Lambs aren't white and fluffy and other lessons learned at this campus farm Transcript Caitlyn Mercado was doing homework in her dorm around midnight when her phone rang. It was the farm manager who told her to report to the farm immediately: her she...
Wrapped in a blanket, this cozy community poem celebrates rest and relaxation Transcript NPR Poet in Residence Kwame Alexander recently challenged listeners to write a poem about napping, or anything related, sleeping, dreaming, relaxing.... One thin...
Maternal deaths in the U.S. spiked in 2021, CDC reports Transcript In 2021, the U.S. had one of the worst rates of maternal mortality in the country's history, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report...
Pentagon manages new tensions after a Russian warplane hit an unarmed U.S. drone Transcript The top U.S. and Russian defense officials spoke by phone, a rare occurrence during the past year of war in Ukraine. The aim was to bring down tensions after...
Protests in Israel have the country's president warning of a possible civil war Transcript Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a proposed compromise to his controversial judicial overhaul. President Isaac Herzog says Israel stands...
In a rare sweep, Alaska Natives take the top 3 spots in the 50th Iditarod Transcript The annual Iditarod sled dog race came to a historic finish in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday. For the first time all top-three finishers claim Alaska Native heritage. STE...
The truth is there's little the government can do about lies on cable Transcript If a company makes a false claim in an advertisement, the government has the power to hold that company accountable and not allow consumers to be fleeced. That's because...
Macron uses special constitutional power to raise France's retirement age Transcript NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to the Wall Street Journal's Noemie Bisserbe about French President Emmanuel Macron's controversial move to raise the country's retirement...
Why is Italy raising eyebrows at the World Baseball Classic? Transcript Instead of having sports drinks in the dugout, the team has an espresso machine. Ex-Major Leaguer Mike Piazza, Italy's manager, would prefer to drink it from a ceramic cup rather...
Policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic aim to shore up banking confidence Transcript Financial markets are on edge, after problems at a big Swiss bank triggered fresh worries about the safety of the banking industry. This follows the collapse of...
Silicon Valley Bank may not have had a recent test to judge its resilience Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, who is on the Senate Banking Committee hearings, about recent bank failures. STEVE INSK...
Near misses and other mishaps are setting off alarm bells in the aviation industry Transcript After several recent incidents in which airplanes nearly collided, the FAA brought more than 200 aviation professionals and safety experts yesterday to find...
The truth is there's little the government can do about lies on cable Transcript If a company makes a false claim in an advertisement, the government has the power to hold that company accountable and not allow consumers to be fleeced. That's because...
Methamphetamine contamination forces some Colorado libraries to close for cleaning Transcript Cleanup is expected to cost the libraries hundreds of thousands of dollars. The American Library Association says it is not seeing similar meth-related clos...
Schools across the country say more students are asking for mental health services Transcript Federal data show more students are requesting in-school mental health services, in another sign of the strain on students and educators. Teachers also repo...
