In Appreciation of Teachers: Share a poem Transcript As the school year draws to a close, is there a teacher who has inspired you? NPR's poet in residence Kwame Alexander says his mother was his first teacher. He learned from her that teachers are a...
Arizona clinic prepares for Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade Transcript Clinics brace for a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe V Wade. Desert Star Family Planning is in Arizona, where abortion could be banned and criminalized if federal prot...
Announcing the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Transcript Choosing one Tiny Desk Contest winner from all the incredible entries NPR Music receives each year never gets any easier though the process, where a panel of judges and I get to hear so m...
On federal and state levels, plans are underway to enhance internet access Transcript Oregon is among the states making unprecedented investments in broadband access with money from the Biden administration's $1 trillion infrastructure package. A MAR...
Colombian teen sets a record by solving 3 Rubik's cubes while juggling them Transcript In a video set to a timer, Angel Alvarado, 19, solves the puzzles with his thumbs while tossing them in the air. He set the record at four and a half minutes break...
Authorities say California church shooter was motivated by hate for Taiwanese people Transcript Authorities have identified the alleged shooter in the church shooting in Laguna Woods, Calif. David Chou, 68, has been booked on one felony count of murd...
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, Michigan law would prohibit abortion for rape victims Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Genevieve Marnon, legislative director of Right to Life in Michigan, about the state's 1931 ban on abortion which could come i...
As the U.S. COVID death toll nears a million, why that number is hard to fathom Transcript NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with philosopher Eric Boynton about empathy and community grief as the U.S. nears a landmark death toll: one million people dying fr...
Songs of Remembrance: Bruce Simms loved 'Paradise' by John Prine Transcript Angela Simms and her daughter Dorri Smith remember husband and father Bruce Simms of LaGrange, Ga. He died of COVID-19 in February at the age of 73. LEILA FADEL, HOST: More t...
Here's why American conservatives are heading to Hungary for a big conference Transcript It might seem strange that a nationalist conservative group identified with Donald Trump and America First is holding its annual meeting this week in Hungary. CP...
5 states went to the polls Tuesday to pick candidates in primary elections Transcript A key U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is too close to call. North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a freshman Republican who's been beset by scandal, has been ouste...
For businesses in Manhattan's Chinatown, inflation is a tough economic hurdle Transcript Inside Grand Tea and Imports, a cultural store in Manhattan's Chinatown, there are glittering floor-to-ceiling shelves of tea, incense and goods for Buddhist hol...
Rapper J. Cole helps to inspire a superfan to finish college Transcript In 2013, Cierra Bosarge asked Cole to attend her high school graduation. He did and said he would be at her college graduation if she got into a 4-year school. She graduated last...
A pro-Trump film suggests its data are so accurate, it solved a murder. That's false Transcript A conservative election integrity group called True The Vote has made multiple misleading or false claims about its work, NPR has found, including the sug...
Musk says he's having second thoughts about buying Twitter Transcript Elon Musk has put the brakes on his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, saying the site has too many fake accounts. But is the world's richest man just hoping to negotiate a better dea...