Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep appears in the following:

Morning news brief

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Three people are charged with assault after a waterside brawl in Montgomery, Ala. Pakistan's parliament is expected to be dissolved. Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg launches a PAC.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

President Biden heads to the Grand Canyon to tout his environmental policies. An election in Ohio has implications for abortion. The Red Cross allows blood donations from men who have sex with men.

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In a special election in Ohio, voters consider changes to the state's constitution

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

Ohioans vote Tuesday on whether to make it more difficult to pass future amendments to the state constitution. It's an attempt to keep an abortion access amendment from passing this fall.

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Morning news brief

Monday, August 07, 2023

Donald Trump's attorneys near deadline to respond to a request by prosecutors for a protective order. Coup leaders close Niger's airspace. Ukraine calls summit on ending war with Russia "productive."

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses judicial system overhaul

Friday, July 28, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his government's controversial overhaul of the country's judicial system.

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Randy Meisner, a founding member of The Eagles, has died at 77

Friday, July 28, 2023

Randy Meisner, a founding member of The Eagles, has died at 77. Meisner left The Eagles decades ago, but he was inducted with the rest of the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

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DOT announces rule requiring new single-aisle planes to have more accessible bathrooms

Friday, July 28, 2023

The Transportation Department recently announced a rule that would require newly built single-aisle aircrafts to have lavatories big enough to fit both a passenger with a disability and an attendant.

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Differences on spending bills sets up a possible September government shutdown clash

Friday, July 28, 2023

The House and Senate are on radically different paths to approving the annual spending bills, setting up an anticipated September clash that could lead to another government shutdown.

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Studies describe impact of Facebook and Instagram on the 2020 election

Friday, July 28, 2023

Meta disputed findings released in four studies in academic journals examining Facebook and Instagram's impact on the 2020 election. NPR talks to UT-Austin professor Talia Stroud, a study co-author.

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Morning news brief

Friday, July 28, 2023

Differences on spending bills sets up possible September government shutdown clash. How New Orleans is coping with surge in heat-related illnesses. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on judicial overhaul.

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Former AP Pyongyang Bureau Chief Jean Lee discusses anniversary of Korean War's end

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Seventy years ago today, a treaty ended the fighting in the Korean War and created North and South Korea. Steve Inskeep speaks to Jean Lee about the significance of this anniversary.

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Jaguar is archiving the sound of its sports car's famous 'growl'

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Jaguar plans to go fully electric by 2025, which means much quieter vehicles in its future. That's why a recording of the Jaguar's famous growl will be archived in the British Library.

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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to retire after 30 years of service

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman — the second in command at the State Department — reflects on U.S.-China relations as she gets ready to retire.

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William Allen, who helped write Florida's new history standards, stands by curriculum

Thursday, July 27, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to William Allen, who helped write Florida's new K-12 social studies curriculum, which is getting a lot of criticism for its portrayal of African American history.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Niger's military has announced a coup. A judge put a plea deal in the Hunter Biden case on hold. New York City took in more than 90,000 migrants and asylum-seekers in the last year.

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NAACP's Ivory Toldson discusses the investigation into Harvard legacy admissions

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to the NAACP's Ivory Toldson about the Department of Education's civil rights investigation into legacy admissions at Harvard University.

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After 100 years, Paris says it will again allow swimming in the River Seine

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Paris officials would have stopped you from swimming in the Seine because they said it was too dirty. In 2025, folks will be able to swim at three places, due to a $1.6 billion restoration project.

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President Biden endorses plan to expand mental health care

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

President Biden has endorsed plans he says will get insurance to pay for mental health care more often.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

The Fed is expected to raise interest rate again. The Biden administration wants insurance companies to expand mental health coverage. The U.S. plays the Netherlands in the Women's World Cup.

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White House says Biden's dog to get more training after biting Secret Service agents

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

President Biden's dog, a German Shepherd named Commander, has been biting Secret Service agents. It's their second canine who has done this. The White House says he'll get more training.

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