AILSA CHANG, HOST: We are once again days away from a potential government shutdown. Now on Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats say they think they can strike a deal to avoid that scenario. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MITCH MCCONNELL: I'm o...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Gaming industry tycoon Steve Wynn is denying charges that he sexually abused some of his employees. Restauranteurs John Besh and Mario Batali have stepped away from their businesses amid similar allegations. These men gained prom...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: About 10 years ago, a recent college graduate named Francisco Cantu told his mother what seemed like good news. He got a job. FRANCISCO CANTU: I think she was terrified when I decided to join the Border Patrol. And I think she wa...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Our colleague Julie McCarthy has spent years now ranging across India, and we get to follow along. India is a world of its own - the largest democracy, second only to China in population. And also, Julie found a remarkable source...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: For the first time, we have detailed information about some of the Americans who have left to fight with the Islamic State. A new report is the most comprehensive account so far of what has happened to them. NPR national security...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists announced today that they have figured out the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint, Mich., a few years ago. Twelve people died. This was at the start of the city's water crisis. And the problem was a l...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: To age well, it is said, we must eat well. But exactly what kinds of foods may be most beneficial for the aging brain? NPR's Allison Aubrey looks at the latest evidence coming from a study of healthy seniors who live in retiremen...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Jim Byrd died for a little while. His heart stopped. And, technically, he died. When he was revived, everything changed. He had this fear of dying again, fear of dying alone and all kinds of anxiety-ridden questions about what ha...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's February, which means it's Black History Month, the time designated by Congress to focus on the contributions of African-Americans to this country. And often, that focus will turn to a celebration of the civil rights movemen...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you follow news stories about famous men behaving horribly then you've surely seen Gloria Allred. Long before the Me Too movement caught fire, Gloria Allred was talking about these issues, filing lawsuits and holding press con...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Mushrooms, the edible kind, have been used in Eastern medicine for centuries to treat everything from asthma to gout. And now they're being marketed in the West as functional or medicinal mushrooms. So what's the evidence that th...
The Forgotten Renewable: Geothermal Energy Production Heats Up MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to hear now about a different natural resource - geothermal reservoirs. They are all across the American West, and they could be used to power millions of...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: It's been many months since hurricanes Irma and Maria hit the Virgin Islands, but hospitals there are still recovering. Even now, patients are being flown to the U.S. mainland for certain surgeries and specialized care, as...
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Dan Reynolds is known to millions of fans around the world as the lead singer of the popular band Imagine Dragons because of hits like Radioactive, Thunder, and last year's chart topper, Believer. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BELIEVER) IM...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A prolonged drought means that Cape Town, South Africa is running out of water. The city is frantically trying to cut back the use to delay day zero. That's the day the city will shut off the taps, currently estimated to fa...
