Finland's prime minister got grief for partying. Australia's leader was cheered Transcript Some complained when video showed Finland's Sanna Marin partying with friends. There seemed to be less controversy when Australia's Anthony Albanese turned up...
There's a new item on the menu at many French wine bars: non-alcoholic wine Transcript Demand for low or no-alcohol wine is skyrocketing. In France, entire vineyards are dedicated to wine without alcohol, and winemakers have special tastings for thei...
Mohammed Amer's new series explores the tragedy and comedy in the refugee experience Transcript It's a story comedian Mohammed Amer says he's had in his head for two decades and started writing nine years ago. Now, on Wednesday, Mo will be out on Net...
Work goes on inside a Ukrainian nuclear power plant amid threats of Russian bombs Transcript Andriy Tuz was at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant when it came under Russian control in March. Now in Switzerland, Tuz talks about work and life at the com...
Six months into the Russia-Ukraine war, how can we measure the loss of life? Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Matilda Bogner, head of the United Nations Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, about whether death tolls in Russia's war on U...
After decades of public service, Anthony Fauci will step down in December Transcript The country's top infectious disease expert is leaving the federal government. Fauci served under seven presidents and helped lead the country through multiple healt...
An Iranian American writer makes a case against censorship and for Rushdie Transcript Following the attack on author Salman Rushdie, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Iranian American writer Azar Nafisi about attempts to silence writers. Her latest book i...
A change to Florida's ballot signature review creates headaches for local officials Transcript A change to Florida's election laws has created a new headache for some local election officials. A little-known provision in Senate Bill 90, a sweeping vo...
Eastern Kentucky delays the start of school as people rebuild after floods Transcript Teachers and students in parts of Kentucky are reckoning with heavily damaged schools and a delayed start to the school year after deadly flash floods inundated the...
American Airlines paid tribute to the aviation pioneer known as Brave Bessie Transcript Bessie Coleman was the first Black woman to hold a pilot's license. A hundred years after her first public flight in 1922, an all-Black, all-female crew flew from...
Encore: An animal tranquilizer is making street drugs even more dangerous Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A sedative approved only for use in animals is showing up in illegal street drugs. WBUR's Martha Bebinger says Xylazine may be contributing to o...
2 Democrats compete for the chance to unseat Florida Gov. DeSantis in November Transcript Tuesday is the primary for governor to see which Democrat, Charlie Crist or Nikki Fried, will face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall. Christ was elected go...
Gov. DeSantis is seen as an heir to Trumpism, strategist David Jolly says Transcript NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Florida Republican Rep. David Jolly, who's an analyst for NBC, about the rise of Gov. Ron DeSantis to become a potential presiden...
8-year-old girl in Kent, England, has an out of this world story to tell her friends Transcript Isabella Payne used her father's ham radio to talk to astronaut Kjell Lindgren aboard the International Space Station. Her dad had been listening for week...
Mexico shelters migrants from Latin America to Africa to the Middle East Transcript NPR's A Martinez visits a shelter dedicated to serving Muslim migrants in Tijuana. It's the first of its kind in Mexico. A MART?NEZ, HOST: The city of Tijuana has mig...