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Museum Of Ice Cream Boasts Pool Filled With Fake Sprinkles

6:38am January 08, 2018

The museum in Miami Beach says visitors can enjoy the pool. But the museum was fined for creating an environmental hazard. Evidently the sprinkles can clog storm drains and harm marine life.

Adam Rippon, the first openly gay man to qualify for the U.S. Winter Olympics team, competes during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif.

Adam Rippon Is U.S.'s First Openly Gay Man To Qualify For Winter Olympics

11:35pm January 07, 2018

by Danny Nett

The United States has never sent an openly gay male athlete to the Winter Olympics. In Pyeongchang this year, Team USA may have two.

Highline writer Michael Hobbes says millennials have inherited a number of financial problems from baby boomers.

'Entitled' Millennials Have It Harder Than The Previous Generation, Writer Says

11:05pm January 07, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Millennials are often labeled as entitled and lazy. But Highline's Michael Hobbes tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that his generation has been saddled with financial problems by baby boomers.

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Washington's Yakima Valley is preparing for a potential landslide, as a crack in Rattlesnack Ridge grows by the day.

Dozens Evacuate In Washington State, Fearing Landslide

6:51pm January 07, 2018

by Maggie Penman

A massive crack on top of Rattlesnake Ridge in south-central Washington state has nearby residents evacuating, as geologists and government officials predict a potentially devastating landslide.

Controversial Social Scientist Charles Murray Retires

6:04pm January 07, 2018

After more than 30 years, The Bell Curve author Charles Murray is taking on a new role as emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Dr. Murray about his career.

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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Pledge To Fight Racism Starts With 'National Day Of Racial Healing'

6:04pm January 07, 2018

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has dedicated itself to "ending structural racism." NPR's Michel Martin talks to the company president and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron about the foundation's initiatives.

Olympic Figure Skating Judges Make Controversial Selections

6:04pm January 07, 2018

The U.S. Olympic Skating Team was chosen this weekend, but the choice was not without controversy. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Christine Brennan from USA Today about the selection process.

'A Fabricator Extraordinaire': Trump's Campaign Manager Slams Wolff For 'Fire And Fury'

6:04pm January 07, 2018

In a Washington Post op-ed, President Trump's deputy campaign manager David Bossie called Michael Wolff's new book a "fake book that reads like the National Enquirer on steroids." NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bossie about the book and the campaign.

After A Year Of Reckoning, Can Hollywood Change?

6:04pm January 07, 2018

In the wake of the "MeToo" movement, NPR's Michel Martin asks New Yorker writer Dana Goodyear if Hollywood will change its attitude toward sexual harassment. Goodyear wrote about the industry's reckoning in her latest article for the magazine.

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Pennsylvania Coal Mine To Close

8:06am January 07, 2018

In southwestern Pennsylvania, another coal mine is closing. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to county supervisor Blair Zimmerman about what this means for his community.