Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity Transcript Throughout the pandemic, the virus that causes COVID-19 has been evolving fast, blindsiding the world with one variant after another. But the World Health Organization...
Jury selection has begun in the Trump Organization's tax evasion trial Transcript In a New York City courtroom, jury selection began Monday in the trial of the Trump Organization. The Manhattan district attorney has charged the company with criminal...
Advocates say the number of labor trafficking victims is vastly undercounted Transcript A woman from the Philippines says she came to Boston to make money for her family back home but was treated like a slave. Experts say this kind of labor trafficki...
Finding and baking tombstone recipes has become a hobby for Rosie Grant Transcript A year ago, Rosie Grant discovered a recipe for spritz cookies on a gravestone in New York. She made them and they were heavenly. She told The Washington Post that it'...
Pacific Northwest schools cancel outdoor activities when air quality is unhealthy Transcript With wildfires still a threat, schools in the Pacific Northwest have recently seen big disruptions. Students and teachers are learning how to live with these...
Author Jeff Pearlman says Bo Jackson is the greatest athlete who's ever lived Transcript NPR's A Martnez talks to Jeff Pearlman, author of a new book on Bo Jackson, who is often considered one of the greatest pro athletes in U.S. history. The book is...
We go door to door in Akron, to hear what issues are on the minds of Ohio voters Transcript Ahead of November's midterms, we're listening to voters who will decide which party controls Congress. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to voters in Akron part of Oh...
Banned Books: Author George M. Johnson on the need to tell all people's stories Transcript George M. Johnson's young-adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue has become one of the most banned books in the U.S. The book is about growing up Black and queer, a...
An investment conference nicknamed Davos in the Desert is under way in Saudi Arabia Transcript The world's top bank executives, along with billionaire investors, are laying the groundwork for deals at a time when the relationship between the U.S. and...
Clerks battle false claims as they prepare to administer elections Transcript Voting for the midterm elections is underway and election officials across the country are trying to get ready for all the ways two years of false claims and conspiracy the...
Horses are big runners and wear shoes, so why not give them sneakers? Transcript This is essentially the pitch for a new line of designer horse shoes. They're sold by a Kentucky company called Horse Kicks. It makes classic shoes, shaped to fit around...
Ethan Crumbley pleads guilty to murdering 4 students at a Michigan school Transcript The mass shooting happened at Michigan's Oxford High School in November of 2021. Ethan Crumbley's parents are separately charged with involuntary manslaughter for gi...
Russia has been threatening to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine Transcript The threats come 60 years since the world held its collective breath during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What lessons does that 1962 crisis offer today? LEILA FADEL, HOST: Russian...
There's a tight House race in a new North Carolina swing district Transcript The new district could play an outsized role in which party controls the House of Representatives. We talk to voters about how they see it. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Voters in th...
The St. Louis area is in mourning after the nation's latest deadly school shooting Transcript Two people were killed and several others were wounded Monday by a gunman at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. The suspect was killed during a...
