STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Congressman Adam Schiff has a question. The California Democrat is on the House Intelligence Committee. It examined links between President Trump's campaign and Russia. In 2016, Schiff says Donald Trump Jr. met a Russian lawyer a...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Twenty-five years ago today here in Los Angeles, at 4:30 in the morning, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake hit. Fifty-seven people died as this area went dark, freeways were destroyed, buildings collapsed. It was one of the...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The partial government shutdown is triggering some anxiety around Paradise, Calif. David you know this town. You walked the streets of Paradise. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Yeah. I mean, this town - Steve, I was there two months ago, and...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Students in Los Angeles have a new routine. When they arrive at schools in the morning, they are greeted by their teachers picketing outside. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED TEACHER: What do we want? UNIDENTIFIED T...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, you may have seen it by now. There's this viral video of a 21-year-old UCLA gymnast earning a perfect 10 while performing this crazy difficult floor routine. (SOUNDBITE OF TINA TURNER SONG, PROUD MARY) UNIDENTIFIED CROW...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next, we have the backstory of Sriracha. The fiery chili sauce concocted by David Tran has conquered the American market, we're told. Tran came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam. But the original Sriracha is actually...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Well, the future of Brexit is uncertain this morning. So is the future for Prime Minister Theresa May. Really, so is the future of Britain. The prime minister is facing a vote of no confidence today. This comes after her governmen...
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Trump administration suffered a big defeat in court today over its plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. A federal judge in Ne...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who say the toxic smoke from burn pits made them sick. A group of vets had sued the military contracting giant KBR for damages, but the 4th Circ...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: America imprisons more people than any other nation. And for those who get released after a long sentence, re-entry can be tough, especially finding affordable, stable housing. Housing is often one of the biggest barriers to ex-in...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A tide of plastic waste is contaminating the oceans. And in a congressional hearing, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse named major culprits. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) SHELDON WHITEHOUSE: Over 50 percent of the plastic waste in t...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Broadway actress Carol Channing died today. She was 97 years old. Kim Kokich has this appreciation. KIM KOKICH, BYLINE: Carol Channing's trademark platinum-blonde hair framed a face that always seemed to be smiling. Her wide-eyed,...
House GOP Leaders Move To Strip Rep. Steve King Of Committee Assignments MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Tonight, House Republicans took a rare step to punish one of their own, Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King. Here's Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Get in shape. I bet that was a New Year's resolution for many of you. Well, to help get you motivated, we have two stories now from NPR's Life Kit. It's a new collection of audio guides to help you get it together in all sorts of...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's a new translation of the Hebrew Bible, or what Christians call the Old Testament. The three-volume set runs over 3,000 pages. It was a solo project by literary scholar Robert Alter. It took him 24 years to finish it. And...
