Need help switching appliances from gas to electric? A 'coach' can help
Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate, and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them. So a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach.
At Least 5 Children Killed In Tennessee School Bus Crash
Authorities in Chattanooga, Tenn., are trying to learn why a school bus crashed in a residential neighborhood. At least five elementary school students died in the accident.
Obama Presents 21 Medals Of Freedom In White House Ceremony
Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jordan, Robert Redford, Bill and Melinda Gates and several other bold face names are receiving the Medal of Freedom from President Obama Tuesday.
Chicago Orthopedic Surgeon Recalls Volunteer Work In War-Torn Syria
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Dr. Samer Attar, an orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, who spent months in Aleppo, Syria, this past summer as a volunteer doctor.
Trump's Rejection Of TPP Paves Way For China To Strike Asian Trade Deals
President-elect Donald Trump's abandonment of the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal opens the way for China to strike its own deals across Asia.
U.K. Rejects Trump's Call For Nigel Farage To Be Ambassador To The U.S.
The British government has rejected a suggestion from President-elect Trump that it should appoint arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage to be the United Kingdom's ambassador in Washington, D.C.
Stanford Study Finds Most Students Vulnerable To Fake News
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Professor Sam Wineburg about his study that tested over 7,800 teenagers about their ability to differentiate fake from real news and sponsored ads from news articles.
Trump Foundation Admits To Violating Ban On Self-Dealing In Tax Filing
Donald Trump's charitable foundation admitted on a tax form to violating a legal prohibition on "self-dealing," according to The Washington Post. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to reporter David Fahrenthold about the discovery.
After Rough Starts, These Fall TV Shows Have Found Their Legs
As the fall TV season continues, a handful of shows have gone from bad to good, and some from good to great. Often it's hard to judge at the beginning of a season how good a show will be because critics just have a pilot to consider. Some shows take time to develop.
How Past Presidents Approached Time-Honored Tradition Of Political Satire
American humorists have a long history of satirizing its leaders. From essays to cartoons to TV, Presidents get poked at and most just take it because it comes with being the most powerful person in the country. President-elect Donald Trump appears to be having a hard time — even now that he has won — with Saturday Night Live.