ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The movie All The Money In The World opens today. It's inspired by a true story from 1973 about the time when billionaire J. Paul Getty famously refused to pay the ransom for his kidnapped grandson. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, ALL THE MO...
NOEL KING, HOST: Deep inside Northeast India, a forest has come bounding back thanks to one man. He's a farmer. NPR's Julie McCarthy traveled to see him, and she has this report. JULIE MCCARTHY, HOST: We've come to one of the most geographically isol...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Perhaps you've seen Maira Kalman's illustrations on the cover of The New Yorker magazine or in nearly 20 children's books that she also wrote. Or maybe you read her illustrated New York Times blog, The Principles Of Uncertainty,...
NOEL KING, HOST: For years, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has made sexual harassment one of the top issues on her political agenda. So this past fall, as allegations of harassment swept through the U.S. Capitol, it was no surprise that Senator...
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, THE CHRISTMAS SONG) NAT KING COLE: (Singing) Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose. NOEL KING, HOST: In 1946, Nat King Cole was the first recording artist to wrap his luscious voice around what would...
NOEL KING, HOST: Nintendo has a new gaming console. Well, it's kind of new. The Super NES Classic is basically just a smaller version of a system that is almost 30 years old. Despite that, it sold out in hours, which is evidence maybe of a retro gami...
RAY SUAREZ, HOST: Holidays are a busy time, especially if you like baking. And it's around the holidays that many bakers pay extra attention to how pretty their bakes look. The new secret ingredient to make this happen - gourmet sprinkles. NPR's Adhi...
NOEL KING, HOST: There is no shortage of classic holiday literature. Think The Night Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express. Well, MORNING EDITION listeners, get ready to add another work to the canon. Here's our co-host, Rachel Marti...
Could Brain Surgery Save A Father And Son? RAY SUAREZ, HOST: How much would a parent risk to help a sick child? It's something none of us can know until something happens. NPR's Michael May has the story of a father who had a decision to make when he...
LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: India's remote northeast is a medley of traditional tribes and cultures. Only a narrow corridor connects the area to the Indian subcontinent. And in that secluded corner, NPR's Julie McCarthy discovered one village unlike any oth...
LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: By now, you'd better have your holiday shopping done. Maybe you did more of it online this year. Easy for you but bad for your local mall - brick-and-mortar stores are losing jobs. And it turns out some workers are hit harder tha...
LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: Five-year-old TyLon Pittman of Byram, Miss., had a hot tip on a heist last week, so he called 911. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: This is the Byram Police Department. We had a 911 hang up from this number....
RAY SUAREZ, HOST: After Harvey and Irma, the hurricane season wasn't over. Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico as a massive Category 4 storm. Months later, the power supply is still spotty, and thousands of homes still rely on generators. Da...
LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. Lulu Garcia-Navarro is off for the holidays. I'm Lauren Frayer. President Trump is celebrating Christmas in Florida, but Washington is still clearly very much on his mind. He took a few mome...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A financially strapped couple is taking steps to make a big change. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, DOWNSIZING) UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #1: (As character) Please state your full legal names. MARTIN: Actually, it's a very small change. (SOUNDBIT...
