Chicago Catholics react to the news of Pope Leo X1V
Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic church, grew up in the Chicago area and Catholics in Chicago are overjoyed.
'Rent-A-Minority' Promises A Satirical Solution To Diversity Problems
The website Rent-A-Minority promises to provide a "minority for every occasion." It offers "diversity on demand" for all-white conference panels, award shows or brochures. The site is of course satire. Arwa Mahdawi talks about the tokenism that inspired her to start the site.
Why Did America's CEOs Get Such A Big Raise?
There was a time when heads of corporations made a lot less money. And then suddenly, average CEO pay shot up. Planet Money explores why America's CEOs got a big raise.
More Than 130 Maryland Lifers Adjust To Freedom After Court Ruling
Over 130 "geriatric prisoners" who were serving life sentences are leaving Maryland prisons due to a ruling by the state's highest court on criminal cases before 1980.
Apple Raises The Stakes In Silicon Valley's Fight Over Encryption
Apple says it will not comply with a judge's request that it help unlock the iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, Calif., attack. This legal showdown has been years in the making as tensions have been building between tech companies and law enforcement, as encryption has become easier to use — and harder to crack.
China Deploys Surface-To-Air Missiles On Disputed Island In South China Sea
China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea.
First Mention: iPhone
NPR looks back on the first time the term "iPhone" was heard on our airwaves.
