Since Russia invaded Ukraine, allies levied more than 11,000 sanctions on Russia Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rachel Ziemba of the Center for a New American Security about sanctions which have failed to dramatically weaken Russia's economy,...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces 8 challengers in Tuesday's election Transcript Voters will decide whether the city's first openly gay and first Black female mayor will win reelection or face a runoff. Why is the incumbent mayor facing so many chal...
Malcolm X's family is suing the CIA, FBI and NYPD Transcript At a press conference on Tuesday, Malcolm X's third daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, along with civil rights attorney Ben Crump, announced plans to file a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit agai...
Alex Murdaugh denies murders, but admits to lying to police Transcript The salacious murder trial of a prominent South Carolina attorney took a new twist when Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense in the killings of his wife and son. A MART...
Peter Obi could shake up Nigeria's election Transcript As voters in Nigeria, Africa's largest democracy, go to the polls, a third party candidate threatens to upset the status quo. Producer Tom Saater contributed to this story. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Vote...
Eminem is suing two Real Housewives over a podcast Transcript Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant from The Real Housewives of Potomac have a podcast called Reasonably Shady that sounds a little to close to trademarks the rapper has for Shady and Slim Shad...
Need a cure for hiccups? Here are a few almost foolproof ways Transcript Uri Bram wrote an extensive article for The Atlantic on a sure-fire cure for the hiccups. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This could happen to anybody. We laugh too hard or eat too fast an...
Jonathan Majors is ready to be a critical darling Transcript Actor Jonathan Majors is already part of the conversation for next year's Oscars. Ayesha Rascoe looks at how his career has taken off, with two big movies out now and another on the way. A...
What Ukrainians are expecting, one year after Russia invaded Transcript One year to the day after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country is transformed. What's ahead as the war enters its second year and how are Ukrainians thin...
Why an ulcer drug could be the last option for many abortion patients Transcript A federal judge in Texas could rule as soon as today on whether to cut off access to a key medication abortion protocol, giving lawyers until day's end to submit additio...
One of the first Black teachers at a mostly white school recounts her challenges Transcript More than 50 years ago, Eunice Wiley became one of the first Black teachers at a mostly white elementary school in a small Florida town. She retired as a scho...
Moscow observes a holiday honoring its armed forces one year after Russia invaded Ukraine Transcript Today marks one year since Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian president Vladimir Putin shows no sign of backing down. A MART...
How war has changed Russian society Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev, about her visit to Russia and how life has changed during its war on Ukraine. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Nina Khrush...
The Webb telescope has discovered galaxies that could change our understanding of astro-physics Transcript Astronomers say in the journal Nature, that they discovered six galaxies that existed five and seven hundred million years after the big bang....
Twins rescued from Kyiv at the beginning of Russia's invasion are turning 1 Transcript Ari Shapiro of NPR's All Things Considered talks with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about twins who were rescued from Kyiv early in the war and how they are faring...