Two U.S. citizens were arrested in Venezuela yesterday. President Nicolas Maduro went on TV and said they led or tried to lead an invasion of his country, overthrow him and assassinate him. NPR's Philip Reeves reports from Venezuela for us often. He'...
A fleet of oil tankers from Saudi Arabia has begun arriving on the U.S. Gulf Coast. But this country already has plenty of crude oil. So why is there more coming in from Saudi Arabia? NPR's Jackie Northam explains. 多艘沙特阿拉伯油轮开始抵达...
It's been more than a month now since a former Senate staffer of Joe Biden accused the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her back in 1993. Today, Biden responded personally for the first time. He spoke to MSNBC. 一个多...
This day is May 1, International Workers Day. Andaround the world, it is traditionally a day tocelebrate labor. Today workers from Amazon andWalmart and Target and other companies areorganizing mass protests. They say the companiesaren't doing enough...
NOEL KING, HOST: A handful of theaters are screening movies for the first time in more than a month. On Saturday, the San Antonio chain Santikos opened three cineplexes - masks are required. They're playing older movies at a discount. They're limitin...
NOEL KING, HOST: In under a month, the IRS delivered more than 130 million coronavirus relief payments to Americans. That's $207 billion that was part of the relief package passed by Congress during the public health crisis. But the speed has come wi...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, officials have kept warning about the prospect of a second wave. (SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE) ANTHONY FAUCI: We will have coronavirus in the fall. I am convinced of t...
NOEL KING, HOST: The Social Security Administration says it has 53,000 employees teleworking. And they like it so much that they want to keep working from home even after the federal government reopens. Here's NPR's Brian Naylor. BRIAN NAYLOR, BYLINE...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: If you spend any time watching Joe Biden speak over the years, you know that he is a Catholic. It is part of his political identity, which is convenient as Catholics make up a large part of the population in states where the elect...
NOEL KING, HOST: U.S. senators come back to Washington today after a long break because of COVID-19. They'll start work tonight. NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales is following this one. Good morning, Claudia. CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE:...
NOEL KING, HOST: The U.S. Supreme Court will begin an extraordinary two weeks of oral arguments today. For the first time in history, the court will actually livestream its audio. Arguments will be heard on the telephone rather than in person. Here's...
NOEL KING, HOST: Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, a legend of the NFL, has died at the age of 90. In his 33 seasons as a head coach, first with the Baltimore Colts and then later with the Dolphins, Shula set a long list of NFL records. He took...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Sarah Knight has built a career saying no, specifically, [Expletive] No! She is the author of the No [Expletive] Given Guides, which include the books Calm The [Expletive] Down and The Life Changing Magic Of Not Giving A [E...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Jerry Seinfeld once famously said that comedians spend one hour a day on stage and the rest of that day waiting for that hour. His latest standup special for Netflix is called 23 Hours to Kill. And he has a line early on that may r...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: One of this country's greatest musical gatherings celebrated it's 50th anniversary last year. This year, stages at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will be empty. But there'll still be music. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORD...
