STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors were a chance to celebrate among others a dancer, a rapper and a TV-sitcom pioneer. Here's NPR's Elizabeth Blair. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: The Kennedy Center Honors are lifetime achievement a...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump will be in Utah today where he's expected to announce moves to dramatically shrink the size of the Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. These areas are dense with ancient artifacts, much of...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: People who get migraines may soon have access to a new type of drug. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on the first medications designed specifically to prevent migraine attacks. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: More than 10 percent of us get the...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Many people reach for Tylenol to ease aches and pains. And it turns out Tylenol may do more than relieve physical pain. Studies show it may help to ease hurt feelings. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: Most of...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The federal ban on sports betting is tested before the Supreme Court today. Now, we do not know the odds in Vegas on how this case will turn out, but we do know that the United States prohibits sports betting in most states. The...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Over the past month on this show, we've been hearing from Americans who are straining to make ends meet. On paper, though, they're well off. They make about $100,000 a year. But it often takes just one major expense for thi...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: General Electric is one of the most storied corporations in American history co-founded by Thomas Edison and redefined by legendary CEO Jack Welch. For more than a century, GE's products, from dishwashers to MRI machines, c...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: If you're hearing my voice through some kind of Bluetooth of Wi-Fi gadget, here's an interesting fact. Some ideas behind that technology can be traced back to an invention by a famous actress from the 1930s - her name, Hedy...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have another story about the Obama-era government program to shield people from deportation if they came here illegally as children. It's called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. We've heard a number...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: It's that time of year - sugar plum fairies dancing in delight, the Mouse King, a gorgeous Christmas party and a prince. (SOUNDBITE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S THE NUTCRACKER SUITE, OP 71) GARCIA-NAVARRO: The Nutcracker ballet is a be...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: While President Trump is cruising towards a major win with taxes, the businesses he founded are facing challenges. Sales at some of the president's properties are suffering. Prices are down. And it appears many customers ar...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The act of taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racism has spread beyond the National Football League. Athletes across the country are faced with the question. Do they kneel, or do they stand?...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, the president of the United States passed along malicious messages from a racist, ultranationalist fringe group directly to 44 million people. Those 44 million follow him on Twitter and may have now retweeted those anti-...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, the president of the United States passed along malicious messages from a racist, ultranationalist fringe group directly to 44 million people. Those 44 million follow him on Twitter and may have now retweeted those anti-...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: One of the biggest credit rating agencies in the country issued a stark warning to U.S. cities and states this week. Prepare for climate change, or risk being downgraded. NPR's Nathan Rott reports. NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: It's hard...
