French presidential election: incumbent Macron beats far-right rival Le Pen Transcript French President Macron has won a second term, beating far-right leader Marine Le Pen with 58% of the vote. His majority is solid, but still 10 points below his to...
Examining the factors that helped Macron win reelection Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel asks French political analyst Gilles Ivaldi about the significance of the French election results, and the future for far-right politics in Europe. LEILA FADEL, HOST...
New York's attorney general wants Trump held in contempt for not producing documents Lawyers for Donald Trump are due in court Monday in New York to argue that the former president should not be held in contempt over a subpoena for Trump Organization...
The Supreme Court ponders the right to pray on the 50-yard line The U.S. Supreme Court jumps back into the culture wars Monday in a case that involves a football coach's asserted right to kneel and pray on the 50-yard line at the conclusion of a publ...
Health officials say a rise in COVID cases looks more like a ripple than a wave Transcript COVID-19 cases are ticking up in much of the country as unmasking continues, but declines in hospitalizations and deaths are fueling optimism that the U.S. won...
Hair braiding expert offers a how-to class for dads and it is very popular Transcript Annis Waugh's braiding classes in England are usually full of women. She decided to host a session at a local elementary school for dads. The class she called Beers...
Encore: Getting a kidney transplant saved a woman who didn't feel worthy Transcript An Arizona woman was reluctant to ask for a kidney donation because she didn't feel worthy. She did ask and is surprised by how grateful she is. (This story first air...
Blinken and Austin's trip to Kyiv demonstrates the U.S. supports Ukraine Transcript The Biden administration is promising Ukraine more military aid and money. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Kyiv to me...
As COVID cases rise, the U.S. is in a better place than before, Jha says Transcript NPR's Leila Faldel speaks with Dr. Ashish Jha, head of the Biden administration's coronavirus response team, about the latest on mask requirements and the outlook for...
As the war in Ukraine continues, a look back at the 1994 Rwandan genocide Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Philip Gourevitch, a writer for The New Yorker, about the world's response to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and the debate over what to call...
Florida moves to scrap Disney World's special regulatory status in the state Transcript Florida's legislature has voted to strip Disney's self-government put in place decades ago. The move is a win for GOP Gov. DeSantis who has been in a public spat...
A cruise ship in Tallinn, Estonia, is housing Ukrainian refugees Transcript More than 5 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded. Tens of thousands are in Estonia, where people remember what it was like to be occupied by the fo...
Calif. homeowner heard odd noises over the winter but didn't investigate Transcript Once spring arrived, it was discovered a mama bear had moved into a crawl space for hibernating. Bear League animal rescuers were called, and they found four more bea...
Russia could default on its foreign debt for the first time in a century Transcript Because of sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia is looking at its first foreign debt default since 1918. Moscow says it will take legal action if f...
Remembering jazz great Charles Mingus who was born 100 years ago Transcript The inventive compositions of jazz bassist Charles Mingus and his volatile personality loom large in the jazz world. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Charles Mingus would have turned 100 to...
