She was pregnant and had to find $15,000 overnight to save her twins Transcript It was Labor Day weekend 2021 when Sara Walsh, who was 24 weeks pregnant with twins, began to experience severe lower back pain. On Wednesday, a few days later, a materna...
Since the firing of Tucker Carlson, viewers have deserted Fox Transcript Since Monday when Fox News fired its biggest star, Tucker Carlson, its ratings have slumped. But Carlson's fate is much more uncertain. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: You know, this week...
One way to prevent suicides: limit access to guns Transcript More than half of gun-related deaths in the U.S. are suicides. But James Russell, a biology professor at Georgia Gwinnett College, says that most people do not want to accept how common it...
Named after Robert E. Lee, an Army fort now honors 2 pioneering Black officers Transcript Fort Lee in Virginia on Thursday became Fort Gregg-Adams in a ceremony that renamed the base after two Black officers whose struggles paved the way for a more i...
'The Indicator from Planet Money': Can forcing people to save cool inflation? Transcript During World War II, famous economist John Maynard Keynes wrote about a way to help tame inflation: compulsory savings. Could that work now? One economist thinks...
Roy Wood Jr. wants laughs from White House Correspondents' speech and reparations Transcript Some of the biggest names in politics and media will gather in Washington, D.C., Saturday night for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where they will r...
The U.S. unveils plan to discourage border crossings when pandemic restrictions lift Transcript The U.S. will establish new immigration processing centers in Latin America, Biden administration officials announced Thursday, as part of a broader plan...
Fired Tucker Carlson producer: Misogyny and bullying 'trickles down from the top' Transcript Allegations painting Fox News as an abusive workplace that excuses misogyny and anti-Semitism have been put on blast in the aftermath of star host Tucker Car...
Mom tells her 12-year-old son that she likes that no one dims his light Transcript Mason Best brought his mom Roseann Smith to StoryCorps at the Boys' Club of New York in Queens. He had a long list of questions for her and wasn't shy about jumping ri...
Trump attorney asks E. Jean Carroll why it took decades to accuse his client of rape Transcript Donald Trump's attorney spent Thursday cross-examining E. Jean Carroll. She is a former columnist who sued Trump, claiming he raped her in a department st...
Quake survivors in Turkey line up to file damage claims, missing person reports Transcript More than two and a half months since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey, hundreds of people are still searching for the remains of their missing loved ones...
N.J. town forces combative parents to be umpires at Little League games Transcript A youth baseball program in New Jersey made a rule: If parents want to yell at the umpires, they have to become an umpire for three games. If they refuse, they are thr...
Families grapple with the rising cost of a college education Transcript Families grapple with rising college costs STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The price of higher education is increasing. And tuition hikes at many colleges and universities are expected to c...
Economic growth in the U.S. is slowing down. Are we headed for a recession? Transcript NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Federal Reserve governor Claudia Sahm about who's feeling the biggest pinch of high inflation and rising interest rates, and wh...
Republicans hope McCarthy's bill gives him leverage in debt ceiling standoff Transcript With the clock ticking on the debt ceiling debate, House Republicans have narrowly passed a bill that they hope will bring President Biden to the negotiating tabl...
