Search results for

The supernatural movie Sinners has become a hit at the box office -- and caused a stir about director Ryan Cooger's deal with Warner Bros.

Country music writer Marcus Dowling discusses a few standout songs from singer Blake Shelton's latest album, "For Recreational Use Only."

The Planet Money newsletter rounds up some new economic studies.

NPR's Scott Simon checks in with WFAE reporter Steve Harrison on what voters in North Carolina are talking about as the elections draw near.

In 1970, New York letter carrier Tom Germano walked out with fellow postal workers across the U.S. to demand better pay. The public was supportive, he said. "You knew them. ... We shared their lives."

Escalating trade wars and volatile markets cause some investors to make hasty decisions that can lead to financially damaging decisions. But there are ways to ride out stock market storms.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anne Banfield, a doctor who left what has been characterized as an "abortion desert" nearly two years after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

As the world waits for the papal conclave to get underway, Scott Detrow speaks with Robert Harris, the author who dramatized the process in the book Conclave.

"People have lost everything," says FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell. More than 24,000 have already applied for assistance from FEMA, but Criswell says that number is certain to rise.

Israeli officials say they're closer to declaring "mission accomplished" in southern Lebanon. They aimed to push Hezbollah militia away from the border so thousands of Israelis can return to the area.

The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve a thoroughly tested COVID-19 vaccine. A British regulatory agency approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday.

Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, this habit has turned into an Ursine March Madness with bears going head-to-head to see who is the fattest.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Lillian Guerra, professor of Cuban and Caribbean history at the University of Florida, about Cuba after the Castros.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City mayor, that experience hasn't given him the boost he wanted.

Cartels are using submersible vessels to traffic drugs. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Steven Dudley, co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime, about the narcosubs and if they can be stopped.

Immigrant advocates plan to challenge a new Trump administration rule that would force migrants headed toward the Southern border to apply for asylum in the first country they pass through.

In the first big shake-up of his inner circle, President Trump said he's nominating his national security adviser Mike Waltz as his UN ambassador.

Some election locations in Arizona are shutting their doors in the face of security threats — but others are expanding their footprint.

A key aide to several high-ranking New York Democratic lawmakers has entered a not guilty plea to working on behalf of China. Linda Sun and her husband allegedly accepted millions of dollars from China.