Canadian wildfires are raising air quality alarms across much of the Eastern U.S. Transcript NPR's Michel Martin talks Peter DeCarlo at Johns Hopkins University about the haze and air quality alerts throughout the U.S. that are generated by hundreds...
Smoke from Canada's wildfires trigger air quality warnings throughout the U.S. Transcript NPR's Michel Martin talks with Ottawa Citizen reporter Elizabeth Payne about the wildfires in Canada that have spread to almost every province and territory. Sm...
CEO Chris Licht ousted at CNN after a year of crisis Transcript Chris Licht came into the top spot at CNN pronouncing he had a clear view of what was wrong with the cable news channel, the vision to fix it, and the corporate backing that would enable...
In series 'From Birth To Death,' AP reporters examine health care and racism Transcript At every stage of life, Black Americans grapple with health care challenges directly tied to racism. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Associated Press reporter Kat St...
More than 20,000 new migrant students have enrolled in Miami-Dade County schools Transcript Miami public schools are experiencing significant growth as a historic number of students from other countries have moved into the district. Schools that were...
The conflict in Sudan leaves hundreds dead, including babies at an orphanage Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Reuters journalist Maggie Michael about the deaths of at least 50 children at a state-run orphanage in Sudan since fighting began weeks...
Why some of the water in Venice's Grand Canal recently turned bright green Transcript Officials in Italy ordered a police investigation, and environmental experts tested the water. The culprit? Fluorescein a chemical used during underwater constructi...
Edith Kanaka'ole is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter Transcript For the first time, the U.S. Mint is featuring a Native Hawaiian woman on a quarter. Edith Kanaka?ole was a Hawaiian cultural icon, teacher and composer. The Edith Kanaka...
Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed with artists Transcript Jaylene is about to turn 16. But it's no Sweet Sixteen. She's among the tens of thousands of kids who wake up each morning incarcerated across the United States. One t...
What the debt ceiling measure passed by Congress means for SNAP recipients Transcript A bipartisan bill to avert a historic default has passed the Senate and now heads to the president. One of the key provisions in the bill is being questioned for wh...
NASA is sending an Ada Limn poem to Jupiter's moon Europa and maybe your name too? Transcript U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limn looks out over construction of the Europa Clipper spacecraft at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her original poem will be engr...
Winning word: psammophile. 14-year-old from Florida wins national spelling bee Transcript Dev Shah, an eighth-grader from Largo, Fla., has won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee after spelling psammophile correctly. LEILA FADEL, HOST: The winner...
Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans Transcript We've all seen the headlines about book bans, school board shoutfests and new laws to limit how teachers can talk about gender identity or racism. Ameri...
How will generative AI such as ChatGPT affect the workplace? Transcript New technologies often benefit highly paid, college-educated professionals while putting others out of work. Research indicates generative AI could benefit middle-skill workers i...
U.S. says China has rejected an invitation to meet at summit in Singapore Transcript The defense chiefs from the U.S. and China are headlining an international defense summit in Singapore, but it appears they will not directly meet with each other. A...
