Facebook's parent company Meta is laying off another 10,000 workers Transcript NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Sam Schechner about the layoffs which will cut about 12% of Meta's workforce. This round follows a previous cut...
NPR investigates Russia's notorious 53rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade Transcript The 53rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade has been blamed for hundreds of civilian deaths even before the invasion of Ukraine. The brigade's former headquarters has been tracked to a libe...
U.S., U.K. and Australia aim to counter China with an exchange of submarine tech Transcript President Biden met Monday with his counterparts from Australia and the United Kingdom to discuss a deal to sell U.S. submarines an arrangement aimed at count...
Deals with smaller Pacific rim nations are part of Washington's plan to deflect China Transcript The U.S. is strengthening ties with several Pacific nations in an effort to expand influence in the region and counter China. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Deals wi...
Taylor Swift's much-anticipated Eras tour kicks off Friday in Swift City Transcript The first stop on the tour is Glendale, Ariz., in the same stadium that hosted this year's Super Bowl. Glendale has temporarily changed its name to Swift City to cele...
Canada's Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa is closed because of a lack of ice Transcript Ottawa's beloved skating canal has failed to ice over properly for the first time in its history. Scientists are trying to figure out how to sustain the tradition...
'What Looks Like Bravery' explains how achievement can't protect us from grief Transcript NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Laurel Braitman about her memoir, What Looks Like Bravery: An Epic Journey Through Loss to Love. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Laurel B...
Customer deposits of more than $250,000 at 2 failed banks will be guaranteed Transcript The federal government's decision to rescue customer deposits in two failed banks raises questions about exceeding the cap for what's normally insured by the FDIC...
It's Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives? Transcript Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous ye...
Residents near Ohio train derailment find it nearly impossible to sell their home Transcript The Norfolk Southern train derailment and the release of toxic chemicals that followed has hurt the housing market in East Palestine, Ohio. LEILA FADEL, HOST...
3 years after pandemic school closings, how were kids and parents affected? Transcript NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Anya Kamenetz, former NPR education reporter and author of The Stolen Year, about the COVID pandemic's impact on students and teacher...
Some Mexican pharmacies sell pills laced with deadly fentanyl to U.S. travelers Transcript Testing on an Adderall pill from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, came back positive in January. Pharmacies there are selling counterfeit prescription pills laced with...
Indigenous groups lash out after an oil drilling project is approved in Alaska Transcript NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jade Begay of the group NDN Collective, which advocates for indigenous communities, about the White House approving the controversial...
Exploring the many reasons why car prices remain high Transcript Why are car prices still so much higher than they were before the pandemic? The average cost of a new vehicle tops $48,000. LEILA FADEL, HOST: The auto market has been deeply weird for...
Some trees in San Diego are getting a second life thanks to 2 local businesses Transcript The company West Coast Arborists removes trees that are near the end of their lives. They're then cut and dried. After that Taylor Guitars turns them into music...
