webster with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, about implications for the rest of the globe. She's on an icebr...
The Senate passes a gun control bill and sends it to the House Transcript The Senate passed the first major gun legislation in nearly three decades. It would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18 to 21-year-olds...
What can a documentary filmmaker add to the record of the Jan. 6 attacks? Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Holder after his testimony to the House Select Committee, about his documentary with exclusive footage inside the Trump White House...
For years Sen. Klobuchar has been pushing to close the 'boyfriend loophole' NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar about the bipartisan gun safety bill passed by the Senate....
Juul is ordered by the FDA to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market Transcript JUUL Labs is no longer allowed to sell or distribute its e-cigarette or vaping products in the U.S. The FDA said its review found Juul products potentially...
The White House is considering a presidential visit to Saudi Arabia Transcript Despite its concerns over human rights, the Biden administration is changing its stance toward Saudi Arabia in a bid to lower global oil prices and tame gas costs at the p...
Airbnb is offering overnight stays in Scooby-Doo's Mystery Machine Transcript Airbnb will park the gang's psychedelic van on the southern California coast and rent it out for three one-night stays. The tricked-out van comes with a bed, a wood-paneled...
Baxter Black, cowboy poet and 'Morning Edition' commentator, dies at 77 Transcript Baxter Black the cowboy poet, philosopher, large-animal veterinarian and longtime Morning Edition commentator died at age 77 on Friday. He is being remembered for his...
Kendi's book, 'How to Raise an Anti-Racist,' is part study, part memoir Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Ibram X. Kendi about structural racism, and the debate over how to teach children about racism. His latest book is: How to Raise...
The House Jan. 6 panel will hear from more witnesses during 2nd hearing Transcript The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will try to prove that Donald Trump knew he lost the election, but continued to press false cla...
