News

Clinton Voters React To This Year's Democratic Wins

9:31pm November 08, 2017

by Tamara Keith

Last night marked the first big win for Democrats after the devastation of the 2016 election. It would be hard to argue that last night's victories can solve the party's challenges. Following Tuesday's election, some of Clinton's voters from Ohio discuss their ongoing frustrations with the Democratic party.

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Winners Of 2017 Elections Include A Lot Of Historical Candidates

9:31pm November 08, 2017

Across the country, Tuesday's election was full of firsts. In Virginia, the House of Delegates gained its first openly transgender member, its first two Latinas, and its first Asian-American woman — and those are just the returns of one state's historical elections.

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Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis On State's Election

9:31pm November 08, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with former Republican Congressman Tom Davis from Virginia about the Democratic victories in yesterday's elections. Democrats had a strong showing up and down the ballot throughout the state.

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U.S. House To Review Sexual Harassment Policies After Reports From Former Lawmakers

9:31pm November 08, 2017

by Susan Davis

The House Administration Committee, which oversees operations in the U.S. House, is holding a hearing to review existing training and policies to deal with sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. The hearing comes following a wave of high-profile sexual harassment scandals that includes reports from former female lawmakers of past harassment.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, in October.

World News

Venezuela Constituent Assembly Cracks Down On Media

8:36pm November 08, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Human rights groups say President Nicolas Maduro's autocratic government aims to stifle dissent in both broadcasting and social platforms.

New recruits of the Afghan 215th Corps assemble at Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province.

In Helmand, Afghan General Fights Taliban 'Cancer' With Some Help From U.S. Marines

7:42pm November 08, 2017

by Tom Bowman

U.S. Marines have returned to Afghanistan's Helmand Province with a small training force. They are hoping a new Afghan general will lead his troops to success.

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Vincent Van Gogh's Olive Trees, made with oil on canvas in 1889. See the shadow cast by that small tree on the far right side? There's a grasshopper lurking in that shade.

Arts

The Grasshopper In The Van Gogh

6:51pm November 08, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

When museum conservators examined Vincent Van Gogh's Olive Trees, they found something curious stuck in its paint: a grasshopper. Could it be just some weird leftover — or a crucial clue?

Lin-Manuel Miranda (center) performs in Hamilton in July 2016 in New York City.

Music & Culture

Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Taking 'Hamilton' To Puerto Rico

5:53pm November 08, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The show's creator hopes that the three-week run, scheduled for January 2019, will help boost economic opportunities and cultural tourism to the island.

Germany's top court has ruled that parliament must legally recognize a third gender from birth. A complaint was brought by a person identified only as Vanja, pictured here in 2014, who is intersex.

High Court Says Germany's Birth Registry Must Allow Third Gender Option

5:45pm November 08, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Lawmakers must create new rules either creating a third gender option or dispensing with gender in civil status. An advocacy group called the decision "a small revolution in the area of gender."

"Success for me is having a significant impact on dengue disease in communities," says Scott O'Neill, holding a container of mosquitoes.

EPA Approval Of Bacteria To Fight Mosquitoes Caps Long Quest

5:40pm November 08, 2017

by Joe Palca

Scientists have long sought a way to fight mosquito-borne viruses without pesticides. For researchers like Scott O'Neill, the Wolbachia bacteria offered that chance. But they had to prove it.