Steve Inskeep appears in the following:
Morning news brief
Friday, December 15, 2023
Disagreements emerge over Gaza's post-war leadership. Criminal prosecutors in Ohio violated defendants' rights. The lawmaker leading the probe into Hunter Biden is accused of owning a shell company.
Why is Snoopy so popular with Gen Z?
Friday, December 15, 2023
Why is Snoopy, a cartoon beagle created in 1950, so popular with Gen Z?
Recent cases raise questions about the ethics of using AI in the legal system
Friday, December 15, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the director of the Private Law Clinic at Yale University, Andrew Miller, about the ethics of using artificial intelligence in the legal system.
Trains were delayed in Newark when a bull wandered onto the tracks
Friday, December 15, 2023
Trains in Newark, N.J., were delayed when a real, live bull wandered onto the tracks. There's no clue where he came from, but he's now in an animal sanctuary, where he's known as Ricardo.
Will Democrats concede on border security to pass aid for Ukraine?
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Democratic strategist Maria Cardona offers her take on what Democrats might concede on border security to get aid to Ukraine passed.
Russia's Putin holds first call-in Q&A session since he launched invasion of Ukraine
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a call-in question-and-answer session for the first time since he launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
DK Metcalf's ASL teacher says Seahawks receiver brings his own style to the language
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf is learning American Sign Language and using it in his touchdown celebrations. We hear from his ASL instructor.
Tonight's Geminid meteor shower could bring up to 120 shooting stars per hour
Thursday, December 14, 2023
One of the most reliable and prolific meteor showers of the years continues its peak tonight. The Geminid {JEH-mih-nid} display delivers up to 120 shooting stars per hour.
EU summit begins with future funding for Ukraine in doubt
Thursday, December 14, 2023
A two-day European Union summit begins with future aid for Ukraine in doubt.
Prosecution rests in former President Trump's civil fraud trial
Thursday, December 14, 2023
After a 10-week civil fraud trial where Donald Trump and his three oldest children testified in public, testimony is now over. The prosecution has rested and the case will soon go to a judge.
Doritos and Empirical Spirits partner to make nacho cheese-flavored liquor
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Empirical Spirits pitched the idea of whipping nacho chips into alcohol to the makers of Doritos. And now — for just $65 — you too can partake of liquor that smells and tastes like cheese dust.
Morning news brief
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds marathon Q&A session. The Supreme Court will hear a case about access to abortion pills. The prosecution rests in the Trump civil fraud trial.
The NFL is expanding its worldwide reach to Brazil
Thursday, December 14, 2023
The NFL will hold a regular season game in São Paulo, Brazil, next year. The League says Brazil is an important market, with more than 38 million fans. The league has had games in the UK ad Germany.
UNICEF's James Elder discusses the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and risk to children
Thursday, December 14, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with UNICEF spokesperson James Elder about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the extreme risk to children.
The Supreme Court will rule on the availability of mifepristone, a key abortion drug
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments next year on the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.
House will vote Wednesday on formalizing impeachment inquiry into President Biden
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The House will vote Wednesday on formalizing the impeachment inquiry into President Biden that Republicans began earlier this year.
E3, once the 'Superbowl of video games, has been canceled for good
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
After two decades, an event once called "the Super Bowl of video games," has been canceled. And this time, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is gone for good.
American Council on Education president discusses limits on free speech on campuses
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the president of the American Council on Education, Ted Mitchell, about rights and limits to free speech on college campuses.
Orphaned sea otter found in Alaska has a new home in Chicago
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
An orphaned sea otter pup was wounded, dehydrated and malnourished when people in Seward, Alaska, found him. He was taken on a cross-country trip and now has a new home at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.
Federated States of Micronesia's president discusses delayed aid funds from Congress
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the Federated States of Micronesia's President Wesley Simina {sim-min-AH} about delayed aid money from Congress, under a decades-old agreement with the Pacific islands.