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Mark Jordan Legan reviews three films out this week: the long-awaited Sex and the City movie, staring Sarah Jessica Parker; the horror movie The Strangers and a documentary about steroid use among youth, Bigger, Stronger, Faster. | MADELEINE BRAND, host: This is Day to Day from NPR News. I'm Madeleine Brand.</s>ALEX CHADWICK, host: I'm Alex Chadwick. There's a lot to see at the Multiplex this weekend. There's a documentary on steroid use in America and a new horror film and the long-awaited big screen version of a classic HBO series. So, to s... |
Silverjet, the business-class airline, suspended operations on Friday. United Airlines and U.S. Airways have suspended merger talks due to labor concerns. British Airways raised its fuel surcharge for the second time in a month. Marketplace's Amy Scott talks with host Alex Chadwick about turmoil in the airline industry... | ALEX CHADWICK, host: From NPR News, it's Day to Day. Well, it would have been the world's largest airline, but United Airlines and US Airways have thought better of joining forces. After two months of merger talks, they are going their separate ways. Marketplace's Amy Scott is here. Amy, how come this merger fell a... |
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Child Protective Services overstepped their bounds when it seized children from a ranch in Texas. The ranch is home to the polygamist sect called the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Patrick Crimmins of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Servi... | ALEX CHADWICK, host: This is Day to Day. I'm Alex Chadwick.</s>MADELEINE BRAND, host: I'm Madeleine Brand. In a few minutes, we talk about the fashions in the "Sex and the City" movie and what's hot this summer.</s>ALEX CHADWICK, host: First, Texas officials have collected DNA from Warren Jeffs, he's the polygamous s... |
Former first lady Michelle Obama was on the Grammy Awards over the weekend. Marian Robinson texted her daughter: "I saw it, because (someone else) called me." | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. This happens to many people who get a chance to be on TV. Michelle Obama turned up on the Grammys telecast. And afterwards, she says she received a text message from her mom, who said the former first lady had failed to tell her she'd be on TV. Mrs. Obama said she t... |
Congratulations to the Maine Moose Festival. They announced that they had set a world record when more than 1,000 people made moose calls. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep with congratulations to the Maine Moose Festival. They set a world record as more than 1,000 people made moose calls. Let's listen.</s>UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: One.</s>UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Imitating moose).</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Didn't know moose had an air horn - but ... |
Judge rules the ex-Trump campaign chairman lied in Russia probe. It's been a year since the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. Ex-Air Force intelligence officer charged with giving secrets to Iran. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Why, when he knew the consequences, did Paul Manafort lie?</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: Well, that question remains after a judge ruled that Manafort did intentionally lie. He had a plea deal with the special counsel investigating Russia's involvement in U.S. politics. He was supposed to give truthful in... |
David Greene talks to Caitie Switalski of member station WLRN and Patrick Petty, whose younger sister was killed in the school shooting. Petty's belief in the 2nd Amendment is stronger than ever. | DAVID GREENE, HOST: We are marking one year since the mass shooting, just a few miles from here, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Caitie Switalski reports from member station WLRN in South Florida, and she's with me. Hi, Caitie.</s>CAITIE SWITALSKI, BYLINE: Hi. Good morning, David.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: So you... |
Journalist Maria Ressa has been released on bail after she was arrested on Wednesday on charges of "cyber libel." Her arrest came amid fears of a broader crackdown on the press in the Philippines. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The worldwide fight over press freedom focuses for now on the Philippines. Authorities have arrested Maria Ressa. She's co-founder of an independent news site called Rappler. It's a startup. It has reported critically on the family activities of President Rodrigo Duterte. And that includes his anti... |
NASA's six-wheeled rover landed on the red planet in January 2004 for what billed as a 90-day mission. The robot was still going until a dust storm on Mars last summer killed it. | DAVID GREENE, HOST: And now on this Valentine's Day, a story of heartbreak from deep space. NASA's love affair with the Mars rover Opportunity is now kaput.</s>STEVE SQUYRES: There wasn't a moment when you go, oh, my God. It's over. Rather, it was this growing realization that this thing that had been such a big part o... |
Residents of Manhattan share their thoughts about the movie Sex and the City, shoes and new styles for summer. Day to Day's New York fashion contributor Najwa Moses shares her thoughts and theirs with host Madeleine Brand. | MADELEINE BRAND, host: When I think of the TV show Sex and the City three M words come to mind, Manhattan, Magnolia Bakery, and Manolo's.</s>Ms. PARKER: (As Carrie Bradshaw) The next day, over dessert, I was still not over the fact that my shoes had deserted me. These were new Manolos. I hadn't even done a full lap a... |
President Trump says he will sign a border funding compromise to avert a shutdown, but will also declare a national emergency in order to build a border wall. Also, Amazon cancels plans for New York. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump is set to sign a bill this morning that would fund the federal government and prevent a second shutdown but...</s>MITCH MCCONNELL: He will also be issuing a national emergency declaration at the same time. And I've indicated to him that I'm going to support the national emergency de... |
A new documentary about the conflict in Sudan follows six people working to bring humanitarian relief to the region. Adam Sterling is one of those featured in Darfur Now. Sterling's passion for the cause led him to form The Sudan Divestment Task Force. | FARAI CHIDEYA, host: There's a new documentary about the conflict in the Sudan.</s>Unidentified Man: The Janjaweeds are basically an Arab militia. Some people say that they are the proxy force. That is much of Janjaweed's deed, enormous amount of tribal violence, which is getting the situation increasingly worse. I thi... |
Former Bush administration Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir is highly critical of the administration, specifically its handling of the Iraq war. NPR News Analyst Juan Williams discusses this and Sen. John McCain's upcoming trip to Baghdad with host Madeleine Brand. | MADELEINE BRAND, host: Two years ago, Scott McClellan resigned as White House Press Secretary. He received a warm goodbye from President Bush.</s>MADELEINE BRAND, host: President GEORGE W. BUSH: One of these days, he and I are going to be rocking on chairs in Texas, talking about the good old days of his time as the ... |
