Is Aerobic Exercise The Right Prescription For Staving Off Alzheimer's? ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There's growing evidence that exercise can ward off Alzheimer's disease. Just this week, the idea got support from two new studies presented at a big internati...
NOEL KING, HOST: All this week, I've been reporting from the U.S.-Mexico border. I'm looking into a Trump administration policy called Migrant Protection Protocols, or Remain in Mexico. What the policy means is that people who cross into the U.S. see...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The TV show Pose on FX is back for its second season. It's about ball culture in New York City in the 1980s and early '90s. Balls are spaces where trans women and gay men walk the runway, dance and, yes, pose - competing for trophi...
In 'Sword Of Trust,' A Questionable Antique, An Unquestionable Cast AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Knocking down conspiracy theories is an exhausting business. Fresh ones seem to crop up every day. But critic Bob Mondello says the new comedy Sword Of Trust loo...
Trump Backs Off Census Citizenship Question Fight AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump is backing down on his effort to get a controversial citizenship question added to the 2020 census. His administration has been fighting in court for more than a y...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A heat wave is sweeping across a lot of the U.S. this week, from the central Plains to the East Coast. Swimsuits are more common than snowshoes in this weather, but you will find plenty of snowshoes in the Wisconsin town of Lake To...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We are several months out, and there are indications that travel over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays may be more expensive than usual. Two major airlines have pulled Boeing's 737 Max planes from their schedules into...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: NASA and its partners spent years and more than $100 billion to build the International Space Station. That was more than two decades ago. Now they have to figure out what to do with it next. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce repo...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The many anxieties that new parents face include a very simple one... (SOUNDBITE OF BABY CRYING) INSKEEP: ...Trying to get that new bundle of joy to sleep so that you can. Many desperate parents turn to a common but controversial...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: For people living in rural communities, accessing health care can be a challenge. Hospitals have closed. Doctors are in short supply. Advances in technology may help solve some of these problems. Polling by NPR finds that m...
NOEL KING, HOST: The fight over partisan gerrymandering continues today when a trial starts in North Carolina. Less than a month ago, you'll remember, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts cannot decide these partisan redistricting cases....
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: When we think about stories with a wedding at the center, we generally think about whether the couple getting hitched is the right one, whether the parents approve, maybe whether the bridesmaids or the wedding planners have somet...
(SOUNDBITE OF CHICK COREA AND THE SPANISH HEART BAND'S THE YELLOW NIMBUS - PT. 2) LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Let's take a few moments now to lose ourselves in some fabulous music like that by making our monthly check-in with Felix Contreras of the Al...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Secret Life Of Bees, a novel by Sue Monk Kidd, spent more than two years on the bestseller list when it came out in 2002, the story of a troubled white girl taken in by three African American beekeepers in South Carolina during...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Immigrant communities are once again bracing for nationwide raids targeting migrant families. The raids are expected to begin Sunday. Here's acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli speaking to repor...
