RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Insulin is getting more and more expensive, and that's costing lives. Some people with Type 1 diabetes have died because they couldn't afford the insulin they needed to live. Diabetes activists like Angela Lautner of Elsmere, Ky....
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Around the world today is Human Rights Day. It was on this December day in 1948 that member states of the United Nations approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That declaration listed what people would be entitled to...
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: At a climate meeting in Poland this week, almost 200 countries are trying to reach a deal - a deal to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. A recent U.N. report finds that may not be enough to avoid the most dangerous climate eff...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next we have the story of Inge Morath, a woman who escaped Nazi Germany, became a glamorous globetrotting photographer and married the playwright Arthur Miller. She's the subject of a biography now, and NPR special correspondent...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Over the past decade, many teachers who got federal grants for teaching in the nation's most vulnerable public schools say they have had those grants unfairly taken away and turned into loans. NPR reporters Chris Arnold and Cory...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: World leaders meet in Morocco this week and vote on a United Nations' global migration compact. It is supposed to make migration more orderly and more humane. Joanna Kakissis reports that many Europeans are not enthused. JOANNA K...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: People who grew up in the Arctic have seen dramatic effects - the dramatic effects of climate change during their lifetimes. One example - the northernmost town in the United States used to have a coastline that was edged w...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In Baltimore, the city is embroiled in a debate over its squeegee kids - young people who jump into street intersections, squeegees in hand, to clean car windows for cash. Drivers have been complaining about their run-ins w...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Roll over, Spot, Buddy and Rover. Say hello to Cardi B, Harry and Groot. These are just some of 2018's popular names for dogs. KATE JAFFE: My name is Kate Jaffe. And I work at rover.com. And I'm here to talk about dog names...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, those awkward angsty teenage years - they've long been fodder for pop music, but Canadian singer Alessia Cara has her own take. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, HERE) ALESSIA CARA: (Singing) Excuse me if I seem a little unimpre...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, we've been hearing about the changes underway in Ethiopia. One is that two traditional enemies - Ethiopia and Eritrea - have officially declared peace after decades of conflict. There is now free movement of people and g...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Try to put these words together in a sentence - Scottish, zombie, Christmas, high school musical. Wait. Somebody already has. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE) ELLA HUNT: (As Anna, singing) I'm not a princess sat in whit...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Federal prosecutors are requesting substantial prison time for President Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen. Cohen has pleaded guilty to financial crimes, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a satanic display in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield this holiday season, near a Nativity scene and a menorah. It shows an arm encircled by a serpent, winding up to a hand holding an apple. And below, an inscripti...
