Steve Inskeep

Can staring stop smoking? That's what Hong Kong's health minster prescribes when someone smokes where they shouldn't. Since law enforcement can't stop all naughty smokers, maybe public shaming might.

A pretrial hearing in the Trump classified documents case is set for today. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in China to revive climate change efforts. The EU offers aid to Tunisia to stem migration.

Why can't you transfer your followers from one social media account to another? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Shane Tews of the American Enterprise Institute.

There's a trend among Jeep owners that's going global and it involves ... rubber ducks.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Washington, D.C., this week. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former special envoy Dennis Ross about U.S.-Israeli relations.

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says "a little bit of common sense" is needed to address the frustrations about a military spending bill in Congress right now.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota about a military spending plan after the House passed a bill with restrictions on abortion coverage and diversity initiatives.

The Weeknd set attendance records during recent concerts in London, performing for 160,000 fans on July 7-8. It's a welcome win since many agreed that his show "The Idol" was not worth idolizing.

Alabama begins a special session to consider a new congressional voting map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state's current map likely diluted the power of Black voters in Alabama.

Campaign fundraising numbers were due this weekend, giving a fresh snapshot of the state of the 2024 presidential race. Here's how the Republicans stack up against each other and President Biden.

Two Harvard researchers say a summer birthday could mean a kid is more likely to catch the flu.

A new survey examining the availability of old video games finds that only a small percentage of games released before 2010 are still readily accessible today.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the Federal Reserve's next course of action and the prospect of a "soft landing."

At least two people have died and another was injured after what Russian authorities are calling an "emergency" on a key bridge linking the Russian mainland to annexed Crimea.

The latest 2024 presidential race fundraising numbers have been released. Alabama will consider a new congressional voting map. Explosions reported on a bridge linking annexed Crimea and Russia.

The debt erasure applies to long-time borrowers who should have qualified for loan forgiveness under the rules of the government's income-driven repayment plans, but haven't received it.

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr says Trump's actions amounted to "flipping the bird at the government" provoking a federal indictment on his own.

The Hollywood actors' union votes to strike. Extreme heat chokes Phoenix. The federal government's budget deficit nearly tripled in the first nine months of the fiscal year.

Republican members of Congress spent hours at a hearing accusing FBI Director Christopher Wray of targeting conservatives with investigations. Wray denied their allegations.

The country's already troubled presidential election has been thrown into more chaos and confusion only weeks ahead of a contentious second round of voting.