Scientists In Houston Tell A Story Of Concrete, Rain And Destruction RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hurricane Harvey caused the worst flooding in Houston's history. Scientists are looking into why it was so bad. As NPR's Christopher Joyce reports, a lot of it...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: The experience of reporting sexual harassment has changed radically over the past few weeks. First, film producer Harvey Weinstein was accused by numerous women of misconduct and abuse. A series of other public allegations then to...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're trying something new with our sports coverage, asking you what questions you have. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) KITTY: Hi. My name is Kitty (ph). I'm calling from... UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: And I have two questions related... UNIDENTI...
In Italy, Right-Wing Politicians Set Their Sights On Parliament RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: With economic crises and a massive influx of migrants, extreme right-wing movements have gained a lot of ground in Europe. Italy is no exception. As NPR's Sylvia Pog...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. President Trump arrived in Beijing a short time ago. Our colleague, Steve Inskeep, is there, too. STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: The president's visit here to China is the centerpiece of his journey through East Asia, and one...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, so my definition of victory is a good meal. And, you know, we often hear from our colleague Eleanor Beardsley covering news. Let's just wander with her through Paris today. She says autumn is the season for food lovers...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: In many parts of the world, paying bribes is a regular part of doing business. Here in the United States, Congress passed a law cracking down on bribery decades ago. But President Trump says the law puts U.S. companies at a compet...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The world of 17th-century Holland is filling up several rooms of Washington's National Gallery of Art right now. It is a world captured in paintings by Vermeer and some of his contemporaries. And they show well-to-do Dutch, mostl...
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: President Trump is facing a lawsuit for blocking people from his personal Twitter account. This week, some First Amendment advocates joined the suit, and they are making a novel argument about the right to communicate with the pr...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Donald Trump won white, working-class voters by a bigger margin than any Republican presidential candidate in modern history. Cultural and economic grievances were a big part of that. A new survey by NPR, the Robert Wood John...