The Democratic presidential field has two more candidates. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar officially announced they're running. Other candidates fanned out across the country to campaign. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The sheer number of Democratic presidential candidates has shifted the national conversation. For years now, President Trump has had an enormous political advantage. He's been able to make virtually every news story all about him. Any president has the power to seize attention, and he has constantl... |
NPR's David Greene talks to food writer and human rights campaigner Yasmin Khan about her latest cookbook, and the travels that inspired a collection of Palestinian recipes. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The author Yasmin Khan explored a troubled part of the world through its food. Her newest book is part cookbook, part travelogue. It's called "Zaitoun," which is the Arabic word for olive. And both the language and the ingredient are clues to where she takes us. She focuses on the Palestinian kitch... |
David Greene talks to Jessica Bakeman of member station WLRN and Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie about the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. Seventeen people were killed. | DAVID GREENE, HOST: We are just a few miles away from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where one year ago today, Valentine's Day, a mass shooting took the lives of 17 people. Jessica Bakeman is one of the journalists who has covered the tragedy and its aftermath. She covers education for member station WLRN in Sou... |
The Turkish government has issued a stern statement denouncing China for violating the fundamental human rights of Uyghur Turks and other Muslim communities in China. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's go overseas now where China faces new criticism for the treatment of its people. The country already faced worldwide questions for the arrest, torture and political brainwashing of members of its Uighur minority. Most Uighurs are traditionally Muslim, and a majority Muslim nation has risen to... |
Some say Germany will force the EU to give Britain a good Brexit deal because it's a good market for German goods. But regrets about Britain leaving the EU appear to be more emotional than economic. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Some of Britain's friends are feeling badly about the country's imminent divorce from the EU. A group of prominent Germans recently wrote to The Times of London expressing that very sentiment. They want Britain to stay close to its European allies, even after Brexit. As Anna Noryskiewicz reports fr... |
Denver teachers will be back on the picket line for the third day on Wednesday after the two sides failed to reach a deal Tuesday night. It's the first such strike in Denver in 25 years. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now, let's hear some of the teachers on strike in Denver, Colo. They begin their third day out of school today, and some spoke with Jenny Brundin of Colorado Public Radio.</s>JENNY BRUNDIN, BYLINE: It's the first teachers strike in Denver in 25 years. Teachers say the district just began bargaining... |
President Trump heads to El Paso, Texas, to promote his border wall. Virginia's governor and lieutenant governor refuse to resign. Venezuela isn't letting U.S. humanitarian aid enter the country. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: How can President Trump get himself out of a corner?</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In Washington, talks at securing a deal on border security, including the president's wall, fell apart. The acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney spoke to "Fox News Sunday," and here's what he said about the poss... |
Rachel Martin talks to Anne Marie Miller, who was sexually abused by a pastor at her Southern Baptist church. Recent reports show decades of sexual abuse by church leaders. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Southern Baptist Convention is facing calls for criminal investigations into sexual abuse within the denomination. This, after two Texas newspapers published reports showing that over the last two decades Baptist leaders, employees, volunteers, sexually abused more than 700 people, many of them... |
Vietnam's economy grew faster than any mature country last year, partly because of the trade war. Manufacturers are leaving empty factories in China and are fleeing to cities like Hai Phong. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some economists say there is no winner in a trade war. They've said that especially during President Trump's trade war with China. Turns out, there is at least one winner, though. Vietnam is gaining business. It's receiving what you might call trade war refugees who are taking their business out of... |
Attorneys for Autumn Lampkins says the Delaware mom wanted time to pump breast milk, but a KFC restaurant limited her breaks and eventually demoted her. She's been awarded $1.5 million. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Autumn Lampkins was like many new moms. Months after giving birth in 2014, she had to work. She got a job at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Delaware that required a 10-hour shift. Lampkins needed to pump breast milk, but her employer limited her breaks and eventually dem... |
President Trump is not happy with a budget deal but thinks a government shutdown is unlikely. A drug lord is convicted on all charges. Migrant children are sent to a Florida shelter — we get a tour. | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has never been one to hold back when he doesn't like something.</s>PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Am I happy at first glance? I've just got to see it. The answer is, no, I'm not. I'm not happy.</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: That was the president speaking there ... |
Rachel Martin talks to Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Convention about how church leaders are responding to a report that exposed widespread sexual abuse of church members and children. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There is a reckoning afoot in the Southern Baptist Convention. It's the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., and it's now in the middle of a sex abuse crisis. This week, the Houston Chronicle published a comprehensive investigation that counts more than 700 victims of abuse by church leader... |
Happy Galentines Day! It's the holiday invented by Amy Poehler's character on TV's Parks and Recreation. Many people celebrate Galentines in real life. On Feb. 13, celebrate with your girlfriends. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Good morning, I'm Rachel Martin. Happy Galentine's Day - nope, not Valentine's, Galentine's. It's the holiday invented by Amy Poehler's character on the show "Parks And Rec." And now many people celebrate Galentine's in real life. On February 13, you're supposed to grab brunch with your girlfriends... |
