Policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic aim to shore up banking confidence Transcript Financial markets are on edge, after problems at a big Swiss bank triggered fresh worries about the safety of the banking industry. This follows the collapse of...
Silicon Valley Bank may not have had a recent test to judge its resilience Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, who is on the Senate Banking Committee hearings, about recent bank failures. STEVE INSK...
Near misses and other mishaps are setting off alarm bells in the aviation industry Transcript After several recent incidents in which airplanes nearly collided, the FAA brought more than 200 aviation professionals and safety experts yesterday to find...
The truth is there's little the government can do about lies on cable Transcript If a company makes a false claim in an advertisement, the government has the power to hold that company accountable and not allow consumers to be fleeced. That's because...
Methamphetamine contamination forces some Colorado libraries to close for cleaning Transcript Cleanup is expected to cost the libraries hundreds of thousands of dollars. The American Library Association says it is not seeing similar meth-related clos...
Schools across the country say more students are asking for mental health services Transcript Federal data show more students are requesting in-school mental health services, in another sign of the strain on students and educators. Teachers also repo...
Ron DeSantis says backing Ukraine is not in the U.S. interest, a sign of a GOP divided Transcript Republican party leaders are split on whether the United States should continue to back Ukraine with billions of dollars of military equipment and aid,...
Florida is 1 of 11 states declining to accept federal money to expand Medicaid Transcript With the end of the COVID public health emergency, 1.7 million people in Florida will soon lose their Medicaid health coverage. Despite that, officials have no...
Within days some big, nasty-smelling blobs of seaweed could reach the Florida Keys Transcript The seaweed blobs are part of a 5,000-mile long bloom of algae known as sargassum. Blooms are common, but scientists say they're getting bigger and this one...
Word is getting out about Minnesota's winter fun: ice climbing Transcript Winter is still going strong in Minnesota, where volunteers are creating a unique recreational spot with columns of ice that people can climb. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: For farmers...
Tianna Esperanza's uphill climb to conquering 'Terror' Transcript When I was first listening to [your music], Morning Edition host Leila Fadel tells singer-songwriter Tianna Esperanza, I was more listening to just the music, before the lyrics really...
Judge will hear arguments in a case that could threaten access to medication abortion Transcript A federal judge in Texas with deep ties to conservative religious groups will hear arguments in a case that could decide the future of access to a key ab...
What does America's fentanyl problem mean for U.S.-Mexico relations? Transcript Five men with links to Mexican drug cartels have been accused of kidnapping and murdering five Americans last month in Matamoros, but this incident has done little to put...
Biden issues an executive order aimed at reducing gun violence Transcript President Biden wants to boost background checks for gun buyers, but that's hard without legislation from Congress. LEILA FADEL, HOST: President Biden is taking executive actio...
'Rough Sleepers': How one person can make a difference caring for the unhoused Transcript NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to author Tracy Kidder about his new book, Rough Sleepers, which profiles Dr. Jim O'Connell, who runs an organization called Boston H...
