An EPA proposal to (almost) eliminate climate pollution from power plants Transcript Coal and gas-fired power plants would have to eliminate nearly all their climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions in just a little over a decade, under proposed regu...
3 years later, the COVID public health emergency is drawing to a close Transcript The nation's COVID-19 public health emergency declaration is ending. Here's what is and isn't changing. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today, the United States passes out of its...
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 inductees Transcript The inductees are: The Last of Us, a zombie apocalypse game that's now an HBO series. Barbie Fashion Designer, a rare attempt to market a game for girls along with Wii Spor...
Egyptians and others are upset a Black actress stars in Netflix's 'Queen Cleopatra' Transcript NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rebecca Futo Kennedy, associate professor at Denison University, about the flak surrounding the Netflix docudrama Queen Cleopa...
Pandemic rules allowing for fast expulsions of migrants at the border are expiring Transcript Migrants, communities and immigration officials are gathering along the southern border to register for court dates involving asylum applications in the U.S...
During a CNN town hall, Trump repeated false claims about the 2020 election Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sarah Longwell, a GOP strategist and founder of the Republican Accountability Project, about Trump's comments, and how he was recei...
VanVan, 4, raps about her ABCs and 123s Transcript Savannah McConneaughey got her start in music like most four-year-old rap stars: by watching Frozen. Her dad, Reggie, was impressed by how quickly she memorized songs. Soon, he started posting videos...
Fort Hood Army base in Texas is renamed for Hispanic 4-star general Richard Cavazos Transcript One of the nation's largest military bases has dropped the name of a Confederate general and is now known as Fort Cavazos, in honor of the Army's first Lat...
The challenges involved with establishing a peaceful, stable Sudan Transcript Why is Sudan so prone to civil war? The country has suffered from internal conflict for well over half of its 67 years of independence. Two generals are threatening to unle...
Latest inflation information comes as the Fed rethinks its aggressive rate hikes Transcript The Labor Department reports Wednesday on consumer prices for April. Inflation has cooled from a four-decade high last summer, but prices are still climbing t...
Texas House panel votes to raise the minimum age to buy AR-15-style rifles Transcript Families of Uvalde shooting victims plan to keep fighting to advance a bill raising the minimum age to buy assault-style weapons. But in Texas, a committee vote may...
Best in show at Westminster: Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Venden Transcript The 6-year-old PBGV bested six other finalists and made history it was the first win for that breed. PBGVs belong to the hound group, and are known for their rabbit-hu...
Thousands of flood victims are still missing in Democratic Republic of Congo Transcript NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jean-Claude Nzay of the humanitarian group Corus International, about the flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo that devastated vi...
Mexico was my favorite country out of all 14 I went through, teen cyclist says Transcript NPR's A Martnez talks to Liam Garner, a teen who's heading home to California after cycling from Alaska to Argentina. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Right around this time t...
CNN's town hall with Donald Trump takes on added stakes after verdict in Carroll case Transcript Little more than a day after being found liable for battery and defamation of a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s, former President Donald Trump i...