The rule changes that could help to explain the many March Madness upsets Transcript NPR's Michel Martin talks to ESPN's Jesse Washington about how new NCAA rules on transfers as well as name, image and likeness contribute to the high level of play i...
NASA's spacesuits are getting a makeover the first since the '80s Transcript When astronauts step onto the moon in 2025, they'll have a new look a redesigned, snazzier spacesuit. A MART?NEZ, HOST: Fifty years after NASA's last mission sending astrona...
A Senate panel explores the current crisis in the banking industry Transcript The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank will be the focus of a Senate hearing Tuesday. Senators want to know why it and a second bank failed this month, and how to prevent simi...
Greenland is keeping daylight saving time permanently Transcript Lawmakers said a permanent switch to daylight saving gives people more time in the afternoon to do business with Europe and North America. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Good morning. I'm Michel...
Commonsense initiative aims to reduce maternal mortality among Black women Transcript An initiative in Boston helps them monitor blood pressure by giving women a blood pressure cuff to take home. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on March 26, 20...
Benjamin Netanyahu pauses his plan to weaken Israel's court system Transcript Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed his plan to implement changes that would weaken the judiciary after opposition to the plan caused widespread, disrupti...
Israel's former leader says Netanyahu should either reform his coalition or resign Transcript Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he would postpone a vote on a controversial overhaul of the country's judiciary until aft...
North Carolina governor signs Medicaid expansion bill into law Transcript The Republican-controlled legislature had voted to expand Medicaid. One motivation to finally accept Obamacare in the state, was the need for more money in the health care syst...
39 migrants are dead in a fire at an immigration facility in Mexico Transcript A fire at an immigration facility in Ciudad Jurez, Mexico has killed 39 migrants and injured 29 others. A MART?NEZ, HOST: At least 39 people are dead after a fire at an im...
'Live free and die?' The sad state of U.S. life expectancy Transcript Just before Christmas, federal health officials confirmed life expectancy in America had dropped for a nearly unprecedented second year in a row down to 76 years. While countries a...
Workers across Germany's transportation system are on a 1-day strike Transcript Tens of thousands of German rail workers are on strike over wages and investment in the Deutsche Bahn rail company. Significant disruptions are expected for train, bus an...
4 teams are left in the men's NCAA basketball tournament Transcript The men's and women's March Madness tournaments truly have been filled with madness upsets have roiled many a bracket. The excitement is not done the women's Final Four will be decid...
Finland is the world's happiest country for the 6th straight year Transcript Finland says happiness is a skill which can be taught in an in-person master class in June. An all-expenses-paid trip for 10 will teach wellbeing, lifestyle, health and bala...
Colorado becomes the first state to open wheelchair repair for users Transcript People who use powered wheelchairs have complained for years that manufacturers won't let them do minor repairs themselves. A new Colorado law gives them the right to rep...
6LACK is in a happier place. He wants to show his fans how to get there too Transcript The RB singer 6LACK's (pronounced black) music is synonymous with heartbreak and messy relationships. Unstable partners, repeated calls from your exes, he's lived...
