AILSA CHANG, HOST: More than 500 refugees from war-torn Yemen have found themselves in an unlikely place - the tiny resort island of Jeju in South Korea. The Yemenis are hoping for asylum to stay there. But as they wait, they're catching backlash fro...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next, we have an update on voting rights for people who've been convicted of crimes. In the state of Florida, more than 10 percent of the adults in the state - more than 10 percent of all adults - are prohibited from voting becau...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: OK. It's nothing compared to what our Founding Fathers had to contend with, nor does it compare to the weighty issues facing our country today. But, still, when the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday, celebrating can become a seri...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: On this Fourth of July, we have a reality about the United States. Sometimes this nation takes a step forward just when it seems to be stepping back. NOEL KING, HOST: Consider 242 years ago in 1776. A rebellion against British ru...
NOEL KING, HOST: Today, we're starting a new series called American Anthem. We're exploring songs that tap into the collective emotions that listeners and performers have around an issue or a belief. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And we start with a big one,...
NOEL KING, HOST: Come November, voters in New Mexico could elect the country's first Native American woman to Congress. Deb Haaland is one of a record number of Native Americans running for statewide and federal office this year. NPR's Leila Fadel ha...
NOEL KING, HOST: Over the past few months, congressional committees have investigated the abuse of Olympic athletes. They've mostly focused on gymnastics, but now new stories are emerging in swimming. That has led to a push to bring more women into t...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Livestock is a major source of greenhouse gases around the world. Scientists have been trying to find ways to reduce emissions from cows, and they think they might have found a solution in the ocean. NPR's Merrit Kennedy explains....
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Rhode Island is about to offer bargain prices on real estate. Of course there is a catch, as Stephanie Leydon from member station WGBH reports, this deal is only for farmers. STEPHANIE LEYDON, BYLINE: Ben Torpey's kneeling in the d...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now, at the World Cup in Russia, one group of fans is watching with special interest - Russians who play soccer as well as watch it. NPR's Alina Selyukh grew up in Russia and is covering the World Cup. She spoke with three genera...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Forty-five days - that is how long it had been since Guatemalan migrant Yeni Gonzalez saw her children after they were separated at the southwest border. Their reunion today in New York City was emotional. It was also tempora...
NOEL KING, HOST: In the past, if you wanted to know how many U.S. troops there were in war zones like Iraq or Afghanistan, you could find that information at a public Pentagon website that was updated every three months. But then, late last year, the...
50 Years Ago, The Pope Called Birth Control 'Intrinsically Wrong' NOEL KING, HOST: Fifty years ago this summer, the pope at the time, Paul VI, stunned Roman Catholics around the world by issuing a new ruling, a new papal encyclical. He called it, Hum...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Tensions over President Trump's trade policies are growing this week, and some surprising groups of people are unhappy about it. Organizations that typically support Trump say the tariffs against major U.S. trading partners could u...
NOEL KING, HOST: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled that the Trump administration cannot arbitrarily detain people seeking asylum. That ruling challenges the administration's practice of detaining people who are seeking asylum. NPR's Rich...
