12:49pm Jun 23, 2017
National
National Politics & Government
Despite Claims To Contrary, Trump Has Signed No Major Laws 5 Months In
The president has been boasting about all the laws he has signed, but compared with other recent presidents, it's not that many — and he still hasn't gotten any major pieces of legislation.
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
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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
Receive the morning news briefs delivered to your email inbox every morning. Click here to sign-up.
11:32pm Jun 23, 2017
National
National Education
How It All Turned Out: A Kindergarten Story, 13 Years Later
NPR was there for 5-year-old Sam's first day of kindergarten back in 2004. His parents wondered if he was ready. This month, as he graduated from high school, they're still asking that question.
8:21pm Jun 23, 2017
National
National
North Carolina Televangelist Indicted On Charges Of Tax Crimes
The televangelist and author of books on faith and finances has allegedly carried out various forms of tax fraud for more than a decade, according to a grand jury's indictment.
7:36pm Jun 23, 2017
National
National Religion
Illinois Bishop Decrees No Communion, Funeral Rites For Same-Sex Spouses
Bishop Thomas Paprocki is telling priests in his diocese not to offer sacraments to people in same-sex marriages. A Catholic LGBT group calls the decree "mean-spirited and unchristian in the extreme."
6:36pm Jun 23, 2017
Sports
Sports National Health & Safety
NFL's Jermichael Finley On Head Trauma: 'It Felt Like 100 Bees Stinging Me'
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with former NFL tight end Jermichael Finley about his experience living with the effects of head trauma sustained on the field.
6:06pm Jun 23, 2017
World News
World News
Bike Race Symbolizes Colombia's Transition From War To Peace
As the South American nation of Colombia transitions from war to peace, it is trying to lure visitors to places once rendered off limits by conflict. One village is trying to market its natural beauty through a bike race.
6:06pm Jun 23, 2017
World News
World News
For The Venezuelan Opposition, Protests Are 'Like A War'
Venezuela has been in political and economic turmoil for months. Daily demonstrations, food shortages and a crackdown on the opposition have forced the country into a near state of collapse.
4:38pm Jun 23, 2017
World News
World News
Saudi Arabia And Neighboring Arab Nations Present Demands To Qatar
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, about the conditions laid out for Qatar by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf neighbors for normalizing relations.
3:52pm Jun 23, 2017
World News
World News Health & Safety
Future Humans: How Many Of Us Will There Be?
Over half of the 7.5 billion humans on Earth live in just seven countries. What will the planet's population picture look like in 2100?
1:33pm Jun 23, 2017
World News
World News
Neighboring Arab Nations Slap Qatar With 13-Point List Of Demands
If Qatar wants to end a recent diplomatic standoff, Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states say the country has 10 days to comply with a steep list of demands, including shutting down Al-Jazeera.
1:21pm Jun 23, 2017
World News
World News
South Korea Tests Missile As President Speaks Of Need To 'Dominate' North
Military strength is needed for dialogue with North Korea to work, President Moon Jae-in says. Officials say the Hyunmoo-2 missile, with a range of nearly 500 miles, hit its target accurately.
4:38pm Jun 23, 2017
National
National Arts
Shakespeare Companies Suffer Backlash After 'Julius Caesar' Controversy
The uproar over the New York Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar has spread to other cities. And it appears to be only because they are companies with the word "Shakespeare" in their name. Staff at Shakespeare Dallas have received death threats, even though the company isn't performing Shakespeare at the moment.
4:38pm Jun 23, 2017
Arts
Arts
'Big Sick' Creators Nanjiani And Gordon On Turning Their Courtship Into A Movie
In Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon's new rom-com, girl meets boy, girl contracts a mysterious illness and boy's Pakistani parents struggle to accept the relationship.
1:52pm Jun 23, 2017
Arts
Arts
Garish Melodrama Becomes Universal Tragedy 'The Beguiled'
Sofia Coppola has taken a 1971 Southern Gothic psychodrama directed by a man and remade it from a female perspective — and the result is powerful.
11:56am Jun 23, 2017
Arts
Arts
With The Swoony Pleasures Of 'The Beguiled,' Sofia Coppola Shows Us Something New
In her previous work, director Sofia Coppola looked out from inside the bubble that wealth and privilege create. Her latest film grapples with a different — but related — form of isolation.
9:24am Jun 23, 2017
Arts
Arts Religion
Deborah Lipstadt: How Do You Stand Up To A Holocaust Denier?
After publishing the book Denying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt was sued for libel in the UK by Holocaust denier David Irving. Rather than ignore the case, she chose to fight it — and won.
9:24am Jun 23, 2017
National
National Arts Environment Health & Safety
Michael Specter: What Happens When We Ignore Scientific Consensus?
Michael Specter explores why some deny scientific evidence — such as the safety of vaccines and GMOs, or climate change. He says denying can provide a sense of control in an unsure world.