French champagne makers brace themselves for the impact of U.S. tariffs
Even with President Trump's 90-day pause on global tariffs for most countries, many European winemakers no longer see the U.S. as a market they can count on.
In Hawaii, NASA To Launch 'Fake Mission To Fake Space'
Starting Wednesday, six "astronauts" will live in a geodesic dome on a remote volcanic outcrop in an eight-month simulation of a Mars mission. Robert Siegel talks to commander Martha Lenio.
Fiery Oil-Train Derailments Prompt Calls For Less Flammable Oil
Trains carrying oil from North Dakota pass through American towns daily — and sometimes they derail and explode. The oil industry is now under pressure to make the oil less volatile before shipping.
Krugman: Obama More Transformative Than Clinton, Reagan
Robert Siegel talks with economist Paul Krugman about his Rolling Stone feature, "In Defense of Obama." He says Obama is one of the most consequential and successful presidents in American history.
From Microsoft To Mercedes, Foreign Companies Under The Gun In China
Doing business in China is getting tougher for some foreign companies. In the past year, Chinese government regulators have raided their offices, claiming to investigate monopoly practices.
Economics Nobel Awarded For Work On Regulating Big Businesses
French economist Jean Tirole studies oligopolies — markets that are controlled by a handful of powerful, interdependent companies.
Battlefronts In Kobani Don't Break Cleanly Along Ethic Or Sectarian Lines
Turkey has declined to intervene in the fighting, in part because the defenders are largely Kurdish. There are also Sunni Muslims joining the Kurds to fight ISIS.
The New Food TV: The Era Of Julia Child Packed Its Knives And Went
Since the original Japanese Iron Chef first appeared on the Food Network 15 years ago, how-to cooking shows have gradually been displaced by reality shows that pit chefs against each other.
ISIS Advances On Kobani With Additional Fighters, Weapons
Outgunned Kurdish fighters continue to resist militants from the so-called Islamic State in the Syrian border town of Kobani. NPR's Arun Rath talks to correspondent Peter Kenyon, who's in the region.
Training Is Key In Lowering Risk For Health Care Workers Treating Ebola
NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Dr. Suzanne Donovan, an infectious disease specialist at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, about the risk of infection for health care workers treating Ebola patients.