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Air Force secretary: Hold on confirmations is a 'disruption to military leadership'
Friday, September 08, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall about accusations that Sen. Tommy Tuberville is putting national security at risk by blocking Pentagon confirmations in protest.
Minnesota is returning 1,400 acres of land to the Upper Sioux Community
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Minnesota is returning the Upper Sioux Agency State Park, once used for religious and communal ceremonies, to the Native people whose ancestors were killed on the land more than a century ago.
Arkansas lawmaker describes going on the first congressional trip to Syria in 5 years
Thursday, August 31, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with GOP Rep. French Hill of Arkansas about his trip that he took to Syria with two other Republican members of Congress.
He helped write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Now he reflects on change in the U.S.
Monday, August 28, 2023
60 years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, we hear from one of the men who helped him write it, his friend and attorney Clarence B. Jones.
Tahoe residents are now safe from the break-ins of 400-pound bear after her capture
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Jordan Traverso from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife describes the capture of a 400-pound bear nicknamed "Hank the Tank."
He was a top church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside.
Military spouses demanding Sen. Tuberville stop blocking military nominations
Thursday, August 03, 2023
Hundreds of admiral and general nominees have been stalled since February as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., stages a one-man protest to try to change Pentagon abortion policy.
Hulu's 'This Fool' gives a working class perspective of life in Los Angeles
Friday, July 28, 2023
Comedian and actor Frankie Quiñones talks about the second season of the show This Fool, now streaming on Hulu.
The journey for the Emmitt Till and Mamie Till-Mobley national monuments
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with executive director Patrick Weems on the announcement of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
SOUTHCOM commander describes U.S. military readiness in Latin America and Caribbean
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson about U.S. military readiness and cooperation in the Caribbean and Latin America and the challenges posed by China's influence.
Tour de France heads to the final stages with leader changes and crowd control issues
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Patrick Redford from the Defector about the progress of the Tour de France.
Iran's 'morality police' are again enforcing the country's strict dress code
Monday, July 17, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, about how Iran will resume patrolling the streets and enforcing the strict dress code.
Turkey's president agrees to allowing Sweden into NATO
Monday, July 10, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Asli Aydintasbas from The Brookings Institution. Sweden's admission to NATO may depend on Turkey's admission to the EU, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Do you you keep ketchup in the fridge or cupboard? We're here for the debate
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Fridge or cupboard: Where do you keep your ketchup? Dr. Melvin N. Kramer, the president of a group that consults on food safety, joined NPR to bring science to this condiment conundrum.
Finalists for the top teenage piano competition join NPR
Monday, June 19, 2023
The final three participants share thoughts as they headed into final round of Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition, where more than 20 teenagers performed classical sonatas and concertos.
The Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL's newest Champions
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks hockey with Ben Gotz from the Las Vegas Review Journal after the Vegas Golden Knights win their first NHL Championship.
A preview of the big tennis match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in Paris
Thursday, June 08, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sports Illustrated executive editor and senior writer about the Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic tennis match up at the French Open.
Want Johnny Carson's desk? A trove of TV memorabilia is up for auction
Friday, June 02, 2023
Hollywood memorabilia collector James Comisar is relinquishing a trove of items — from scripts to costumes and even fake mustaches — that have taken decades to amass.
Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon opposes the debt ceiling bill heading to the Senate
Thursday, June 01, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, a member of the Democratic Party, about provisions in the debt ceiling bill approaching a Senate vote.
A man's collection of more than 10,000 pieces of TV history are going up for auction
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
James Comisar is a Hollywood memorabilia collector who is putting up hundreds of iconic television items up for auction.