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What's fueling all of the debt for the federal government?
The federal debt continues to grow, topping $39 trillion this month. Like a shopper who buys more than he earns every week, the nation's credit card…
2 months ago
Lessons a Chicago aquarium learned from successfully rearing a warty frogfish
Staff at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium have reared a special kind of fish known as a warty frogfish for the first time in captivity. Their success may hol…
2 months ago
Opinion: White House 'gamifying' Iran war updates
The White House has depicted the war in Iran online with videos that weave real life images of missile strikes and destruction with clips from video …
2 months ago
Ranking Member of House Armed Services Committee David Smith discusses the war on Iran
NPR's Scott Simon talks with House Armed Service Committee ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., about the war on Iran, now a month old, and DHS fundin…
2 months ago
This Pennsylvania woman asked friends to help weave her burial casket
When Maddie Christine Brokop learned she was dying, she invited her friends to help weave the tray she will be buried in.
2 months ago
The latest updates on the Iran war after a month
As the war with Iran enters its second month, the U.S. has determined with certainty that about one third of Iran's missile arsenal has been destroye…
2 months ago
The 'No Kings' protest march happens nationwide this weekend
Protests against the Trump administration are planned to take place around the country today. Organizers say there may be more than 3,000 rallies acr…
2 months ago
Saturday Sports: Men and women's March madness; MLB opening day
NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk men and women's March madness.
2 months ago
U.S.-Iran relations specialist explains the power structure in Iran
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sina Toossi, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, about the power structure in Iran, and how things have chang…
2 months ago
UK-REFORMING THE LORDS
The UK Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all elderly white men. A new law now phases them out, for …
2 months, 1 week ago