U.S. says 'substantial progress' made in trade talks with China
The White House is optimistic following two days of trade talks with China in Geneva.
Localities must redistrict, too. Santa Barbara County's plan is different this year
Local governments also redistrict every 10 years, though under less scrutiny than states. In Santa Barbara County, Calif., an independent commission is taking its first crack at mapmaking.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says we're behind other countries on Big Tech regulation
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) about the debate over how to better regulate social media companies.
Life Kit: What we can learn from our jealousy
NPR's Life Kit has tips for how to reframe jealousy in romantic relationships.
Beth Macy's 'Dopesick' gets the TV streaming treatment
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Beth Macy about the Hulu TV series Dopesick, based on Macy's critically acclaimed book on the origins and course of the country's opioid epidemic.
A case for holding tech companies responsible for their algorithms
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Facebook data scientist Roddy Lindsay, who recently wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times about ways to regulate the media giant's algorithms.
Cities approach spike in homicides as a public health issue
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Marvia Jones of the Kansas City, Mo., Health Department about why she thinks there was a rise in homicides in 2020 and what can be done about it.
South China Sea territory disputes intensify U.S-China tensions
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bonnie Glaser, director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund about the rising tensions between China and Taiwan and how the U.S. fits in.
Joy Harjo on inspiration behind memoir 'Poet Warrior'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo about her poetic memoir.