DeLorean Motor Company is close to launching its electric vehicle Transcript The latest carmaker to bear the DeLorean name is nearing the launch of its highly anticipated electric vehicle. The company says there will be a limited release of the Alpha...
Federal agencies are struggling to hire and retain firefighters Transcript Federal firefighters say they are again facing staff issues and low morale. Reforms to fix pay and hire more firefighters have stalled at U.S. agencies despite promises to Con...
Bootsy Collins and Lettuce, positively helping to keep the funk alive Transcript We're off tour, we're depressed, we're making no money, recalls Adam Deitch, drummer for the funk band Lettuce, of those early lockdown days. Around that same time, the...
The latest deadly mass shooting took place in a hospital in Tulsa Transcript Police confirmed that a shooter killed four people at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday. The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. RACHEL MARTIN...
The reopening of an uranium mine in Arizona has Indigenous people worried Transcript Under a push to develop nuclear energy, the U.S. is exploring sources for uranium to fuel them. An Indigenous tribe is worried that an uranium mine near the Grand Ca...
Tribal leaders sound the alarm after fentanyl overdoses spike at Blackfeet Nation Transcript BROWNING, Mont. In summer 2020, as the pandemic was setting in, Justin Lee Littledog called his mom to tell her he was moving from Texas back home to the Bla...
Renee Hebert, 89: Claude Debussy's 'Clair de Lune' Transcript In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Two years later, more than a million people have died in the United States from the disease. To put a face on thi...
Volodymyr vs. Vladimir: How rival statues explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict Transcript One of Ukraine's most legendary figures is Volodymyr the Great. He ruled Kyiv from the year 980 to 1015, launching major building projects, pulling together divi...
Promises of fast pizza delivery are becoming harder to keep Transcript Several big chains say haven't been able to hire enough drivers. In the past, those chains resisted third-party apps, such as Uber Eats and DoorDash, but they may be reconsidering...
Soaring energy prices multiply the challenges for Ukraine's allies in Europe Transcript NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ben Cahill, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about Europe's push to end its reliance on Russian...
Michigan prisons ban Spanish and Swahili dictionaries to prevent inmate disruptions Transcript Officials in prison systems across the United States have banned certain books as a way to prevent the flow of material that they say might incite violence...
Researchers have identified the world's largest underwater plant Transcript It covers almost 80 square miles off the coast of Western Australia. It looks like a massive meadow of seagrass, but it is actually a single seedling that's been cloning itse...
Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics meet in the NBA Finals Transcript The best-of-seven series begins Thursday night. The Golden State Warriors, who have been in the Finals from 2015 to 2019, will take on the Boston Celtics. A MART?NEZ, HOST...
Supply chain issues and strong demand are fueling inflationary pressures Transcript NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Donald Kohn, former vice chair of the Fed's Board of Governors, about what can be done to fight inflation, and the impact of the steps ta...
Demand at food banks is way up again. But inflation makes it harder to meet the need Transcript NORFOLK, Virginia On a sultry evening at a neighborhood food pantry in this waterfront city, some in the line outside have come from work. Justine Lee, a...
