After racist remarks, Nury Martinez resigns as president of the LA City Council Transcript Some Los Angeles City Council members are facing increasing pressure to resign after a leaked recording revealed racist and derogatory comments made during a c...
Travis Gienger is the heavyweight champ. He raised a 2,560 pound pumpkin Transcript Gienger won a pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. To get there he drove 35 hours from Anoka, Minn. His pumpkin set a new U.S. record. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST...
Outcry over injuries to Miami Dolphins quarterback leads to new concussion protocols Transcript NPR's A Martinez talks to Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation and producer of the documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL, ab...
North Korea confirms it simulated use of nukes to destroy enemies Transcript State media in North Korea is reporting that its recent missile launches were a simulation of a nuclear attack on South Korea. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Russia is not the only coun...
An 11-year-old girl was among the casualties in Russia's strikes across Ukraine Transcript Thousands of civilians have been killed in the war in Ukraine. Nasta Grycenko was among the casualties last month after Russia hit areas across Ukraine. Her fa...
NASA officials say its asteroid defense test was a success Transcript NASA says its mission to knock an asteroid off course a test of planetary defense succeeded beyond its expectations. A MARTINEZ, HOST: NASA's mission to move an asteroid has appare...
Russia's latest wave of missile strikes across Ukraine reflect its strategy Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies about the new wave of Russian missile strikes on civilian...
Ukrainian officials say Russia launched more than 100 missiles over the last 2 days Transcript There were more air raid sirens Wednesday in parts of Ukraine. Russia on Tuesday launched fresh missile attacks following up on Monday's strikes.Ukraine pl...
Ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is in the midst of a second sex crimes trial Transcript NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Gene Maddaus of Variety magazine about Harvey Weinstein's trial in Los Angeles involving sexual assault allegations. He was previousl...
Statue in Canada celebrates the orange dust you get on your fingers from Cheetos Transcript The 17 foot statue is of a hand holding a Cheeto with bright orange fingertips. Cheetos erected the statue in Cheadle, Alberta, because the town's name sounds...
Jurors in Florida will consider the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter Transcript Attorneys in the Parkland school shooting trial gave closing arguments. The jury will decide whether Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death or spend life in...
Kentucky's high court considers if tax dollars can be redirected to private schools Transcript Kentucky's Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that will decide whether the state can move forward with a program to send more than $100 mill...
Beloved star of stage and screen, Angela Lansbury, has died at 96 Transcript Angela Lansbury, well known for her portray of crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the TV series Murder, She Wrote, died Tuesday. She also had a distinguished career in movie...
Russian strikes stoke Ukrainian reminders of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster Transcript Workers and those living around the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear plant recall their experiences as they see Russia's invasion endanger another power plant. A M...
Canada's national sport is embroiled in scandal. Hockey Canada's leadership resigns Transcript For months the sport's national governing body, Hockey Canada, has been caught up in a growing scandal over its failure to address allegations of sexual as...
