STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Leaders of the world's largest economies spend this weekend in the southern hemisphere. They meet in Argentina. And President Trump will take the chance for a string of one-on-one meetings with other leaders. Those meetings are e...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Russia is not the only country that tries to influence American democracy. A report out today says China's Communist Party tries too, and it has a lot of money to spend as it works to influence the U.S. government and society and...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One of the first things President Trump did when he took office was reverse President Obama's decision on the Dakota Access Pipeline. President Obama had effectively blocked it. President Trump effectively allowed it to move forw...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Police in India say there's no plan yet to recover the body of an American missionary. He was killed 10 days ago by indigenous people on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal. The islanders have resisted all outside contact for ce...
Why The Abortion Rate In Pakistan Is One Of The World's Highest STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This next story takes us to Pakistan, a deeply conservative Muslim country where doctors routinely refuse to undertake abortions. But it is estimated to have one of...
Chronically Ill, Traumatically Billed: $123,019 For 2 Multiple Sclerosis Treatments AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Every month, NPR and Kaiser Health News take a close look at medical bills that you send us. Today we hear about a woman whose medical bill for a...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Don Shirley could have been one of the most famous concert pianists in the world had it not been for the color of his skin. As a black man in 1962, Shirley was excluded from many of the great American music venues of the day. And...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: It's been 18 years since a book called Because Of Winn-Dixie changed author Kate DiCamillo's life. It was the first of her string of bestsellers for young readers, ranging from picture books to novels. Now DiCamillo has a new...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is already in jail, may be in prison longer than planned. Last September, Manafort pled guilty to two reduced federal charges and agreed to cooperate with the special c...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: In China, a new commitment to scientific research seems to be paying off. Chinese scientists now produce more scientific publications than American researchers do. The global ratings of Chinese universities are on the rise, and Ch...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Kentucky's worker safety agency has a lot of problems. That's according to a recent audit by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. The report says the flaws in the program have in some cases been fat...
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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Doctors send thousands of pregnant women to bed each year, some for just a few days, some for months. The idea is that laying still may help women with complicated pregnancies carry their babies to term. But the practice is quest...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: A Chinese researcher is claiming to have created the world's first genetically edited human babies. According to the scientist, the genes of two twin girls have been modified to resist HIV infection. That's the virus that causes A...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: In Oregon, a small rural newspaper is bucking an industry trend. Circulation at the Malheur Enterprise has surged over the past few years. The paper's even won several national awards. This weekly paper covers a part of the state...
