The world's largest freshwater fish is found in Cambodia's Mekong River Transcript The giant stingray weighs nearly 660 pounds and spans more than 13 feet from snout to tail. Researchers even gave the ray a pet name Full Moon to honor its generous sh...
Fed chairman will testify before a pair of Congressional committees this week Transcript Federal Reserve Chairman Powell answers questions from a Senate committee Wednesday. He's sure to be asked about inflation and possible fallout from the Fed's ef...
President Biden wants a gas tax holiday. Some economists say that's a bad idea Transcript Inflation is the top issue for voters as fall's midterm elections near. Biden wants Congress to suspend the gas tax until the end of September in a bid to give...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify before 2 congressional panels Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Stephen Cecchetti, professor of international finance at Brandeis University, for a preview of Powell's testimony which follows the F...
San Francisco restaurant makes pizzas using upcycled ingredients Transcript The USDA says as much as 40% of the U.S. food supply goes to waste. Shuggie's Trash Pie makes pizzas using ugly and discarded ingredients like pig trotters, bruised fruit and...
1 man is determined to break the cycle and not end up back in prison Transcript Daniel Duron changed his life by earning his bachelor's degree behind bars. His path will be more available next year, when people in federal and state prisons will once...
Israel's prime minister announces he's stepping down, sparking new elections Transcript Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett lost his parliamentary majority, setting the stage for Israel's fifth election in just over three years. Elections are like...
Some states are changing the laws that govern community libraries Transcript When the Kentucky Legislature started mulling a bill that would tighten control over public libraries earlier this year, librarians across the state called their lawmakers p...
Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov's Nobel Peace Prize medal auctioned for a record Transcript The $103.5 million will go to Ukrainian children displaced by the war. The editor in chief of a Russian independent newspaper was honored before the paper w...
What if an Artificial Intelligence program actually becomes sentient? Transcript If an AI program became sentient, would the law apply to AI just as it does to humans? NPR's A Martinez asks law professor Ifeoma Ajunwa to imagine the legal implication...
A South Korean musician wins the prestigious Van Cliburn piano competition Transcript Six finalists competed in the competition in Fort Worth, Texas, including two from Russia and one from Ukraine. An 18-year-old South Korean was the youngest to win...
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art Culture opens in California Transcript Actor and comedian Cheech Marin has long been a collector of Latino artwork. This past weekend, he cut the ribbon on a new museum: The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art...
How climate change may affect your long-term finances Transcript A majority of people in the U.S. have experienced extreme weather in the last five years, according to a new survey conducted by NPR, Harvard University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foun...
Russian forces have captured nearly all of Sievierodonetsk Transcript Russia appears on the cusp of capturing Sievierodonetsk a key Ukrainian city in the eastern part of the country. It's a city that's been at the center of the fighting for weeks. ST...
California may require labels on pot products to warn of mental health risks Transcript Liz Kirkaldie's grandson was in the top of his class in high school and a talented jazz bassist when he started smoking pot. The more serious he got about music,...