You might know actor Ken Jeong from the movie The Hangover. NPR's David Greene talks to him about his new Netflix special, and how he went from being a medical doctor to a comedian and actor. | DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK. Remember that one scene in "The Hangover?" A man jumps out of the trunk of a car completely naked, and he attacks Bradley Cooper with a crowbar.</s>ZACH GALIFIANAKIS: (As Alan) Oh. Stop.</s>BRADLEY COOPER: (As Phil) Who was that guy? He was so mean.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: That guy is Ken Jeong, ... |
Democrats are showing their colors in their first full week controlling the House. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker goes before the House Judiciary Committee today. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker goes before the House Judiciary Committee today. Whether he will answer their more sensitive questions about the special counsel's Russia investigation is another matter. House Democrats have threatened to subpoena him if he didn't show up. NPR's Kelsey Snel... |
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is accusing the National Enquirer's parent company of extortion. Also, Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog discusses the Court's decision on Louisiana's abortion law. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is at war with the National Enquirer and its parent company, AMI.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: Yeah. Bezos laid out this explosive allegation in a post on the blog site Medium last night. In it, Bezos says the tabloid's owner, David Pecker, was trying to blackmail him. In the post, ... |
Blackface has been a constant in American culture going all the way back to the country's founding. It's one of those inconvenient facts of U.S. history: a white supremacist cultural building block. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Virginia's legislative black caucus wants answers about the numerous scandals embroiling that state's leaders. They want an investigation of the sex assault allegation against Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax. The caucus also called for more action from Attorney General Mark Herring following his... |
The Venezuela military is blocking humanitarian aid from getting into the country, where political and economic crisis rage on. The U.S.-backed interim president has vowed to open those aid routes. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The political crisis in Venezuela is also a humanitarian one.</s>UNIDENTIFIED DOCTORS: (Chanting in Spanish).</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: That's the sound of Venezuelan doctors. Yesterday, they were on this bridge connecting Colombia to Venezuela. They are demanding that the Venezuelan military stop th... |
For insight on how a black woman can catch a good black man, Farai Chideya talks to comedian and Essence magazine relationship columnist Finesse Mitchell. He answers some of your questions about trying to find a mate. Mitchell's book is titled Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much. | FARAI CHIDEYA, host: I'm Farai Chideya and this is NEWS & NOTES.</s>FARAI CHIDEYA, host: For the ladies who think it's hard to find a black man who loves black women, Finesse Mitchell says he's just what you're looking for. In fact, the comedian and Essence magazine columnist cares so much, he's written a new book to h... |
Kacey Musgraves won the night's top honor, album of the year, for Golden Hour — which also won country album of the year. Childish Gambino won record and song of the year for "This Is America." | STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Grammy Awards ceremony featured two kinds of suspense. One, of course, was suspense to see who would win. And now we know the country singer Kacey Musgraves won album of the year. Childish Gambino became the first hip-hop artist to win record and song of the year. The other kind of suspense was... |
Frank Robinson, celebrated Hall of Fame baseball player and the first African-American MLB manager, died Thursday at the age of 83. | DAVID GREENE, HOST: And some sad news this morning. Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame baseball player and manager, died yesterday at the age of 83. What an extraordinary career. It began in 1956 when Robinson won Rookie of the Year. He was recognized twice as baseball's Most Valuable Player, the only man ever to win tha... |
Samuel Beckett's masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, is being performed on the streets of New Orleans. Actor Wendell Pierce is starring in the production, and he tells NPR's Tony Cox why the play speaks to the struggles of a post-Katrina New Orleans. | TONY COX, host: Absurd hope is a major theme in Samuel Beckett's famous play "Waiting for Godot." Last weekend, Godot got the Big Easy treatment when it was performed outdoor in New Orleans' lower Ninth Ward.</s>TONY COX, host: The performance was free to the public. And in classic New Orleans' fashion, theatergoers we... |
Linda Hawes spends her time training prospective foster and adoptive parents on how to create a healthy family unit. She shares some of her secrets with NPR's Tony Cox. | TONY COX, host: We're joined now by Linda Hawes. Linda trains prospective foster and adoptive parents on how best to blend newcomers into an existing family structure.</s>TONY COX, host: Linda, welcome.</s>Ms. LINDA HAWES (Foster and Adoptive Parents Trainer): Good morning.</s>TONY COX, host: What would you say is the ... |
What does DJ Marshmello's Fortnite concert mean for the future of music performance? The 10-minute virtual concert was one of the largest digital gatherings ever. | RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: So what's a club DJ to do when a lot of kids would rather sit at home and play video games instead of go out and dance? DJ Marshmello recently tried to solve that problem by making himself part of one of the most popular video games out there. He created an avatar of himself and staged a performanc... |
Host Farai Chideya continues the conversation with Joe Reed, a longtime friend of John Tanner and chairman of the Alabama Democratic Conference. He says Tanner has a strong record of fighting for civil rights and is committed to preserving voting rights. | FARAI CHIDEYA, host: Meanwhile, John Tanner declined our invitation to come on our program, but Tanner's office gave us a statement. Here's part of it.</s>FARAI CHIDEYA, host: (Reading) The reports of my comments do not, in any way, accurately reflect my career of devotion to enforcing federal laws designed to assure f... |
NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener comments on previous show segments, including responses to a conversation about the growing number of multigenerational households and the experiences of homeless runaways and young squatters. | NEAL CONAN, HOST: It's Tuesday, the day we read from your emails and Web comments. We talked a week ago about the experiences of transients and young squatters. Jobie(ph) emailed from Buffalo, New York, to tell us: A lot of us ex-squatters and scavengers have not abandoned any of our ideals and are using all of our lea... |
