Saving California’s Kelp Forest May Depend On Eating Purple Sea Urchins
Purple sea urchins are devouring the kelp forest off California’s coast. To help the forest survive, researchers are trying to make these urchins a delicacy on menus at seafood restaurants.
San Francisco Offers To Buy PG&E’s Electric Grid For $2.5 Billion
City officials had been considering making an offer after PG&E filed for reorganization in January as it faced mounting liability from wildfires started by its equipment.
Sacklers Reject Demand They Surrender Personal Wealth To Settle Opioid Claims
A group of state attorneys general negotiating with members of the Sackler family says they expect Purdue Pharma to file for bankruptcy “imminently,” according to an email obtained by NPR.
N.C. Special Election: 2018’s Last Race Or 2020’s 1st Race?
An election remaining from the 2018 midterms will be decided Tuesday after a special vote is held in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, following an absentee ballot fraud scandal.
Director Of M.I.T’s Media Lab Steps Down Over Ties To Disgraced Financier
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to M.I.T graduate student Arwa Mboya, who had been demanding M.I.T Media Lab Director Joichi Ito resign after it was revealed he had financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Philly Teens ‘Work To Ride’ And Change The Face Of Polo
For 25 years, a group of inner-city kids in Philadelphia has been breaking down barriers of class and race in the traditionally exclusive sport. The concept is simple: they work to ride.
They Dress From The Bottom Up: Sneakerheads Converge In D.C.
Thousands of Sneakerheads throng the nation’s capital to attend Sneaker Con in search of some of the most popular and rare footwear in the industry. Organizers expect about 10,000 attendees.
4 Crew Members Still Missing After Cargo Ship Overturns Near Georgia Port
The Coast Guard says 20 of the 24 people aboard the Golden Ray have been accounted for. Officials say a rescue mission will resume once the vessel is stable.
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Announces GOP Presidential Run
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who announced that he will run against President Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
North Carolina Democratic Leader On State’s Legislative Map Ruling
A court in North Carolina ruled that the state’s legislative maps were drawn unlawfully on partisan lines. NPR’s Michel Martin talks about the decision with state Rep. Robert Reives.
‘She Said’ Tracks The Remarkable Reporting Leading To The Arrest Of Harvey Weinstein
New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story that ended the Hollywood producer’s alleged reign of terror and helped to ignite the #MeToo movement.
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