Senate panel Chairman Tom Carper has a lot of questions for Norfolk Southern Transcript NPR's A Martinez talks to Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, about Thursday's hearing on the train derailment in East Pal...
A burrowing owl stows away on a 2-week cruise to Mexico Transcript Wildlife officials helped the unexpected tourist disembark when the ship docked back in South Florida. The owl is safely recovering with a staycation at the South Florida Wildlife Cen...
Members of Israel's military protest against government attempts to weaken courts Transcript As protesters oppose attempts by Israel's government to weaken courts they count members of the military among their supporters. The unrest in Israel continu...
Adults complained about a teen theater production and the show's creators stepped in Transcript Is high school theater the next battleground in the culture war? In Florida, Indiana, Kansas and Pennsylvania plays and musicals have been challenged or c...
Senate panel holds hearing on global threats with heads of U.S. security agencies Transcript Top U.S. intelligence officials briefed lawmakers Wednesday about unresolved mysteries, such as the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and an ailment known as...
Virologist says COVID origin report could make it harder to study dangerous diseases Transcript NPR's A Martinez talks to virologist Angela Rassmusen, who is pushing back on the Energy Department assessment, described as low confidence, that COVID-19...
Hundreds of quake survivors are living in a structure dating back more than 400 years Transcript Housing is still scarce for thousands of people who lost their homes in last month's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. A 16th-century Ottoman complex is n...
Biden administration is asking state leaders to help fight junk fees Transcript NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about efforts to fight surprise or hidden charges known as junk fees....
A scandal in Brazil involves an ex-president, jewels and the Saudi government Transcript A scandal is unfolding in Brazil over millions of dollars in jewels that the Saudi government gave to former President Jair Bolsonaro. A MART?NEZ, HOST: A scanda...
Biden budget proposal to show nearly $3 trillion in deficit reduction over 10 years Transcript President Biden releases his new budget proposal Thursday, his latest salvo in a fight with Republicans in Congress about how to address spending ahead of...
Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi break up protests against a foreign agents law Transcript NPR's A Martinez talks to Atlantic Council researcher Eto Buziashvili about antigovernment protests in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. A MART?NEZ, HOST:...
Russian movie 'The Challenge' is the first to be filmed in space Transcript An actor and a producer joined a real-life cosmonaut on the International Space Station. The film is about a female doctor performing life-saving surgery in space. STEVE INSK...
We rank the nominees for the Academy Awards category: best original song Transcript Oscar nominees for best original song can be anything from soaring ballads to toe-tappers that ground musical numbers. Songs by Rihanna and Lady Gaga are included in...
Justice Department report faults Louisville police for civil rights violations Transcript Following the police killing of Breonna Taylor, the U.S. Justice Department says it found a pattern of civil rights violations in its investigation of the Louis...
The DOJ found a pattern of misconduct in the Louisville police department. Now what? Transcript The Louisville Metro Police Department has a pattern of violating civil rights, conducting unlawful searches and discriminating against Black people and p...
