Commercial fisheries in the Great Lakes borrow an idea to help revive their industry
Commercial fisheries in the Great Lakes hope to follow an example set in Iceland, by using nearly 100 percent of a fish in order to increase the value of each one landed while also decreasing waste.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to seek independent reelection bid amid corruption trial
Menendez had said this year that he would not seek the Democratic nomination to pursue a fourth term, and on Monday he filed paperwork with the state to launch an independent bid on the ballot.
Broadband subsidies for rural Americans are ending and they won’t likely be renewed
We hear from Myrna Broncho who has been using broadband to keep up with her complicated medical situation after a bad injury on her ranch.
A priest honors the nun who demonstrated ‘the ministry of presence’
When Father James Martin’s dad was dying, a nun named Sister Janice Farnham went out of her way to visit him.
The upside-down American flag goes mainstream as a form of right-wing protest
The symbol, traditionally used by seafarers as a distress call, has been wielded as a bipartisan protest. But its most visible recent uses have taken a hard right political shift.
N.Y. Gov. Hochul takes up the cause of protecting children online
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul about her push to pass bills that would protect kids online.
The Rochester Roosters are bringing back vintage ‘base ball’
In southern Minnesota, some teams are playing baseball like it’s 1860.
‘They’re somebody’s history.’ Returning ancient artifacts to their rightful home
The Rosetta Stone, the Kohinoor diamond, sculptures from Greece’s Parthenon known as the Elgin Marbles are all dazzling objects that bear the history of early civilizations.
But these objects were also taken by colonizers, and still remain on display in museum galleries far from their homes.
Over the past several years museums around the world have been reckoning with the looted treasures they have kept and benefited from.
Now one small museum in Nashville, Tennessee is returning ancient objects excavated in Mexico.
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1 person was killed and 24 injured in a mass shooting in Akron, Ohio
Authorities in Akron, Ohio, said the incident took place hours after police broke up a large gathering at the same location. No arrests were made, and police are seeking information from the public.
Nashville’s Parthenon Museum considers repatriating pre-Columbian artifacts to Mexico
NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to assistant curator at Nashville’s Parthenon Museum about her idea to repatriate hundreds of pre-Columbian artifacts back to Mexico.
What locals think of the proposal to build U.S.’s tallest building in Oklahoma City
A California developer wants to build the tallest building in the U.S. in Oklahoma City, where people are skeptical of the project. This story first aired on All Things Considered on May 28, 2024.
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