12:10pm Jun 24, 2017
National
National Politics & Government Health & Safety
How The Senate Health Care Bill Could Disrupt The Insurance Market
In their Affordable Care Act repeal bill, Senate Republicans dropped the requirement that all Americans get health insurance. But they also kept the mandate that insurance companies cover everyone.
4:00pm Jun 23, 2017
Music
Music
Across the Blue Ridge #78- Home & Hearth
This week, as gardens come in, people start out on summer trips to home places and family, we hear a selection of songs reflecting the southern attachment to home and hearth, and the tensions betwe
10:31am Jun 23, 2017
Economy
Economy Politics & Government
House Speaker Says NC Close To Landing Major Employer
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is hinting that more than 8,000 new jobs may be coming to the state.
8:07am Jun 23, 2017
Crime
Crime
Police Stops May Be Added To North Carolina Driver's Ed
State House and Senate members want new drivers to know what to do if they get pulled over by police.
5:27am Jun 23, 2017
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4:00pm Jun 23, 2017
Music
Music
Across the Blue Ridge #78- Home & Hearth
This week, as gardens come in, people start out on summer trips to home places and family, we hear a selection of songs reflecting the southern attachment to home and hearth, and the tensions betwe
10:31am Jun 23, 2017
Economy
Economy Politics & Government
House Speaker Says NC Close To Landing Major Employer
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is hinting that more than 8,000 new jobs may be coming to the state.
8:07am Jun 23, 2017
Crime
Crime
Police Stops May Be Added To North Carolina Driver's Ed
State House and Senate members want new drivers to know what to do if they get pulled over by police.
5:27am Jun 23, 2017
Daily News
Daily News
Morning News Briefs: Friday, June 23rd, 2017
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6:58pm Jun 24, 2017
National
National Politics & Government
Trump Asks 'Why No Action?' Amid Questions About Obama's Response To Russian Meddling
The president tweeted Saturday evening questioning his predecessor's response after a bombshell Washington Post report about the previous administration's decision-making about how to counter Russia.
6:03pm Jun 24, 2017
National
National Science Books Arts Health & Safety
'Interlaced Fingers' Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants
When Dr. Vanessa Grubbs fell in love with a man whose kidneys were failing, he'd been waiting for a transplant for years. Her book explores the ways racial inequity is embedded in the system.
6:03pm Jun 24, 2017
National
National Politics & Government Health & Safety
What Medicaid Cuts Could Mean For The Opioid Epidemic
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lynn Cooper, director of the Drug and Alcohol Division at Pennsylvania's Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association, about the Senate GOP healthcare bill.
6:03pm Jun 24, 2017
National
National Politics & Government Health & Safety
Federal Medicaid Funding Cuts Under Senate Health Care Bill Puts Pressure On States
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Julie Rovner, Chief Washington Correspondent at Kaiser Health News, about the Senate GOP health bill and what it could mean for programs funded by Medicaid.
4:05am Jun 25, 2017
World News
World News
At Least 123 People Killed After Oil Truck Catches Fire In Pakistan
Hundreds of people had gathered around to try to collect oil after an oil tanker truck overturned and began leaking. Someone lighting a cigarette may have sparked the fire.
11:32pm Jun 24, 2017
World News
World News
15 Dead After Landslide In Southwest China Buries More Than 120
Rescue crews found 15 bodies on Saturday, Chinese state news says. But 118 people remain missing, after a landslide of mud, rocks and boulders buried the town of Xinmo in Sichuan province.
7:35pm Jun 24, 2017
World News
World News
Dozens Of People Killed In A Bloody Day Of Attacks Across Pakistan
Between twin bombings at a Parachinar market, a car bombing near a police office in Quetta and a shooting in Karachi, Pakistan is reeling from attacks claimed by several extremist groups.
6:30pm Jun 24, 2017
World News
World News
Yemen Now Faces 'The Worst Cholera Outbreak In The World,' U.N. Says
World health authorities say the war-torn nation now has upwards of 200,000 suspected cases, and that number is increasing at an average of 5,000 a day. A quarter of those who have died are children.
6:03pm Jun 24, 2017
World News
World News Religion
Barbershop: Reflections On A Particularly Difficult Ramadan
In anticipation for Eid, U.S. Representative André Carson, D-Ind., Buzzfeed News reporter Hannah Allam and CAIR Executive Director for the Cleveland chapter Julia Shearson look back at this Ramadan.
9:49am Jun 24, 2017
World News
World News
'Grenfell Changes Everything': Hundreds Of Homes Evacuated Over Safety Fears
Authorities have evacuated roughly 650 apartments in London high-rises, citing cladding similar to the materials used in Grenfell Tower, which went up in a deadly blaze earlier this month.
6:03pm Jun 24, 2017
National
National Science Books Arts Health & Safety
'Interlaced Fingers' Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants
When Dr. Vanessa Grubbs fell in love with a man whose kidneys were failing, he'd been waiting for a transplant for years. Her book explores the ways racial inequity is embedded in the system.
11:06am Jun 24, 2017
Arts
Arts
Not My Job: Eddie Izzard Gets Quizzed On King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
We'll ask the comedian three questions about the Australian psychedelic rock band. Izzard has a new book called Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens.
10:00am Jun 24, 2017
Books
Books Arts
'Too Fat, Too Slutty' Challenges Cultural Expectations Of Women
Anne Helen Petersen's new book is a thoughtful consideration of several public women — from Nicki Minaj to Hillary Clinton — who've run up against the invisible expectations our culture has of them.
8:01am Jun 24, 2017
Arts
Arts
Unconscious Prejudice Meets Real-World Horror In 'The Exception'
David Leveaux's new film follows exiled German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II as he realizes that the new Germany of National Socialism has nothing at all in common with the Germany of his memories.
7:00am Jun 24, 2017
Books
Books Arts
'The Force' Is Basically 'Game Of Thrones' With Cops — And That's Pretty Great
Don Winslow's new novel is packed with crooked cops and crookeder crooks, all defending their territories and trying to maintain a status quo where everyone earns, everyone eats and no wars break out.
5:53am Jun 24, 2017
National
National Arts
Imagining Daniel Day-Lewis In A Life Without Acting
Daniel Day-Lewis says he is no longer going to act. Weekend Edition guest host Melissa Block remembers an interview she had with him that might shed some light on what he'll do next.