Actor Anthony Mackie is best known for playing uptight Army Sgt. JT Sanborn in the Academy Award-winning movie The Hurt Locker. Mackie is also no stranger to off-Broadway plays and independent films. The Julliard graduate stars in Man on a Ledge, and has several other productions scheduled for release in 2012. | NEAL CONAN, HOST: You may remember Anthony Mackie as the uptight sergeant who defused bombs in Baghdad with Jeremy Renner in the Oscar-winner "The Hurt Locker."</s>JEREMY RENNER: (as Sergeant First Class William James) That wasn't so bad. First time working together. What do you think?</s>ANTHONY MACKIE: (as Sergeant J... |
Mitt Romney bounced back from his second place South Carolina finish and won the Florida GOP primary Tuesday. NPR's Ken Rudin discusses those results. Maine Public Broadcasting's Jay Field and the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Steve Sebelius preview the caucuses that begin Saturday in those states. | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Romney recovers to romp back to the front of the pack while Newt succumbs to a barrage of negative ads. It's Wednesday and time for a...</s>NEWT GINGRICH: Carpet bomb...</s>NEAL CONAN, HOST: Edition of the Political Junkie.</s>PRESIDENT RONALD ... |
Our series on the black family continues with a look at African Americans who adopt children from foreign countries. NPR's Tony Cox talks with Thomas Atwood, president and CEO of the National Council for Adoption, and Sherry Redwood, who is in the final stages of adopting a child from Ethiopia. | TONY COX, host: This is NEWS & NOTES. I'm Tony Cox.</s>TONY COX, host: All month long, we'll be exploring the dynamics of the family. Black families, like many American families, are changing in part because they're choosing more and more to adopt children from other countries.</s>TONY COX, host: The Department of Home... |
More and more factory work in the United States is being done by machines, and the industry increasingly relies on highly skilled workers. NPR's Adam Davidson explores the shifts in the manufacturing industry, and Tim Aeppel of the Wall Street Journal discusses the implications for the U.S. economy. Read coverage of th... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. The good news, even in the recession, came from American manufacturing. Output is up one-third over the past decade. But over just about that same period of time, six million manufacturing jobs disappeared. About as many people work in manufact... |
The works of Langston Hughes reflect the lives and struggles of African Americans, and celebrate the richness of the culture. February 1, 2012 marked the 110th anniversary of the late poet, musician and playwright's birth. Nikky Finney, National Book Award-winning poet Arnold Rampersad, author, The Life of Langston Hug... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. From the Harlem Renaissance to black power, Langston Hughes spoke to the life of African-Americans. The neglected son of a famous abolitionist family, he immersed himself in books. Eighteen years old and just out of high school, he saw sunset o... |
News & Notes Web producer Geoffrey Bennett talks with Farai Chideya about the stories making the rounds on the show's blog, "News & Views," including reaction to the recent ouster of two black CEOs, the TV writers strike, and the launch of the new Web site, NPR Music. | FARAI CHIDEYA, host: Here at NEWS & NOTES, we have our own 40 acres of the blogosphere, News & Views. With more on our conversation, that means us here and you joining us online, we've got NEWS & NOTES Web producer Geoffrey Bennett.</s>FARAI CHIDEYA, host: Hey, Geoff.</s>GEOFFREY BENNET: Hello, Farai.</s>FARAI CHIDEYA,... |
Best-selling novelist Bebe Moore Campbell died a year ago this month, and former Washington Post reporter Patrice Gaines has penned an open letter dedicated to her dear late friend. | TONY COX, host: And finally, this week's Snapshot. It comes from former Washington Post reporter Patrice Gaines. This snapshot is dedicated to the award-winning writer Bebe Moore Campbell who died from brain cancer one year ago this month. To Gaines, Bebe was not just a best-selling novelist, she was also a good friend... |
Don Cornelius, the host and creator of Soul Train, died Wednesday at the age of 75 of an apparent suicide. Adolfo Quinones, also known as Shabba Doo, was one of the program's original dancers. He remembers Cornelius as the emancipator of street dance. | NEAL CONAN, HOST: We were going to talk with Christopher Weingarten from Spin magazine today about tweeting record reviews. We still hope to do that at another time. But this morning, police in Los Angeles found the body of Don Cornelius. First reports point to suicide. Cornelius changed television and America in 1970 ... |
The Manhattan Institute reports that U.S. metropolitan areas are now more integrated than any time since 1910. The migration of African Americans to the South, gentrification and immigration have all contributed to the shift. Yet some argue the decline of segregation does not mean racial inequality is obsolete. Jacob V... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan, in Washington. The civil rights movement established segregation as a social sin, but progress has been slow in the decades since. Now a report released this week by the Manhattan Institute finds a widespread decline. Metropolitan areas are more integrated n... |
A 33,000-year-old skull of a "wolf on the way to becoming a dog" was found in a Siberian cave. Evolutionary Biologist Susan Crockford, co-author of a study about the skull in PLoS ONE, discusses why the discovery challenges common beliefs about dog domestication. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: You're listening to SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: Ever wonder where your pet poodle or your Labrador came from, who her ancestors were and when she evolved from wolf to dog? A 33,000-year-old fossil, discovered in a Siberian cave, may help shed some light on those questions. Res... |
Online media advocate Clay Shirky has long been a skeptic of newspaper paywalls. He now thinks 2012 could be the year that a critical mass of readers will be willing to pay for news online. Shirky discusses his conversion and Denise Warren, general manager for NYTimes.com, explains the New York Times paywall strategy. ... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Paywall skeptic Clay Shirky long maintained that barriers to newspaper websites were counterproductive and self-defeating, that online readers accustomed to getting the news for free would find another way or another source of news.</s>NEAL CON... |
This week solar flares sent a huge blast of X-rays and charged particles screaming towards the Earth. Solar astronomer David Hathaway and physicist Doug Biesecker discuss the sun's explosive behavior, and how that 'space weather' affects satellites, airplanes and the electric grid. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: You've probably heard the news earlier this week. There was an explosion on the surface of the sun, a solar flare, and because we at SCIENCE FRIDAY want to know how everything works and why, we're calling in a couple of experts to explain the ABCs of a solar storm and actually how the sun works.</s>IR... |
