ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In big cities across the U.S., low-income neighborhoods are hotter than wealthier ones. That's the finding of a joint investigation by NPR and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland. As NPR's M...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Tomorrow, the Rock Roll Hall of Fame is going to announce its 2020 inductees. And while this year's nominees do include three female-driven acts, critics have long chided the Rock Hall for the low percentage of women in its panthe...
How Puberty, Pregnancy And Perimenopause Impact Women's Menta RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last week, I talked with author Ada Calhoun about the unique stresses facing women who are part of Generation X, the generation born between about 1965 and 1980. (SOUN...
NOEL KING, HOST: Cities in the American West are trying to deal with homeless encampments that are getting bigger and more visible. They remind some people of Hoovervilles, where hundreds of thousands of Americans lived during the Great Depression. N...
NOEL KING, HOST: All right. We know that opioids like morphine and heroin are very dangerous. But in some parts of this country, you can buy a supplement that acts like an opioid out of a vending machine. It's an herbal product from Asia called krato...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This new year, we're helping you find some new music. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, CELESTE AIDA) ANDREA BOCELLI: (Singing in non-English language). (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SICKO MODE) TRAVIS SCOTT: (Rapping) Made this here with all the...
(SOUNDBITE OF CINCINNATI POPS ORCHESTRA'S MAIN THEME FROM STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) PATRICK STEWART: Space - the final frontier. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Those stirring lines in that crisp British accent made Patrick Stewart a household name...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The two largest earthquakes that shook Puerto Rico were estimated to be a magnitude 6.4 and 5.9. Ten years ago today in Haiti, it was a magnitude 7. That earthquake a decade ago killed more than 100,000 people. Hundreds of...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. Millions of Americans suffer from depression and anxiety. Research shows regular exercise can ease conditions like panic attacks, mood swings, sleep disorders. And a recent study shows that the type of exercise really m...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This next story begins with a man listening to this song on the radio. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, MY GENERATION) THE WHO: (Singing) People try to put us down. Talkin' about my generation. INSKEEP: He heard it in a distinct way. When I l...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Move more. Sit less. We've all heard this, but these are the new physical activity recommendations out today from the federal government. As NPR's Allison Aubrey reports, the updated guidelines aim to help people offset the damage...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Australia has gone nearly three decades without a recession. It's an enviable economic record. But as NPR's Jim Zarroli reports, the Australian wildfires are threatening key parts of the country's economy. JIM ZARROLI, BYLI...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Only about half of working Americans currently get retirement benefits through their employers. A new federal law takes effect this year to expand that. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports that while the impact of that new law may be limite...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The toll of the Australian bushfires is staggering. Twenty-seven people have died, more than 2,000 homes destroyed and 18 million acres have burned. A billion animals may have been killed. Try to hold that horrifying number in your...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The new film Les Miserables is not another adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel. It's definitely not a musical by BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme music. It is set in the same Paris suburb that inspired part of the 19th century cl...
