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Week in politics: Trump's indictment; another mass shooting; American reporter detained
Saturday, April 01, 2023
Uncharted political waters following Trump's indictment, another mass shooting at an elementary school, and Russia detains an American reporter.
Israel's lack of a constitution makes an independent judiciary crucial for democracy
Saturday, April 01, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to former Knesset member Michal Cotler Wunsh, about the state of Israeli democracy in the wake of an attempted judicial overhaul, resulting in massive protests there.
India's main opposition leader has been disqualified from parliament
Saturday, March 25, 2023
The head of India's main opposition party has been disqualified from parliament after a court convicted him of defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Two dead among numerous people found 'suffocating' in train car in Texas
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Two undocumented immigrants died and ten more were hospitalized after 15 people were found suffocating in a shipping container in South Texas.
Opinion: The autocrat threatened by Winnie the Pooh
Saturday, March 25, 2023
The slasher film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has been pulled from theaters in Hong Kong and Macau - and not because of its terrible Rotten Tomatoes score. The Silly Old Bear has been used in protest memes against President Xi Jinping.
Week in politics: Trump awaits indictment; debt ceiling negotiations continue
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Former Pres. Trump awaits indictment as negotiations continue on Capitol Hill about the debt limit and entitlements.
Sylvia Poggioli, NPR's Rome correspondent, bids goodbye after a decades-long career
Saturday, March 25, 2023
NPR's beloved correspondent in Rome is retiring after a decades-long career.
Author Xelena Gonzalez and illustrator Adriana Garcia on their new children's book
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Author Xelena Gonzalez and illustrator Adriana Garcia talk about rocks and about working together on their new children's book, "Where Wonder Grows," for our series "Picture This."
What we know about teacher shortages and how to address them
Saturday, March 25, 2023
With many U.S. school districts grappling with teacher shortages, we look at the forces behind these shortages and what can be done about them.
It's getting harder to recruit firefighter volunteers
Saturday, March 25, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Peter Nelson, a fire chief in Accord, N.Y., about the challenges of recruiting volunteer firefighters.
A powerful tornado has killed at least 23 people in the U.S. South
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Deadly tornadoes struck Mississippi overnight.
Biden and Trudeau announced an agreement concerning asylum seekers
Saturday, March 25, 2023
President Biden returned from Canada overnight after announcing an agreement concerning asylum seekers at the U.S.-Canada border.
The IMF's $15.6 billion loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war
Saturday, March 25, 2023
The IMF's new loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Scheherazade Rehman, professor at George Washington University, about the agreement's significance.
Tennessee drag star Eureka O'Hara reflects on the new law against drag performances
Saturday, March 25, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with drag star Eureka O'Hara about a new law in Tennessee that prohibits drag performances on public property.
Jason Segel on 'Shrinking', the new Apple TV+ series he co-created and stars in
Saturday, March 25, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jason Segel about "Shrinking," the new Apple TV+ series he co-created and stars in. It's about a grieving therapist who starts telling his patients what he really thinks.
Rachel Heng on her novel 'The Great Reclamation'
Saturday, March 25, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rachel Heng about "The Great Reclamation." Starting in 1940's Singapore, the novel follows the life of a child amid the great power conflicts playing out in the region.
Saturday Sports: Women's and men's NCAA; World Baseball Classic's cinematic end
Saturday, March 25, 2023
The women's and men's NCAA basketball tournaments continue and the World Baseball Classic comes to a cinematic end.
Opinion: The city that fell for a hoax
Saturday, March 18, 2023
The fact it was hoodwinked into sisterhood with a fictional city means that Newark, N.J., is more trusting and innocent than one would think.
What the recent struggle of mid-size banks tells us about the future of the economy
Saturday, March 18, 2023
The struggles of mid-sized banks in recent days have raised new questions about the future of the U.S. economy.
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo reflects on the week of banking instability
Saturday, March 18, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Wally Adeyemo, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary, about a week of instability for some banks and what this might mean for the economy as a whole.