Twinkies-Maker Hostess Plans A $2.3 Billion Stock Offering
The plan is emerging after big changes at Hostess: its business is smaller; it has far fewer employees; and those employees are no longer represented by a union.
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Lock Screen: At These Music Shows, Phones Go In A Pouch And Don't Come Out
The Lumineers are among many artists frustrated by people on their mobile devices during performances. Their singer explains why they're asking fans to lock up their phones with a new technology.
Lawmakers Return To Washington With Contentious Issues On Their Plates
Congress is back after its July 4 break, and after a full-throated protest by Democrats over gun control. They are under pressure to provide funding to fight Zika before they leave for the summer.
Proceedings To Begin For 4th Baltimore Officer Charged In Freddie Gray's Death
Pre-trial motions begin Tuesday morning in the trial of Lt. Brian Rice, who's charged with manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in last year's death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.
Green Party Finds Some Traction In Upstate New York
In a mill town on the Hudson River about an hour north of Albany, the Green Party is gaining some traction, fielding candidates for Congress and the state Assembly and Senate.
Hard Cider, Chamber Pots And Leeches: Living Like A Founding Father
River Donaghey, associate editor at VICE, spent four days living as people did in the 18th century. Donaghey tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that New Yorkers happily mistook him as an extra from Hamilton.
Sounds Of The Fourth: The Science Behind The Snap, Crackle, Boom
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with John Conkling, pyrotechnics specialist and professor emeritus of chemistry from Washington College, about how firework sounds are designed.
After A Case Of Mistaken ISIS Identity, UAE Issues Travel Warning
A man from the United Arab Emirates was mistaken for a member of ISIS and handcuffed at gunpoint in Avon, Ohio. Now the UAE has warned its citizens not to wear traditional clothes traveling abroad.
A Noah's Ark In Kentucky Encounters Controversy
A theme park featuring a life-size Noah's Ark opens this week in Kentucky. Its creator calls it a "world-class attraction." Critics say it reinforces the state's anti-science image.
Three Terror Attacks Raise The Spector Of A ISIS's Growing Reach
In the span of a week, three attacks in quick succession — in Turkey, Bangladesh, and Iraq — killed more than 200 people and have been blamed on ISIS. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Scott Atran of France's National Center for Scientific Research about the terrorist group's evolving tactics and membership.