AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There was sun again in North Carolina today. But a catastrophe is still unfolding as rivers rise after days of torrential rains from Hurricane Florence. Water rescues continued for a fifth day. The unprecedented flooding is raisi...
Republicans Reject Kavanaugh Accuser's Request To Delay Hearing For FBI Investigation AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Come Monday, both Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and university professor Christine Blasey Ford may appear before the Senate Judiciary C...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un says he will visit Seoul, South Korea, before the end of this year. That's a big deal for a regime whose leaders have never been known for traveling much, and is an even bigger deal that Kim Jong...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: After massive demonstrations over the Dakota Access Pipeline, a number of states made it harder to protest oil and gas pipelines. The state of Louisiana is making its first arrests under these tougher laws as protesters try to st...
'Humbled To Ask For Help' Low-Income Communities Struggle To Recover After A Wildfire RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Fires have already destroyed nearly 1,400 homes in California this year, the latest in a string of blazes that have ravaged the state in recent...
ROBERT GARCIA, HOST: What's up, everybody? Peace. Just heads up. There may be some strong language in this episode. Ooo (ph). ADRIAN BARTOS, HOST: Some bad words. (LAUGHTER) GARCIA: How do you know Stretch? BETHANN HARDISON: You know, it's so funny....
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Reese Witherspoon may be a big-time Hollywood actress living the California dream, but she hails from Nashville, Tenn. And she has got Southern in her soul. Witherspoon has a new book out about some of her favorite Southern tradi...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Toronto has been called the raccoon capital of the world. And if you know anything about trash pandas, as they're not so affectionately known, you know this, they'll do anything to get your leftovers. The Canadian raccoons...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Sarah Smarsh grew up in rural Kansas - the fifth generation to farm the same land, riding tractors where her ancestors rode wagons. There was never enough money and prospects were few. She was part of what has become popula...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Photojournalism needs to face its #MeToo moment, according to my next guest, Kainaz Amaria. She's a visuals editor at Vox and formerly with NPR. And in a recent piece, she wrote about some of the high-profile sexual harassm...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In North Carolina, most of the rain has ended, but flooding continues. Much of the area where Florence dumped the most rainfall is covered with farms - chicken farms, sweet potato farms, hog farms - and the damage to those farms...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A poll from NPR and Marist College out today suggests elections officials are right to worry about voters' confidence. About 1 out of every 3 respondents thinks a foreign country is likely to change vote tallies and results in the...
Despite Dangers, Intimidation, Guatemalans Still Seek A Better Life In U.S. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Despite a crackdown by the Trump administration, there's new data showing the number of Central Americans crossing illegally into the U.S. is on the rise...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Allegations of sexual misconduct against a Supreme Court nominee have happened before. Twenty-seven years ago, another college professor, Anita Hill, accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. And while there are some similariti...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Europe had one of its hottest summers on record this year and many crops were destroyed. But the summer of 2018 was good for champagne. Here's Eleanor Beardsley. (SOUNDBITE OF BELLS RINGING) ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Bells toll...