As baby boomers age and young people struggle to find work, more families than ever before are choosing to pool resources by moving in together. The economic downturn accelerated this already growing national trend toward multiple generations living under the same roof. Christopher Collings, lives in a multigenerationa... | JENNIFER LUDDEN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Jennifer Ludden in Washington. Neal Conan is away. The Great Recession forced many families to tighten their belts: cutting off the cable, cutting back on groceries, eating out less. But more and more Americans are making even bigger changes, pooling resources by m... |
Violence persists around Damascus as protesters continue to urge President Bashar al-Assad's to step down. The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission and the United Nations Security Council is considering a resolution condemning al-Assad's regime. Kelly McEvers, foreign correspondent, NPR Wissam Tarif, human ... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Over the weekend, it became clear that the crisis in Syria has entered a dangerous new phase. The presence of monitors from the Arab League failed to restore calm. As violence continues, monitors withdrew on Saturday.</s>NEAL CONAN, HOST: Armed... |
As tensions mount between Iran and the U.S. and Israel, the international community struggles to determine the best way to slow Iran's nuclear weapons capability. Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman predicts that Israeli political leadership will launch an attack on Israel in 2012. Read Ronen Bergman's New York Times piec... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan.</s>NEAL CONAN, HOST: And now the opinion page, but something of a departure from our usual 800-word argument. In the cover story of this weekend's New York Times magazine, Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman says Israel has long posed a three-part test to decid... |
Seven people die every day in Florida from prescription drug overdoses, by one estimate. Many of those deaths have been linked to pill mills — medical facilities that illegally prescribe or dispense strong narcotics. Local authorities are taking steps to combat the crisis. Amy Pavuk, reporter, Orlando Sentinel Tom Park... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: Prescription drugs from pain centers here in Florida cause seven deaths a day from overdoses in the state, and nobody knows how many more across the country. Interstate traffickers, local dealers and addicts take advantage of loose regulations that allow doctors to establish so-called pill mills. Of c... |
When creative thinkers develop a concept, they must convince others their idea is worth backing. Pitching skills are needed in the newsroom, and in the worlds of entertainment, fundraising and invention. But what makes a pitch successful? Lori Greiner, inventor and judge on ABC's Shark Tank Bridget Whalen Hunnicutt, se... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. The fine art of the pitch can be difficult to master, but all of us take a shot at least from time to time. We try to convince the boss on a great idea, persuade investors to back our invention, sell an editor on a story, a producer on a film o... |
Several American cities celebrated Fred Korematsu Day Monday. Korematsu fought the executive order that incarcerated thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II. His case went to the Supreme Court, and in 1988, thousands of surviving internees and heirs began receiving reparations. Karen Korematsu, daughter of ... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: Just a couple of months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which ordered that anyone of Japanese descent be removed from the West Coast. In one of the most shameful episodes in American history, more than 110,000 people were forced into concentra... |
The Turkish economy is booming and changes to the constitution have expanded rights for women and minorities. Washington Post columnist Jackson Diehl argues that while the Turkish government has its shortcomings, it could become a model for Islamic governments throughout the Middle East. Read Jackson Diehl's Washington... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: In a recent presidential Republican debate, Turkey - under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan - was described as a place where the murder rate against women has increased 1,400 percent, where press freedom has declined to the level of Russia, and where Turkey's prime minister has embraced Hamas and t... |
An investigation by ProPublica and NPR finds that Freddie Mac has invested billions of dollars in bets against struggling homeowners. Public records show that Freddie Mac, in a potential conflict of interest, sought to make gains when homeowners failed to qualify for refinancing. Chris Arnold, correspondent, NPR Marily... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: A report by NPR and ProPublica finds that Freddie Mac bet billions of dollars against homeowners' ability to refinance their mortgages. Public documents show Freddie Mac sought to make gains through complex securities which would make money for Freddie Mac, but homeowners with high-interest rate loans... |
Increased violence by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram threatens to ignite a wider Muslim-Christian conflict in Nigeria. Africa's most populous country also continues to face persistent problems with the economy and corruption. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, foreign correspondent, NPR John Campbell, former U.S. ambassador ... | JENNIFER LUDDEN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Jennifer Ludden in Washington, sitting in for Neal Conan. In Nigeria, long-held tensions between Christians and Muslims are flaring again. An Islamist sect called Boko Haram, suspected of having links to al-Qaeda, killed at least 185 people in the past week with co... |
In his book, Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, Physicist Michael Nielsen discusses why scientists jealously guard their data and are slow to adopt online tools for collaboration. Nielsen talks about why attempts to create science wikipedias have failed. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. Chances are you've come across the website Wikipedia in your daily online searches. It's a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and it certainly has a wealth of information on everything from the Australian cattle dog to Lady Gaga.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: Now im... |
Florida's GOP primary has become a battleground for the four remaining Republican hopefuls in the 2012 presidential race. The state's size and population are much larger than other primary states', and TV advertising is expected to play its largest role yet in the campaign. Ken Rudin, Political Junkie columnist, NPR Lu... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Orlando. Gabby Giffords bows out of Congress, Michele Bachmann vows to return, Newt reborn in South Carolina, while Santorum struggles to stay afloat. It's Wednesday and time for a...</s>RICK SANTORUM: These are not cogent thoughts...</s>NEAL CONAN, HOST: ... |
