Wondering how to help after the latest school shooting? Give blood Transcript The South Texas Blood and Tissue center in San Antonio sent 25 units to Uvalde, Texas. The organization planned a blood drive, and says there's a historic need to build-up...
There are protests along the U.S.-Mexico border after judge blocks ending Title 42 Transcript Along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant groups seeking asylum are protesting a judge's ruling that keeps Title 42, Trump-era pandemic border restrictions, in...
2 years after George Floyd's murder, many Black Minneapolitans do not feel any safer Transcript Since Floyd was murdered by officer Derek Chauvin, what's changed for Black residents? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-state Sen. Jeffrey Hayden, who repr...
After Texas shooting, Biden reiterates the U.S. has to stand up to gun makers Transcript President Biden urged the nation to pray for the families of the children shot at their school in Ulvade, Texas. He says Congress needs to get a backbone and pas...
She lost her daughter in a mass shooting. Here's what she will tell parents in Uvalde Transcript Sandy Phillips has spent the past 10 years advocating for gun control, after her daughter Jessi was killed in the 2012 mass shooting in an Aurora, Colo.,...
In Georgia, Trump's pick for governor, who ran on election lies, loses Transcript The power of former President Trump's endorsement faltered in Georgia's closely watched primaries on Tuesday. His pick for U.S. Senate won, but so too did two of his bi...
Songs of Remembrance: Their dad liked Three Dog Night's 'Joy To The World' Transcript Two sisters from Nashville, Tenn., remember their father David Hardee, who died of COVID-19 in March. LEILA FADEL, HOST: NPR is remembering some of the 1 million pe...
Texas community turns to prayer for some type of peace after school shooting Transcript In Uvalde, Texas, people gathered Tuesday night to mourn those who were killed at Robb Elementary School. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's go directly to the voices of...
Uvalde school shooting is another reminder of children's feelings of trauma Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Melissa Brymer of the UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, about what to do for children after Tuesday's...
Mackenzie Scott contributes record donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Transcript The organization fosters relationships between children pushing through adversity and adults looking to help them. It recently received a $122 million donat...
The infant formula shortage is the focus of 2 Capitol Hill hearings Transcript Lawmakers on Wednesday are expected to press the FDA and formula makers on how the U.S. got into this situation, and what is being done to relieve the shortage. STEVE INSK...
A gunman opened fire in a Texas school and killed 19 children, 2 adults Transcript Children at a Robb Elementary in Uvalde were in their final week of school. Tuesday's shooting was the deadliest in a grade school since Sandy Hook a decade ago in Con...
The mass shooting in Texas is the latest tragic news involving a school Transcript A gunman opened fire Tuesday at a rural elementary school in Uvalde. At least 21 people have been killed 19 children and two adults. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: If you're jus...
Callers find it is taking longer to get emergency services in Portland, Ore. Transcript The city adopted a new 911 system to triage calls and streamline dispatching. But many people in need of help find themselves on hold. The same system has caused...
What, if anything, might Congress do about years of mass shootings? Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Joaquin Castro, who represents Texas' 20th District, following Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde that killed 21 people. STEVE INSKEEP,...