STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have some insight this morning into just how much time kids are spending with their eyes locked on the screen of a mobile device. We're not talking about teenagers. The nonprofit Common Sense Media studied children under 8, in...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: There's a new plan to stabilize the Affordable Care Act for next year, specifically to shore up its insurance markets. Now, this is a bill from a bipartisan group of senators led by Republican Lamar Alexander and Democrat Pat...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The only painting by Leonardo da Vinci known to be in private hands is going on the market. Titled Salvator Mundi or Savior Of The World, it depicts Christ holding the world in his left hand and offering a blessing with his right....
(SOUNDBITE OF FLEVANS' FLICKER) SAM SANDERS, HOST: Hey, y'all. From NPR, I'm Sam Sanders. It's been a minute. This Tuesday, just like every Tuesday, we're bringing you a really great conversation. Today, SNL alum, actor and now director Taran Killam....
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee today for what is billed as a routine oversight hearing. That's what it's billed, but nothing feels very routine about the issues the Justice Departme...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next, we report on the downside of a bidding war for Amazon. Many cities are competing to be the chosen one, the site for a second Amazon headquarters and 50,000 promised jobs. At the same time, some politicians ask if cities are...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Trump's administration's third attempt to ban travelers from certain countries was set to take effect today and will not - at least not in its entirety. Overnight, a federal judge in Maryland partially blocked the new travel...
The Court Challenge Begins: Is Trump Taking Unconstitutional Emoluments? KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A group challenging Donald Trump's dual roles as president and businessman will have its day in court tomorrow. A federal judge in Manhattan hears prelimina...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Across the country, hundreds of cities are making their pitch to Amazon. City officials have until Thursday to convince Amazon to open their second headquarters in their town. At stake - potentially 50,000 jobs and $5 billion wor...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: We're going to hear now about the global effort to reduce hunger. In 1990, about a fourth of people on the planet were not getting enough to eat. Today it's less than half that. And a couple years ago, this progress inspired world...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: For the first time, scientists have seen the violent collision of two neutron stars. They've watched as heavy elements like gold, platinum and uranium were forged. This cosmic smashup is being hailed as one of the biggest eve...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There was nothing routine about what astronaut Scott Kelly pulled off - living in space for nearly a year, 340 consecutive days, to be exact. It was important work meant to evaluate the impact of life in space on the human body....
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The poet Richard Wilbur died over the weekend. He was 96. Wilbur has been both praised and criticized for his classical approach to poetry, but he earned just about every honor a poet could receive, including being named the seco...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Amy Tan is best known for her novels that focus on mother-daughter relationships and Chinese-American culture. Her most famous of course is The Joy Luck Club. Her latest book, Where The Past Begins, is what she calls a writer's m...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: The retail giant Amazon is looking for a second home. And this could mean thousands of jobs and a new economic anchor for a city. Big cities like Denver and Atlanta are competing. But as we hear from Michigan Radio's Rick Pluta, l...