Reporting inThe Lancet, researchers write that a preliminary study shows embryonic stem cell therapy in two patients with macular degeneration was safe. Results suggest the patients' vision improved slightly. Dr. Robert Lanza, Chief Scientific Officer of Advanced Cell Technology and co-author of the study, discusses th... | IRA FLATOW, HOST: This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. Stem cell therapy, it seems, is always promising, promising to cure diseases or illnesses. And this week, a study using embryonic stem cells has increased the hope of fulfilling some of those promises.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: Researchers say results of an early cli... |
NASA ended the U.S. shuttle program in 2011, leaving roughly 9,000 workers at the Kennedy Space Center without jobs. Many in Cape Canaveral hope the private space industry will blossom, and lead the way back into space, and back to work. Nicole Creston, reporter, WMFE Jeff Greason, president and CEO, XCOR Aerospace | NEAL CONAN, HOST: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan broadcasting today from member station WMFE in Orlando. For many Americans, the exploration of space represents a bold venture on behalf of both the nation and our species. But here in Central Florida, it's also an important industry.</s>NEAL CONAN, HOST: For... |
California became the only state to implement greenhouse gas emission controls in January 2012, but the debate there over climate change continues. University of California history and science professor Naomi Oreskes says the time for bickering over whether or not climate change is real is over. Read Naomi Oreskes' Los... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: Disputes on climate change are often presented in the familiar paradigm of a court case with scientists as prosecutors, skeptics as the defense, and the rest of us the jury awaiting the ruling of a judge.</s>NEAL CONAN, HOST: In an op-ed piece in The Los Angeles Times, historian Naomi Oreskes objects.... |
Discover the secret life of ice—what makes it cloudy or clear, why cracks form on ponds. Science Friday visited Queens ice sculptor Shintaro Okamoto in his studio and spoke with ice researcher Erland Schulson, of Dartmouth University, to find out why ice is an interesting subject for artists and scientists. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: Time now for our Video Pick of the Week. Flora Lichtman, our multimedia editor is here. Hi, Flora.</s>FLORA LICHTMAN, BYLINE: Hi, Ira.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: Good video as always.</s>FLORA LICHTMAN, BYLINE: Yeah. This one is about something that I encounter every day, and I think of it as little more th... |
BP released millions of gallons of dispersants to break up oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. But what if dispersants could be sucked up again after doing their job? Chemist Julian Eastoe talks about an iron-containing soap he's created that can be recaptured using a magnet. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. After the Deepwater Horizon spill, BP poured nearly two million gallons of dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico. The goal, of course, is breaking up oil slicks, making them dissolve into ocean waters, sort of like how you squirt dish soap on a greasy frying pan t... |
President Trump walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without a nuclear deal. What does this mean for future negotiations? | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump is coming home empty-handed from his nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The two leaders failed to reach an agreement to reign in Pyongyang's nuclear program. The president says Kim was demanding too much relief from economic sanctions while offering too little in the... |
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Francisco Santos, Colombia's ambassador to the United States, about the political crisis in Venezuela. | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Colombia and Venezuela share more than a thousand miles of border, and more than a million Venezuelans have recently poured across that border. So Venezuela's economic and political chaos are sending shockwaves across Colombia. Francisco Santos is Colombia's ambassador to the United States, and he jo... |
Tyler Perry is retiring his Madea wig — the last of this major money-making movie franchise is hitting theaters this weekend with A Madea Family Funeral. | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In 2005, Tyler Perry debuted a character whose movies have gone on to make more than $500 million.</s>MABLEAN EPHRIAM: (As Judge Ephriam) Madea.</s>TYLER PERRY: (As Madea) How you doing, Judge Mablean? It's good to see - oh, your is pretty, girl. Look at you. You're looking good. How you been?</s>MAB... |
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died Sunday at the age of 85. The legendary coach's reputation was deeply tarnished after sex abuse charges were filed against a former assistant coach. Writers and fans continue to debate how Paterno should be remembered. Buzz Bissinger: "Joe Paterno's Death Shouldn't Turn Him int... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died from lung cancer yesterday, at the age of 85. The Hall of Famer won more games than anyone in major college football history, and became an icon in State College, Pennsylvania, for his emphasis on academics and integrity as much as on winning; and for ... |
Two projects aim to harness renewable energy using cutting-edge technology and engineering. AltaRock's Susan Petty discusses plans to turn hot rocks at a dormant volcano into a source of power. University of Maine's Habib Dagher talks about the potential of deepwater floating wind turbines. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: You're listening to Science Friday. I'm Ira Flatow.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: We here at Science Friday are constantly on the lookout for cool, innovative, renewable energy ideas. And when we came across these next two, we knew - I just knew I had to share them with you.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: Our first one,... |
A consent decree to overhaul the Chicago Police Department begins Friday. The implications for the police department loom large, but results of oversight in other cities have been mixed. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Today Chicago officially began its journey of overhauling its police department under the watch of a federal judge and an independent monitor. The massive plan comes after years of complaints about police brutality from residents of mostly black and Latino neighborhoods. For many, the video of ... |
President Obama rejected Wednesday a proposal to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast — generating intense debate in both countries. Murray Mandryk, political columnist for the Leader-Post of Sasketchewan, offers a Canadian perspective on the controversy. Read Murray Mandryk's Regina Le... | NEAL CONAN, HOST: Last week, President Obama rejected the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil from the tar sands of Canada to refineries in Texas. Opponents argued that burning off the vast deposits would doom any chance to stop global warming and that the route across Nebraska's Ogallala Aqui... |
