2:08pm May 25, 2018
National
National Politics & Government World News
President Trump Says North Korea Summit Still Possible
The president spoke briefly to reporters before he took a helicopter to Annapolis, Md., where he touted the U.S. military buildup in a commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy.
6:57am May 26, 2018
Human Interest
Human Interest Military
Triad Events Commemorate Fallen Soldiers This Memorial Day
This weekend, communities across the country are celebrating Memorial Day and remembering those who died while serving in the armed forces.
4:00pm May 25, 2018
Music & Culture
Music & Culture
Across the Blue Ridge #127- Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, Seedtime on the Cumberland
As the festival and fiddlers’ convention season gathers steam with events all over the mountain south, we find out about the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame (where ATBR’s Paul Brown will emc
10:01am May 25, 2018
Health & Safety
Health & Safety Politics & Government
Residents Protest North Carolina Meeting On Coal Ash Problems
Some North Carolina residents are upset with the way state environmental officials conducted a meeting on coal ash ponds at two Duke Energy plants.
4:35pm May 24, 2018
Human Interest
Human Interest News
Winston Waterworks Aquatic Park Opens Memorial Day Weekend
As high summer temperatures get closer and closer, a new place for the community to keep cool is springing up in Winston-Salem.
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5:36am May 25, 2018
Daily News
Daily News
Morning News Briefs: Friday, May 25th, 2018
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4:25pm May 24, 2018
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Roy Cooper: Republican $35 Million School Safety Plan Not Enough
3:35pm May 24, 2018
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Report Proposes Funding, Changes In Legislation To Reduce Child Deaths In NC
The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force delivered several recommendations to the legisla
10:57am May 24, 2018
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Former North Carolina SBI Director Beatty Nominated For Bench
A longtime state government veteran is among those nominated by Gov.
6:16pm May 25, 2018
National
National Health & Safety
Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients' Phones Inside ERs
Personal injury law firms are using location-based mobile ads to target people as they enter emergency rooms. The trend is raising concerns among patients and health privacy experts.
6:16pm May 25, 2018
National
National Politics & Government
President Trump Takes a Hands On Approach to Pardons
President Trump's pardon this week of boxer Jack Johnson is his latest grant of clemency to a prominent figure. It's an example of his hands-on approach to pardons.
5:39pm May 25, 2018
National
National
Journalist Ronan Farrow Discusses Arrest Of Harvey Weinstein
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with journalist Ronan Farrow following Friday's arrest of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Farrow's reporting for The New Yorker last fall brought to light the decades of allegations against Weinstein and helped spark the #MeToo movement.
6:32pm May 25, 2018
World News
World News
Irish Voters Cast Ballots In 'Once In A Generation' Vote On Abortion Rights
At issue is a 1983 constitutional amendment that guarantees the "right to life of the unborn" and bans abortion in most cases. Friday's landmark referendum will decide whether the ban is repealed.
6:16pm May 25, 2018
World News
World News Politics & Government
A Look At The Limits Of U.S. Sanctions On Iran
As signatories to the Iran nuclear deal meet in Vienna to discuss next steps after the U.S. exit from the deal, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Simon Gass, one of the key negotiators of the deal, about the limits of U.S. sanctions.
6:15pm May 25, 2018
World News
World News
In Russia, France's Macron Tries His Next Charm Offensive On 'Cher Vladimir'
Will French President Emmanuel Macron turn out to be the West's Putin whisperer?
6:07pm May 25, 2018
World News
World News
Swedish Law Declares Sex Without Consent Is Rape
The bill makes Sweden the 10th European country to redefine rape, making it illegal to engage in a sexual encounter without the verbal or physical consent of all participants.
5:39pm May 25, 2018
World News
World News
How Brexit Could Affect The Free Movement Of Goods Between U.K. And France
There has been much talk about how Ireland's border with the U.K. will work after Brexit, but more than 250 billion Euros of goods cross the English Channel between France and the U.K. every year, and French officials say Brexit could be a disaster for Europe's most important trading corridor.
4:23pm May 25, 2018
World News
World News Economy
How The World Trade Organization Resolves Trade Disputes
Twenty-three years ago, a lot of countries agreed to follow certain trade rules. If a country broke one of those rules, they agreed the World Trade Organization could make them pay. As the U.S., China and the EU negotiate trade disputes, a look at a past case explains how these issues should get resolved.
5:39pm May 25, 2018
Arts
Arts
John Cameron Mitchell On Punks, Aliens And The Queerness Of 'How To Talk To Girls'
The writer/director has turned a Neil Gaiman short story into a film starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. It follows an alien exploring the 1970s punk music scene of Croydon, England.
4:59pm May 25, 2018
Arts
Arts
Venture Into The Australian Wilderness For A Chilling 'Picnic At Hanging Rock'
As the story goes, on Valentine's Day 1900, several students and their teacher slipped away from a holiday picnic and never returned. Amazon's new six-part TV miniseries explores the legend.
3:35pm May 25, 2018
Books
Books Arts
Fresh Air Remembers Novelist Philip Roth
We listen back to excerpts from Roth's interviews about The Plot Against America and Everyman. Roth died Tuesday at age 85. He spoke with Terry Gross seven times over the years.
3:26pm May 25, 2018
Arts
Arts National
Harvey Weinstein Charged With Rape After Surrendering To N.Y. Police
The disgraced Hollywood megaproducer turned himself in to authorities Friday morning in New York City, where he was charged with rape and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two women.
10:28am May 25, 2018
Arts
Arts Economy
Zeynep Tufekci: How Is Our Attention Packaged And Sold As A Commodity?
Why is it so easy to burn through an hour on YouTube or Facebook? Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci explains how advertisting algorithms have turned our attention into a valuable commodity.
10:28am May 25, 2018
Arts
Arts Health & Safety
Manoush Zomorodi: Has Constant Stimulation Replaced Boredom?
With a never-ending stream of stimulation, we rarely experience boredom. But tech podcast host Manoush Zomorodi says we actually need to feel bored in order to jump-start our creativity.