NOEL KING, HOST: Many fewer students are going to college this year. That's according to some new data out today. Those low enrollment numbers mean that many colleges are struggling to fill lecture halls and classrooms. And that could mean trouble. I...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Boonoonoonous Hair is a children's book by poet and author Olive Senior... OLIVE SENIOR: Boonoonoonous (laughter). GARCIA-NAVARRO: ...Who very patiently explained how to pronounce. SENIOR: Boonoonoonous (laughter) - you bre...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There is another American who once got a great, big ol' bear hug from a Russian leader... (SOUNDBITE OF VAN CLIBURN PERFORMANCE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN B FLAT MINOR) SIMON: ...Van Cliburn, curly-headed Texas kid wh...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A woman lived in her car in front of our apartment building for a couple of weeks. Our family brought down some food, clothing and a blanket, but the woman hesitated to open her door when we knocked and smiled. After all, who were...
Grieving LeBaron Family Wants U.S. To Designate Mexican Cartels As Terrorists ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's been a month since the brutal massacre of nine women and children in northern Mexico. They were all dual U.S.-Mexican citizens, members of the exten...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have the story of a central figure in the Ukraine affair. We are reviewing the history of Rudolph Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer. He is an oversized figure in public debate, as he has been for decades. (SOUNDBITE OF...
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) NOEL KING, HOST: It's StoryCorps time. Jessica Kibblewhite's dad, Edward Kibblewhite, was an astronomer. One of his inventions lets scientists take clear pictures of stars. Last year, Jessica and her husband were having a hard ti...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The librarian Nancy Pearl is with us next. She is the author of, among other things, the Book Lust series of books, which recommend things to read, which is exactly what she does from time to time here on MORNING EDITION. And she...
Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Department Findings On Defrauded Students STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Two hundred thousand American students now know that officials in the U.S. Education Department were on their side. They took out student loans. They said...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We turn to art to try and process the world around us - the joys and the tragedies. Tonight, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will premiere a new dance piece in New York. It is called Ode. The choreographer says the work is...