More than anything, Democratic primary voters say they want a candidate who can beat President Trump. But there's not a clear sense of what that will take. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: When it comes to their 2020 presidential nominee, there is one thing Democratic voters seem to agree on more than anything. They tell pollsters, campaigns and reporters they want a candidate who can beat President Trump. NPR's Asma Khalid has been asking Democratic voters to explain what they m... |
The International Maritime Organization has decreed that by 2015, all large deep sea ships will be required to carry the latest in electronic navigation equipment. But does state-of-the-art navigation technology prevent shipwrecks like last week's off the Italian coast? University of Southern Mississippi hydrographer M... | IRA FLATOW, HOST: This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: Last week, a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off the coast of Italy, resulting in the loss of numerous lives, not to mention damage to the ship. It struck a rocky outcropping clearly visible on the chart, tearing a ga... |
NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener comments on previous show segments, including responses to a conversation about the challenges autistic people face in navigating romantic relationships, and about when and how to ask for a second medical opinion. | NEAL CONAN, HOST: It's Tuesday, and time to read from your comments. During last week's show on love and autism, many listeners called and emailed, including Eric from Red Bluff, California. We read his email on the air. I will be a 40-year-old virgin in September. I dated once, when I was 32. Other than that, I've had... |
A high-speed video camera is a must for biologist Sheila Patek, of University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Patek studies the lesser-known speed demons of the animal kingdom. A trap-jaw ant can move at over 100mph and a mantis shrimp can accelerate with a g-force of 100,000 (the space shuttle accelerates at 3Gs). | IRA FLATOW, HOST: With us here now is Flora Lichtman and our Video Pick of the Week. Hi, Flora.</s>FLORA LICHTMAN, BYLINE: Hi, Ira.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: What you got for us this week?</s>FLORA LICHTMAN, BYLINE: This week, we are taking a look at the secret speed demons of the animal kingdom. Forget, you know, forget th... |
The National Center for Science Education has long defended educators' right to teach evolution in public schools. Now climate science too is under attack. NCSE executive director Eugenie Scott talks about how teachers and parents can fight the push to get climate change denial into the classroom. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. 2011 was the ninth warmest year on records, according to a new NASA report, and those records stretch back into the 1880s. And nine of the ten warmest years have happened since the year 2000. In other words, it's hotter than ever in modern history, but no data i... |
Surgeons in Sweden replaced an American patient's cancerous windpipe with a scaffold built from nanofibers and seeded with the patient's stem cells. Lead surgeon Dr. Paolo Macchiarini discusses the procedure and the benefits of tissue-engineered synthetic organs. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: An American cancer patient became the second person in the world to receive a synthetic windpipe transplant. Surgeons in Sweden replaced a patient's cancerous windpipe with one that was grown in the laboratory. It was made from plastic nanof... |
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Victor Cha, an expert on North Korea and former top adviser to the George W. Bush administration, about the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We turn now to Victor Cha. He was the National Security Council director for Asia during the George W. Bush administration. He's now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Georgetown University. Victor Cha, welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.</s>VICTOR CHA: Thank you for... |
Scientists have confirmed that rocks collected recently in the Moroccan desert came from the Red Planet. University of Alberta meteorite expert Chris Herd, who has acquired one of the chunks, talks about how scientists analyze space rocks, and whether organic compounds might be found inside. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft splashed, crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday. It was a failed mission. It was meant to travel to the Martian moon Phobos and bring back a soil sample, but it got stuck in Earth orbit instead. And they were - never made it o... |
In his book Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World, Oxford University clinical psychologist Mark Williams talks about the brain and body benefits of mindfulness meditation, a cognitive behavioral therapy that can be as effective as drugs at staving off recurring bouts of depression. | IRA FLATOW, HOST: Up next, mindfulness. Ever find yourself going through day stuck in autopilot mode, waking up at 7:15, wolfing down your usual hot cereal, really, without really tasting it, while you read the paper, your emails, your Facebook feed.</s>IRA FLATOW, HOST: Then it's off to work, sitting in traffic on the... |
At a summit in Vietnam, President Trump said he believed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's claim that he had nothing to do with the 2017 death of American college student Otto Warmbier. | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: And one more note about the summit. At his press conference in Hanoi, President Trump was asked about the death of an American college student named Otto Warmbier.</s>DAVID NAKAMURA: Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. You have a personal relationship, and I believe Vice President Pence does, with the fam... |
In Wednesday's testimony, President Trump's personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen said Trump had advance knowledge of WikiLeaks' plans to release emails that would damage Hillary Clinton's campaign. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: And that is where we will pick up with NPR justice reporter Ryan Lucas, who has been following every twist and turn of this testimony today. Hey, Ryan.</s>RYAN LUCAS, BYLINE: Hi there.</s>MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: So Michael Cohen, as we just heard, came into this hearing a convicted and confess... |
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Siegfried Hecker, author of a Stanford University report on North Korea's nuclear program, about U.S.-North Korea relations. | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We're going to turn now to Siegfried Hecker. He is a nuclear scientist who has been tracking the nuclear program in North Korea for decades. He's seen the country's nuclear facilities firsthand. He's now an emeritus professor at Stanford University, and he sees some promising signs in relations betwe... |
