Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter Transcript The maverick billionaire Elon Musk says he wants to buy Twitter and take it private. He's already Twitter's largest shareholder and has been a persistent critic of the platform's speech policies. LEILA FADEL,...
Putin warned against allowing atrocities to happen in 2001 Texas town hall Transcript Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes it hard to remember that decades ago, Vladimir Putin was on a charm offensive with the West. One stop was Crawford, Texas, with t...
Gilbert Gottfried, known for edgy jokes, dies at age 67 Transcript Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, best known for his distinctly shrill voice, died on Tuesday after battling a long illness. He was popular for his boundary-pushing, edgy and often vulgar b...
Politicians and strategists consider soaring inflation's effects on midterms Transcript NPR's A Martinez speaks with political analyst Charlie Cook about the highest inflation in 40 years, and how it's likely to impact this year's midterm election ca...
The Atlanta Braves are celebrating their World Series win with a pricey burger Transcript The Atlanta Braves are selling a new burger at Truist Park this season that costs $151. It comes with a replica World Series Championship Ring. LEILA FADEL, HOS...
Decorated sprinter Usain Bolt shares his secret to success: video games Transcript Bolt tells the BBC that he loved games so much as a kid that he'd sometimes skip training to head to a store to play video games. Bolt says gaming helped develop his c...
Decorated sprinter Usain Bolt shares his secret to success: video games Transcript Bolt tells the BBC that he loved games so much as a kid that he'd sometimes skip training to head to a store to play video games. Bolt says gaming helped develop his c...
Encore: Maine couple revives sea shanties thought lost to time Transcript Sea shanties, revisited: Maine couple resurfaces works thought lost to time LEILA FADEL, HOST: For the past decade, a folk duo from Maine has been on a mission to find the long...
People Kharkiv suffer daily Russian attacks in a war Biden now calls a genocide Transcript The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is the country's largest Russian-speaking city. It's been attacked by Russia for weeks. President Biden is accusing Russi...
There's no diplomatic path to end Russia's assault on Ukraine, Polish diplomat says Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Marek Magieroweski, Poland's ambassador to the U.S., who says Russian President Putin has to suffer a decisive military defeat f...
There's no diplomatic path to end Russia's assault on Ukraine, Polish diplomat says Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Marek Magieroweski, Poland's ambassador to the U.S., who says Russian President Putin has to suffer a decisive military defeat f...
Will electric pickup trucks get rural America to switch from gas to electric? Transcript The electric Ford F-150 Lightning rolls off the assembly line this spring. But will rural Americans, who make up an important demographic for the company and the...
A library system announces a program to challenge the tide of book bannings Transcript As more and more school districts ban books from their classrooms and libraries, the Brooklyn Public Library is sharing its resources with teens around the country...
After major setbacks in the war with Ukraine, Russian forces regroup Transcript Russia is now concentrating its forces in eastern Ukraine and a major offensive is widely anticipated. But this new stage of the war could differ in many ways from the pa...
California's reparations task force will meet in person for the first time in a year Transcript California's first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force is determining exactly how Black residents have been harmed by the legacy of slavery. The two-day...
