Social justice group examines how deeply the far-right has penetrated state politics Transcript The results of a study released this month find that at least one in five Republican state legislators across the country are affiliated with far-right gr...
After 19 seasons, 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' is about to end Transcript After more than 3,000 episodes, the finale one airs Thursday. The longtime talk show host is a pioneering voice who leaves behind a complicated legacy. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Ellen D...
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has technical problems Transcript Scientists and engineers are troubleshooting from 14 billion miles away, with a delay of 20-plus hours each way trying to fix an antenna control system built 45 years ago. STEVE INSKEEP, H...
How does a Texas teacher continue working on the day after a school shooting? Transcript Imagine what it must be like to be a teacher in the schools around Uvalde, Texas. Following Tuesday's shooting, you have to go back to work, greet your students...
Researchers offer suggestions for how to prevent the next school shooting Transcript After several high-profile school shootings in recent years, school safety experts have centered on some important measures that communities and politicians can take...
House lawmakers hold hearings into the baby formula shortage Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rep. Rosa DeLauro about a House panel hearing that questioned why it took the FDA four months to issue warnings about baby formula that didn't meet saf...
On 2nd anniversary of George Floyd's death, Biden signs police reform order Transcript President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday on policing two years after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: On th...
Texas lawmakers have removed gun restrictions in recent years Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Travis Clardy, a Republican state lawmaker in Texas, about this week's school shooting in Uvalde, and the state's gun laws. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: How...
Archaeologists have found something beautiful in a space with an ugly past Transcript The team found a single pink rose in bloom at a former Japanese American internment camp. It's blossoming on an 80-year-old rose bush at Amache National Historic Si...
Can Hollywood magic help fix the current Navy pilot shortage? Transcript The Navy is hoping that the new Top Gun sequel can help rescue naval aviation from a pilot shortage. This comes nearly four decades after the original film helped to break recru...
A Texas arena for concerts and rodeos is transformed into a gathering for grief Transcript A vigil was held in Uvalde for the people killed in Tuesday's shooting at an elementary school. Officials continue to probe for a motive from a gunman who kill...
Research shows policies that may help prevent mass shootings and some that don't Transcript Every mass shooting in the U.S. raises calls for better policies to prevent such tragedies. There's evidence suggesting that certain kinds of laws may reduce...
It's been 2 years since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis Transcript On the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, Black people continue to be targets of hate. America's race issues are once again at the forefront after the mass...
About half of the Republican campaigns for Michigan governor are in question Transcript The Michigan elections bureau says five Republican candidates for Michigan governor can't appear on the ballot because of invalid signatures on their nominating p...
Another senseless act of gun violence hits an elementary school in Texas Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, about ending gun violence in the U.S. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Se...
