AILSA CHANG, HOST: This week, a presidential commission chaired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recommended that the president declare opioids a national emergency. Medical professionals and others who treat drug addiction are praising that ide...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: National law enforcement officials have had an awkward few days. You see, they're part of President Trump's administration. And last week in a speech, the president asked police to be a little rougher with criminal suspects. The...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: A new book by sportswriter Kate Fagan delves into the life of a young woman whose suicide shocked the University of Pennsylvania. Madison Holleran ran track at Penn. She was popular and beautiful and raised in a big, supportive fam...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: A new lawsuit filed this morning makes a remarkable claim, that the Fox News channel and a wealthy Trump supporter worked together to concoct a false report earlier this year about the death of a young Democratic party aide. The pe...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: A hundred years ago, this country entered the first global war, World War I. That ugly, dirty, agonizing conflict cost millions of lives and changed the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is observing the centen...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The actor Kevin Hart is launching an all-digital streaming comedy service. The Laugh Out Loud Network is the latest entry in a crowded market. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: Kevin Hart is super active on...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One of this country's most prolific playwrights has died. Sam Shepard, who portrayed the frayed ends of the American experience - rugged characters, toxic relationships. He wrote more than 40 plays, among them True West and Burie...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Actor and playwright Sam Shepard has died. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, THE RIGHT STUFF) SAM SHEPARD: (As Chuck Yeager) I think I see a plane over here with my name on it. CORNISH: That's from his Oscar-nominated performance as test pilot...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And now we have a story of autism or, rather, of recognizing autism. Autism affects the part of the brain responsible for social interaction, and it's estimated that four times as many boys as girls are diagnosed with it each yea...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Educators in Florida are working to comply with a new state law. It lets state residents challenge textbooks and instructional materials they object to. Science educators fear their demands for an independent hearing will open th...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A Republican senator has chosen a dramatic moment to question the direction of his party. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona is a longtime critic of President Trump. Now he has written a book detailing where he th...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A wide-ranging study shows that sperm counts are plummeting throughout the Western world, and scientists don't know why. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein suggests some of the potential reasons. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: In Margaret At...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Comedian Sasheer Zamata is at a crossroads. She was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for four seasons. One of her characters was Beyonce at her gynecologist's office while she was pregnant with twins. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, S...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Something many people don't know about Marc Chagall - most know the late artist for modernist paintings. But he was less known for designing costumes and sets for ballets and for an opera, which are now featured in an exhibition...
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, CALIFORNIA) JONI MITCHELL: (Singing) Sitting in a park in Paris, France, reading the news. And it sure looks bad. They won't give peace a chance. NOEL KING, HOST: That is the unmistakable voice of Joni Mitchell. That song, Califor...
