We begin the program today with the shocking news that basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died. He was 41 years old. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, one of his four daughters, were among those killed in a helicopter crash this morning in Calabasa...
We're going to go to London now, where there's big news from Britain's royal family. After 10 days of controversy and headlines, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have struck a deal with the queen that will allow them to give up their roles a...
When it comes to the Russian government, there's really only one name that counts. Of course we're talking about President Vladimir Putin. So even though, as of today, Russia has a new prime minister, it's still really all about Putin. We've got NPR'...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: America's jobs engine accelerated last month. The Labor Department says U.S. employers added 225,000 jobs in January. That is more than forecasters were expecting. The unemployment rate inched up a bit to 3.6%, but that is still...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: NASA is shooting for the moon, and they're doing it on deadline. Here's Vice President Mike Pence making the announcement last year. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE: It is the stated policy of this adm...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The publishing industry insists they're trying to answer the call for diversity when it comes to books, but this week, they fell short. Barnes and Noble had planned to sell a new range of books at their Fifth Avenue store that we...
NOEL KING, HOST: In some of the big farming states, officials have become overwhelmed by complaints about a weedkiller that farmers are using. The demand for enforcement is so high that these officials say they don't have time to think about anything...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Kirk Douglas, the self-described ragman's son who became a global Hollywood superstar in the 1950s and '60s, has died. He was 103. Douglas was often cast as a troubled tough guy in films, most famously as a rebellious Roman slave...
NOEL KING, HOST: People who graduated from historically black or predominantly Hispanic colleges might be paying more to borrow money because of where they went to school. That's according to a new report from a financial watchdog group. NPR's Chris...
NOEL KING, HOST: Sometimes a musician comes out of the gate with a really big hit but not Marlena Shaw. She recorded this song in 1969 and then waited for decades. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, CALIFORNIA SOUL) MARLENA SHAW: (Singing) Like a sound you hear tha...