DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Trump administration has been openly hostile to climate science, pulling out of the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gases, cutting funding for climate research, scrubbing the term climate change from federal websites. Well,...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now we have a story about the power of science to heal. For decades scientists have been dreaming about curing diseases with gene therapy. Those dreams have not become reality, but there's growing excitement now. NPR health corre...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: In 2003, an obscure, independent film called The Room opened in movie theaters here in LA. It was intended to be a serious melodrama about friendship, love, betrayal. Instead, it was shockingly bad - a baffling storyline, uncomfor...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Among the many movies opening for the holidays is one with a new take on an old story. The Man Who Invented Christmas starring Dan Stevens and Christopher Plummer is about Charles Dickens and the creation of A Christmas Carol. It...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Many powerful men in Washington, including here at NPR, are facing sexual harassment allegations in the court of public opinion. But in actual court, such cases filed by workers against their employers are often dismissed. The way...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: LGBT Americans say discrimination is a problem, but there is disagreement over the cause. This comes from a poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Respondents...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The country known for creamy sauces and croissants is suffering a butter shortage that has not been seen in recent times. The French per capita consume more butter than any other country, some 18 pounds per person every year, so...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The countdown to Christmas starts in earnest. Lights are going up. Pine trees are getting picked. Holiday carols are on heavy rotation everywhere. But for people who may be having trouble getti...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's hear about a national anthem protest that is playing out on the other side of the world. China passed a law last month. It says those who protest its national anthem can be criminally charged and sentenced up to three years...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We try not to obsess about this too much, but we really do get to work very early around here. We don't get a whole lot of sunlight, especially in the winter months. So when you look around the newsroom, you see these special lam...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK, now let's talk about some light that is probably not as good for you. This is the light coming from your smartphone or other screens. It's known as blue light. And it can really interfere with your sleep. Some people are using...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: This week, the House will vote on a bill called the ME TOO Congress Act that will require all lawmakers and staff to complete anti-harassment training. This comes as two Democrats in Congress face sexual harassment complaints. Th...
LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: There's an emerging movement to hold hospitals accountable for people addicted to prescription opioids resulting from a hospital stay. From member station WBUR in Boston, Martha Bebinger reports. MARTHA BEBINGER, BYLINE: Katie...
LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Secretary of the interior Ryan Zinke follows the Trump administration's playbook. He's pushing to shrink national monuments across the country. But Zinke makes an exception in his own home state. He's recommending a new nation...
LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Indie rock band Big Thief is ready to take off. With two albums already under its belt, the group from Brooklyn has won over fans with deeply personal songs written by lead singer Adrianne Lenker. That's why Big Thief is part...
