MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's no secret that corruption is widespread in Kenya. But recently, the conversation about it got real when a bus driver confronted the police and the president with a story of bribery on national television. NPR's Eyder Peralta...
LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The voice, the hair, the mustache, my God, the wives, the scheming... (SOUNDBITE OF THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS MONTAGE) ERIC BRAEDEN: (As Victor Newman) You think you've won. You don't begin to understand the power of Vi...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Scientists have developed a better test for a very rare brain disease. And as NPR's Rae Ellen Bichell reports, this test could lead to new ways to diagnose more common diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. RAE ELLEN BICHELL,...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: When the country elects a Republican president and there's an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, it's expected the president will nominate a conservative to fill that seat. The question is, what kind of conservative? There are dif...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: And now a dilemma that most of us have probably experienced, reaching for a painkiller or other medication only to discover it's expired according to the date on the label. NPR's Patti Neighmond takes a look at what these dates ac...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Present Trump's threat to change America's trade relationship with Mexico has got businesses on both sides of the border concerned. As Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports, this includes a 130-year-old railroad called Kans...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There were horrible floods in West Virginia last summer. Twenty-three people died. Thousands of homes were destroyed. Many flood victims are still struggling to find adequate housing. Now high school students are stepping in to t...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you've ever been to Japan, you've probably seen these crazy-looking video game centers all over. They've got lots of fluorescent flashing lights, and it's where businessmen often unwind after work. The game is called pachinko,...
LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A museum in Cairo that was damaged by a car bomb three years ago recently opened its doors again. The Museum of Islamic Art houses some of the most important treasures of Islamic culture. NPR's Jane Arraf was there to ta...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now it's time for our regular segment Words You'll Hear. That's where we try to understand a story that will be in the news in the coming days by focusing on a key word or phrase. And while tonight may be all about football for s...
LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Republicans want to eliminate one of the nation's newest national monuments. President Obama created the 1.3 million-acre Bears Ears National Monument in Utah just days before he left office. The land which is near the F...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have one more conversation about the prison system with a look at a new film about solitary confinement. As we just talked about, prisons are closed off from the outside world. That's just one reason the access granted to dire...
LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: President Trump's travel ban, though lifted for now, threw tens of thousands of people into limbo. Among the groups affected are scientists. NPR's science correspondent Joe Palca has more now on how recent events have cr...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new movie called Wheeler follows an aspiring country singer-songwriter who moves to Nashville looking for a break. The film eavesdrops documentary-style on confessional songs that may have viewers seeking out more of the music...
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