In Wednesday's testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen said he committed crimes to protect Trump. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: For years, Donald Trump's onetime personal fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen says he threatened, intimidated and lied to shield his boss, including in sworn testimony to Congress.</s>ELIJAH CUMMINGS: Do you swear or affirm that the testimony that you are about to give is the whole truth and nothin... |
President Trump is holding his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. There are big questions on the table — like whether or not the two can agree on what it means to denuclearize. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump is underway. The two met Wednesday in Vietnam. While Trump and Kim were publicly positive about potential outcomes for the talks, it is still not clear whether their countries can close the gap on their differences. N... |
Michael Cohen will testify Wednesday in his first public House Oversight Committee hearing. He'll face tough questions from President Trump's allies and some Democrats who have called for impeachment. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: All right. Well, as we just heard Tim mention, Michael Cohen's testimony tomorrow before the House Oversight and Reform Committee will be public and will likely be dramatic. Cohen will face questions from some of the president's most ardent defenders and also critics who've already called for h... |
In rural northern Nevada, a local Sheriff is accused of sexual harassment and assault. But he keeps getting elected. It's prompting his accusers and critics to ask what it will take to unseat him. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Storey County in northern Nevada has made a name for itself as home to a major industrial park. It's drawn the likes of Tesla and Google. Recently, though, the county, home to about 4,000, has gained notoriety for a different reason. Its top law enforcement official, the sheriff, faces a growin... |
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with longtime Chicago political columnist Laura Washington about what makes the city — and its elections — so unique. | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The phrase Chicago politics has its own unique connotations. And today is Chicago's mayoral election. A record 14 candidates are competing to run the city. So to talk about what makes this city's brand of politics so distinctive, we're joined now by Laura Washington. She's a columnist at the Chicago ... |
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., and member of the House oversight committee about Michael Cohen's public testimony Wednesday. | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Michael Cohen spent a decade at Donald Trump's side as his personal lawyer and fixer. Today, he testified before Congress that his former boss was a racist, a con man and a cheat. This testimony comes just a couple of months before Cohen goes to prison for crimes that include lying to Congress and co... |
As President Trump prepares to meet with Kim Jong Un this week, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jeong-Ho Roh of Columbia University about what peace means on the Korean peninsula. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Here is something to keep in mind as President Trump meets with Kim Jong Un this week. The Korean War is not over - not officially. An armistice was signed in 1953. But it was a military cease fire, not a political or diplomatic treaty ending the conflict. So what exactly does peace on the Kore... |
President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen is testifying before Congress this week. In many ways, this tour is a high-stakes do-over. | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen is testifying before Congress this week. Today was the first of three days of hearings. And in many ways, this tour is a high-stakes do-over. Cohen will be going to prison this spring for multiple charges, including campaign finance violations ... |
A dog named Duke has been the honorary mayor of a small Minnesota village since 2014. He passed away on Feb. 21 at the age of 13. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We're going to take a moment to remember a civic leader, a distinguished Minnesotan and, a rarity in these polarized times, a politician who was universally loved.</s>ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: His name was Duke. He was a dog. He was also the honorary mayor of Cormorant, a tiny village in rural Minneso... |
A possible outcome of this week's U.S.-North Korea summit would be an exchange of liaison offices. These diplomatic posts are more limited than embassies. It would mark a step toward more normal ties. | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This week's summit could lead toward more normal relations between the U.S. and North Korea. There's been talk of opening liaison offices. Those are diplomatic posts that are more limited than full embassies, and they've been tried before, as we hear now from NPR's Michele Kelemen.</s>MICHELE KELEMEN... |
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it will roll back Obama-era restrictions on payday loans, which can trap consumers in a debt cycle. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it will roll back Obama-era restrictions on payday loans. Stacey Vanek Smith and Cardiff Garcia from Planet Money's The Indicator tell us what the regulations would have done for consumers and what it's like to be in a debt ... |
Juan Carlos Cruz, a victim of a Chilean predator priest, helped organize a meeting between abuse survivors and Vatican officials last week. He tells NPR's Ari Shapiro his thoughts on Pope Francis' vow to erase abuse in the church "from the face of the Earth." | ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Pope Francis yesterday declared an all-out battle on abuse in the Catholic Church, saying it must be erased from the face of the Earth. Today the bishops and abuse survivors who went to Rome for the historic summit have returned to their homes around the world, and the question remains. How will the ... |
The U.S.'s main allies in Asia — South Korea and Japan — are carefully watching the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. Both hope for a good deal that leads to denuclearization but are concerned that a bad one might emerge. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Two of North Korea's neighbors will be watching this week's summit very closely - South Korea and Japan. They are key U.S. allies in Asia, also potential targets of North Korea's weapons. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul about their fears and hopes for the meeting.</s>ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE:... |
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Maryland Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, in advance of Michael Cohen's scheduled testimony. | MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Michael Cohen, the president's longtime lawyer and fixer, is headed to prison. He's been sentenced to three years, having pleaded guilty to campaign finance and other crimes. But first, Cohen says he wants to give, quote, "a full and credible account of the events which have transpired."</s>ARI... |
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