STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Exactly what is North Korea doing now? The country says it tested a new tactical weapon. Whatever that is, it would be the first test of any note since nuclear negotiations broke down between President Trump and North Korean Lead...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Now we turn to a startling development in the world of science. The brains of dead pigs have been partially revived in the lab hours after the animals were killed in a slaughterhouse. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports that scien...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We are revealing news this morning that shows the Trump administration's approach to Israelis and Palestinians. The story involves the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. NPR has learned the agency is preparing t...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We are revealing news this morning that shows the Trump administration's approach to Israelis and Palestinians. The story involves the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. NPR has learned the agency is preparing t...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Boeing 737 MAX airplanes have been grounded worldwide. This after two deadly crashes within less than five months. There was particular concern here because it was the same kind of plane. But crashes remain really rare. And yet an...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: A well-known civil rights organization is trying to emerge from allegations of a toxic workplace culture that discriminates against women and people of color. The Southern Poverty Law Center fired its famous founder, Morris Dees,...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Two crashes of Boeing 737s leave behind a follow-up question - what took the airplane maker so long to acknowledge a problem? The aviation system depends on self-reporting. Regulators encourage companies to acknowledge problems,...
CHRIS ARNOLD, HOST: When Michelle Singletary was in her early 20s, she was living with her grandmother to save some money for a year. And while she loved her grandmother, living together was sometimes a little too close. MICHELLE SINGLETARY: Because...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Colorado is changing the way it regulates oil and gas drilling, a big industry there that has led to a lot of tension. The governor is expected to sign legislation to make health and safety more of a priority for that industry. S...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump was on the ground in Minnesota yesterday for something like two hours, barely that. He was there to tout his signature tax law. But the president is sure to be back between now and the 2020 election. The president'...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Our Planet is the kind of nature show that's full of shots of sweeping, dramatic landscapes peppered with colorful animals. AILSA CHANG, HOST: But among the high-definition scenes of tropical reefs and lions on the hunt, there ar...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Our Planet is the kind of nature show that's full of shots of sweeping, dramatic landscapes peppered with colorful animals. AILSA CHANG, HOST: But among the high-definition scenes of tropical reefs and lions on the hunt, there ar...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The mountain air over the Pyrenees of France should be about as pure as air can be, yet there's pollution even there. The air carries tiny plastic particles that have traveled with the wind, possibly from hundreds of miles away....
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Measles is surging throughout the world. The World Health Organization is reporting that cases have nearly quadrupled in the first few months of this year. And U.S. public health officials say 555 cases have been confirmed nationwi...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. You might know this already. Today is Tax Day. But there is little encouragement for last-minute tax filers this April 15. Your chance of being audited by the IRS this year is as low as it has been in decades. Years of...