A Black church in Louisiana aims to educate people on how to be healthy Transcript A new study looks at whether placing health care workers in churches can help eliminate health disparities that disproportionately affect Black communities in the Sout...
Fenkl's 'Skull Water' delves into friendship, belonging and displacement Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Heinz Insu Fenkl about his novel Skull Water, which is based on many of his own experiences in South Korea in the 1970s. LEILA FA...
Rescuers search for survivors after a major quake hits Turkey and Syria Transcript Damage from Monday's earthquake stretches for hundreds of miles in the two countries. Crews are searching for survivors, and offers of aid are pouring in from across t...
A preview of the economic backdrop for this year's State of the Union address Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, on how President Biden is likely to address the economy at...
South Africa's power grid is collapsing and outages are disrupting the economy Transcript South Africa's power crisis is crippling one of Africa's biggest economies and threatening the reelection prospects of the ruling party: the African National Co...
It's been a year since the biggest debacle at the Beijing Winter Olympics Transcript Tuesday marks a year since a fiasco at the Winter Olympics involving the team figure skating competition. Russia won but it was marred by a positive doping test. Med...
What caused Monday's major earthquake in Turkey? Here's what we know Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The earthquake that struck Turkey this week did not surprise many seismologists who study the region and its fault lines. So why was the region not b...
Crews in Ohio successfully release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers Transcript Authorities in Ohio conducted a controlled release of chemicals in derailed train cars to avert a catastrophe from occurring in a region near the Ohio-Pennsylvania st...
Residents evacuated from the Ohio train derailment scene still haven't returned home Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine about the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals that forced the evacuation of a...
A stowaway frog triggered an alarm at Harrisburg's International Airport Transcript A TSA official said the amphibian, which was found inside a piece of checked luggage, would be forgiven. The traveling public was reminded that live animals should ne...
Ticketmaster faces a big test: Beyonc's Renaissance tour Transcript Beyonce tickets are on sale, but after the Taylor Swift debacle there are questions about whether Ticketmaster is up to the challenges. LEILA FADEL, HOST: The wait is over. Beyonce,...
Earthquake hits areas of Syria already devastated by the country's civil war Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ammar Samo, a volunteer with White Helmets, which has been pulling victims out buildings destroyed by the war, about rescue efforts in...
State of the Union will give Biden a chance to reset the White House agenda Transcript President Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. What do we expect to hear from the president on how the country and his administratio...
Examining the Wagner Group, a private military company that Russia has relied on Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrs Rcz of the German Council on Foreign Relations, about the Russian-allied paramilitary organization Wagner Group, which is o...
A court in Kansas is reconsidering the death penalty Transcript The ACLU plans to make a case against capital punishment in a Kansas hearing on Monday. Prosecutors there are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of a double murder. STEVE INSKEE...
