ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: U.S. stocks fell sharply again today. For the second time this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than a thousand points, 4.1 percent. NPR's John Ydstie reports that the market is still trying to find its footing...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There are more than 130 officially recognized ethnic minority groups in Myanmar. Each has its own culture, even language. The Rohingya Muslims are not one of them. Myanmar's government won't grant them citizenship. Its leaders won'...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: A memoir written by a young mom diagnosed with incurable stage IV cancer while her son is still a toddler - I mean, it is hard to imagine this could be funny, right? KATE BOWLER: I remember when I walked into the cancer center for...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: After a big fashion show, there's always the question, which trends will make the leap from the runway to real life? After Paris Men's Fashion Week, we ask, do shoes need their own pair of shoes? ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Chines...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Denis Johnson was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction twice. He won the National Book Award for his 2007 novel, Tree Of Smoke. He's probably best known for his first collection of short stories, Jesus' Son, as a semi...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Census Bureau has announced the way that it will count active-duty military and prisoners for the 2020 census. Those policies could add to the official population and thus the power in Congress of areas that host military bas...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Census Bureau has announced the way that it will count active-duty military and prisoners for the 2020 census. Those policies could add to the official population and thus the power in Congress of areas that host military bas...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's administration plans to make it easier for oil companies to drill offshore. But more than a dozen states opposed those plans. The drilling would happen in federally controlled waters, which limits how much state...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, so Oklahoma is in a bit of a bind. Riding high on the oil boom in the late 2000s, the state slashed taxes - but the promised prosperity never came, and now state lawmakers are trying to find a way out. Rachel Hubbard of...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Senate leaders reached a deal today that holds the promise of breaking the partisan standoff over federal spending. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the deal on the Senate floor. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MIT...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump wants a military parade. He wants a show of might in the middle of Washington, D.C. Big showy parades with tanks and missiles are more commonly associated with Russia, North Korea and China. But the White House insi...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. So the story of Cliven Bundy and his family has been closely followed by ranchers across the West. Let's remember here Bundy is the rancher who led armed standoffs against government officials. Those officials were tryi...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The story of the Rohingya Muslims is complicated and gets more so every day. Evidence keeps emerging that Myanmar has used a campaign of terror to drive hundreds of thousands of Rohingya across the border into refugee camps in Bang...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Vice President Pence has started his five-day trip in Asia. The idea is to highlight two longstanding alliances the U.S. has in the region and send a message to North Korea. The alliance with one Asian partner is smoother than the...
Tracking Shows Russian Meddling Efforts Evolving Ahead Of 2018 Midterms STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: With the midterm elections approaching, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on Fox News this week that Russia is trying to meddle again. (SOUNDBITE OF FO...