David Greene

Environmental Engineer and Senior Researcher at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Knoxville, TN

David Greene appears in the following:

Space Shuttle Missions Remembered During NASA's Anniversary

Thursday, October 11, 2018

NASA is celebrating an anniversary. The space agency officially opened its doors 60 years ago on Oct. 1, 1958. Franklin Chang-Diaz flew seven missions during NASA's space shuttle years.

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News Brief: Hurricane Michael, Stock Prices, Missing Journalist

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Florida Panhandle residents will evaluate the destruction left behind by Michael. Wednesday's drop in the Dow rattled foreign markets. Saudi officials deny involvement in journalist's disappearance.

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News Brief: Hurricane Michael, Nikki Haley, Jamal Khashoggi

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Michael is expected to make landfall in Florida Wednesday. Nikki Haley resigns as U.N. ambassador. An update on the disappearance of a Saudi journalist last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

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George Taliaferro, 1st Black Player Drafted In The NFL, Dies At 91

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Trail-blazing football player George Taliaferro died Monday at the age of 91. In 1949, he became the first black player to be drafted into the National Football League.

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Nikki Haley Resigns As UN Ambassador

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned from her post.

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Morning News Brief

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Trump blasts Democrats for trying to destroy Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The Wall Street Journal reports on a software glitch in Google+ that went unreported. Interpol's president resigns.

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Ketch Secor Brings An Appalachian Tale To Life With 'Lorraine'

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

The Old Crow Medicine Show singer has published his first children's book, which recounts a traditional folktale.

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News Brief: Supreme Court, Pompeo Trip, Missing Saudi Journalist

Monday, October 08, 2018

The confirmation fight is over, Brett Kavanaugh is the newest associate justice. U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo wrapped up his 4th visit to North Korea. And, a Saudi journalist is missing in Turkey.

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Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters Converge After FBI Report Is Released

Friday, October 05, 2018

Crowds gathered in protest on Capitol Hill and elsewhere after the release of the FBI report into an allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh And Mitch McConnell

Thursday, October 04, 2018

Sources say results of the FBI's supplemental background check into the Supreme Court nominee will be delivered to the Senate Thursday. The Senate Majority Leader scheduled a confirmation vote Friday.

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Paul Simon Tinkers With His Classics On 'In The Blue Light'

Friday, September 07, 2018

The famed singer-songwriter says his fourteenth album, out now, will be his last. Simon also tells NPR's David Greene that he's ready to stop touring.

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News Brief: Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings, Woodward's Book

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Hearings continue for the Supreme Court nominee. Bob Woodward's latest book: Fear: Trump in the White House. Facebook and Twitter officials appear before a Senate panel to address election meddling.

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Viola Davis Brings A New 'Corduroy' Book To Bear

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Inspired by her daughter, the Emmy, Tony and Oscar-winning actress has written a picture book. Corduroy Takes a Bow continues the adventures of a curious teddy bear and his young (black) friend Lisa.

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Morning News Brief

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Results are in for primary elections that were held in Arizona and Florida. NAFTA negotiations are underway in Washington, D.C. And, President Trump accuses Google of suppressing conservative voices.

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Morning News Brief

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

The U.S. and Mexico reach an understanding to renegotiate NAFTA. There are primary elections in Arizona and Florida. And, a federal school safety commission holds its final public listening session.

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Trump Announces Tentative Deal With Mexico On Revised NAFTA

Monday, August 27, 2018

President Trump says the U.S. has reached a tentative deal with Mexico on an updated version NAFTA. Negotiators from the two countries have been holed up for weeks.

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Morning News Brief: Florida Shooting, Sen. McCain Dies

Monday, August 27, 2018

A gunman at a gaming tournament at a mall in Jacksonville opened fire on Sunday — killing two people and himself. And, remembering Arizona Sen. John McCain, who died on Saturday at the age of 81.

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Morning News Brief

Friday, August 24, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a rebuke to President Trump, vows the Justice Department won't be swayed by politics. Hurricane Lane dumps torrents of rain on Hawaii. Pope Francis visits Ireland.

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Senate Panel Approves Kraninger As CFPB Head

Thursday, August 23, 2018

The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved on a party-line vote the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Morning News Brief

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Are President Trump's legal problems about to multiply now that two of his closest former aides are guilty of serious crimes? And, time is running out on Britain's plans for an orderly Brexit.

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