National

Former Baltimore Mayor and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley earlier this year.

Baltimore Launched Martin O'Malley, Then Weighed Him Down

1:49pm August 03, 2015

by Juana Summers

The city was a political launchpad for the presidential candidate, but his "zero tolerance" policing has drawn criticism for affecting the community's relationship with law enforcement.

Queue Listen Now

As part of its U.S. travels, hitchBOT rode along with two boys who were heading to summer camp. But a week later, the robot was found to have been vandalized.

National

Group Offers To Help Revive HitchBOT That Was Vandalized In Philadelphia

12:44pm August 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A kid-sized robot that's built around a PVC bucket and sports a friendly face, the hitchBOT couldn't make it out of Philadelphia in one piece.

Apology Demanded For Mustard Gas Experiment Subjects

12:40pm August 03, 2015

by Caitlin Dickerson

Members of Congress have written to the secretary of defense asking him to tell black, Puerto Rican and Japanese-American soldiers that they were unjustly chosen for experiments in WWII.

Organic farmer Margot McMillen holds a grape leaf damaged by pesticide drift on her farm, Terra Bella Farm, in central Missouri.

Pesticide Drift Threatens Organic Farms

12:35pm August 03, 2015

by Kristofor Husted

Farmers use millions of pounds of pesticides each year to protect crops from weeds and insects. When those chemicals drift to neighboring property, they can ruin crops on organic farms.

Queue Listen Now

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz trying bacon — made on a machine gun — at the end of a new video.

Ted Cruz Makes 'Mmm ... Machine-Gun Bacon'

12:14pm August 03, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Cruz cooking bacon on a machine gun follows a string of GOP candidates trying to stand out online by destroying a cell phone, playing Operation, and critiquing Sharknado 3.

Kaiser Carlile, 9, the bat boy for a summer-league team in Kansas, died Sunday after being injured in a game Saturday.

Bat Boy, 9, Dies After Being Struck In Baseball Game

12:01pm August 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

During his team's game Saturday, Kaiser Carlile was hit in the head by a bat as he ran past the on-deck circle. The accident has left a Kansas community in mourning.

The U.S. military's need for longer-lasting rations led to the invention of many modern processed foods.

Cheetos, Canned Foods, Deli Meat: How The U.S. Army Shapes Our Diet

11:40am August 03, 2015

by Nadia Whitehead

Many of the processed foods that we eat — and the way they're made — were invented not for us, but for soldiers, says the author of the new book Combat-Ready Kitchen.

Look up how top high school musicals ranked over time.

The Play's The Thing — High School Productions Down The Decades

10:21am August 03, 2015

by Bob Mondello

Bob Mondello looks at the most-produced shows at high schools through seven decades and ponders what the choices made by drama teachers tell us.

Queue Listen Now

As First Presidential Debate Looms, A Look At The Landscape Of The Race

9:00pm August 02, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The first debate of the 2016 presidential campaign season is Thursday, Aug. 6. With so many Republican candidates trying to get on stage, what should voters be looking for?

Queue Listen Now

Jon Stewart's Private White House Meetings

6:37pm August 02, 2015

Comedian Jon Stewart was called to the White House on at least two occasions for private meetings with President Obama, according to Politico. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with reporter Darren Samuelsohn.

Queue Listen Now