NOEL KING, HOST: Venezuela's opposition has been trying for months to oust the authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro. But Maduro isn't budging. So now the two sides are meeting in Norway in an effort to resolve this protracted political crisis. Rep...
SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: Does this sound familiar? KATE CALNAN: I'm hot all the time. It's 51 degrees outside, and my windows are open in my office right now. DAVIS: That's Kate Calnan from Woodenville, Wash. But Kris McGuire from Greenville, S.C., brings...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, new music from a legendary performer with more than a dozen studio albums to her name and many, many awards. Mavis Staples could retire in good conscience if she wanted to, but slowing down is not her style. She's...
SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: Texting is the go-to way to communicate these days. It keeps us connected, but it also has some gray areas. What does that upside-down smiley face mean? Why don't people use periods at the ends of their sentences anymore? A number...
SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: Across the country, police agencies are re-evaluating how they handle people with addiction. Everett, Wash., is one place where, instead of just making arrests, officers now help people with addiction get the services they need. As...
Why Suburban Moms Are Delivering Your Groceries MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Some of the newest jobs of this economy have been created by apps like Uber and Instacart. And it turns out that grocery delivery gigs are particularly attractive to women, who make...
SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: This weekend is a drinking weekend for some but not everyone. And if you want a non-alcoholic drink, it's a good time to be alive. The alcohol-free cocktail is real. It's getting more popular not just among millennials, who are dri...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's illegal to enter the United States without passing through an official border crossing, but along an isolated stretch of the southern border, U.S. citizens are doing just that every day because of a shortage of basic services...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Unemployment is at a historic low right now. Nationwide, it's at 3.6%. This week, NPR is bringing you profiles of how this affects different communities. Among Hispanics, joblessness has hit a low of 4.2%, but many say that is not...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: When NPR science correspondent Joe Palca came to us and said he had a story about EDM, we thought (laughter) we could get down with that. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, GRAPEVINE) TIESTO: (Singing) My mind, my mind, my mind. My mind, my mind,...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Some 400 million people in 28 countries are eligible to vote in this week's elections for the European Union Parliament, the only popularly elected EU institution. Most countries vote tomorrow. As NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports, the...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Time now for StoryCorps. This Memorial Day weekend, we hear from a World War II veteran named Gilbert Seltzer. He was an architectural draftsman when the war broke out. Soon after he joined the Army, he was told he was being put on...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation was long in coming. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY: It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexi...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Food and Drug Administration approved a new form of therapy today for a devastating genetic disease. It is providing hope for babies born with this rare but often fatal disorder. But as NPR health correspondent Rob Stein...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Cass Wheeler has hit her 60s, a musical star who burst into fame in the 1970s. Here's one of her first big hits, Common Ground. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, COMMON GROUND) KATHRYN WILLIAMS: (As Cass Wheeler, singing) It was early morning wh...
