Another COVID surge strikes but vaccines are protecting people from the worst Transcript An even more contagious omicron subvariant is fueling yet another surge of infections in the U.S. The number of hospitalizations is growing. LEILA FADEL, HOST: T...
Courtroom drama: Ukrainian widow confronts Russian who shot her husband Transcript KYIV, Ukraine In an emotional scene in a Kyiv courtroom, a Ukrainian widow on Thursday spoke directly to the Russian soldier who's pleaded guilty to killing her husban...
Boeing will try again to launch Starliner after its previous attempt was scrubbed Transcript Boeing hopes to launch its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station. If this test is successful, Boeing hopes to begin sending humans to the spac...
White House invokes the Defense Production Act for the baby formula shortage Transcript The Biden administration says help is on the way to address the nationwide baby formula shortage. How would the Defense Production Act, a legal vestige of the Col...
Days after Buffalo mass shooting, the House approves a bill to fight domestic terror Transcript The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation on Wednesday to elevate the federal government's efforts to combat the threat of domestic terro...
Pair of identical twins in California do everything together even motherhood Transcript Sisters Jill and Erin each gave birth to baby boys on the same day in the same hospital. They were just down the hall from each other when they delivered their ne...
Kendrick Lamar's new song 'Auntie Diaries' divides the LGBTQ+ community Transcript After five years, Kendrick Lamar released his latest album Mr. Morale the Big Steppers last week. One of its tracks immediately proved divisive among LGBTQ+ people. Au...
'Mirror Made of Rain' looks at how patterns of self-destruction are inherited Transcript Indian author Naheed Phiroze Patel says she's always been drawn to unlikeable characters. So it's not surprising that Noomi, the strong-willed protagonist of her...
National political fights shape state elections including Georgia's Gwinnett County Transcript Voters in Georgia go to the polls next week in a key primary election. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with voters in Gwinnett County, which leans toward Democr...
Why does Turkey object to Finland and Sweden joining NATO? Transcript Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO, but Turkey's president may oppose their acceptance into the military alliance. There is an international push to resolve Turkey'...
Nurses have had an up-close view of the pandemic deaths in the U.S. Transcript The one million U.S. deaths from COVID-19 happened out of sight for most Americans. It was often nurses who were caring for these patients and bearing witness to their dea...
The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in Buffalo will be back in court Transcript A court hearing will be held Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y., for the white man accused of going on a deadly, racist rampage at a supermarket in a mostly Black nei...
U.S. adviser tries to talk Mexican president out of skipping Summit of the Americas Transcript A U.S. special adviser is trying to smooth out tensions with Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador after he threatened to skip this year's Summit of...
Disco lights, all the rage in the 70s, are still going strong underwater Transcript British scientists had been trying to catch lobsters and crabs without using fish. They decided to bate their traps with LED lights. The light show did attract a lot...
Phil Mickelson skips PGA championship after he made controversial comments Transcript Golf's PGA Championship gets underway Thursday in Tula, Okla., but defending champ Phil Mickelson won't be there after he made inflammatory comments about a new Sau...
