Herschel Walker denies a report that he paid for girlfriend's 2009 abortion Transcript The Georgia GOP senate nominee denies the story which first appeared in The Daily Beast. NPR has not confirmed the story. On the campaign trail, Walker has advocat...
The death of a young Iranian woman in police custody continues to reverberate Transcript The woman who died in police custody setting off protests across Iran was Kurdish, and her case highlights the second-class status of nearly 10% of the country's...
Loretta Lynn, country music icon, has died at 90 Transcript Loretta Lynn, the country music icon who brought unparalleled candor about the domestic realities of working-class women to country songwriting and taught those who came after her to speak t...
Actress, who gave Marlon Brando's Oscar rejection speech, dies at 75 Transcript Native American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather is best known for appearing in place of Marlon Brando on stage at the 1973 Oscars. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Sacheen Li...
Unpaid medical bills are still harming people's credit scores despite new policies Transcript Medical debt can ruin people's credit rating making it hard to get a loan, mortgage or credit card. People of color are most impacted by this issue and prog...
How Russian forces lost control of the Ukrainian railway hub of Lyman Transcript Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the key railway hub is under his country's control. Russian forces had been using the rail lines to resupply their troops fa...
Rescue efforts in Florida are still being hampered by floodwaters from Ian Transcript The city of Arcadia, Fla., is 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast, but it's still grappling with the water Hurricane Ian dumped last week. The flooded Peace River h...
2 men are disqualified from a contest after their fish were stuffed with weights Transcript The director of the fishing tournament in Ohio estimated the five walleye to be about 20 pounds total, and became suspicious when they weighed in at 34 pounds...
Transracial adoptees with different views on abortion agree on cultural trauma Transcript Two transracial adoptees with different views on abortion agree about cultural trauma STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Abortion rights opponents sometimes promote adoption...
The NPR podcast 'Throughline' examines how Korean culture went global Transcript From BTS to Squid Game, South Korea reigns as a global exporter of pop culture. In the past two decades, government intervention has led the country to become a major dr...
Hurricane damage in Florida is estimated to be tens of billions of dollars Transcript Florida residents are assessing hurricane damage and insurance providers are expecting to see a rush of claims. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rich Gibson of the Amer...
The Supreme Court will begin a new term with more contentious cases on its docket Transcript After a tumultuous term that ended in June, the U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday to officially open a second potentially stormy term. It may be hard to beat...
Pakistanis save their town from floodwaters by building an embankment Transcript As unprecedented rains lashed Pakistan, residents built their own embankments to save a large town, took over public schools for shelter and set up a boat highway for tr...
The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries with vulnerable pipelines Transcript A week after several suspicious ruptures were discovered along the undersea Nord Stream pipeline, gas has reportedly stopped leaking but the questions keep fl...
Jury selection to begin in last year's deadly Christmas parade in Wisconsin Transcript On Monday jury selection begins in the Waukesha Christmas Parade murder trial. The suspect is accused of killing six people after driving an SUV through last year'...