Deported Parents Describe Agonizing Wait To Be Reunited With Their Children
The Trump administration is working to reunite hundreds of deported parents after separating them from their children at the border. We hear from two such families in Guatemala.
Uh Oh, Germany Is Rapidly Running Out Of Beer Bottles
In Germany, beer consumption is up as temperatures remain unusually high. This is good and bad news for the beer industry.
India Aims For The World’s Biggest Health Care Overhaul
Posh private hospitals give world-class care — and serve lattes. At government facilities, cancer patients sleep on the sidewalk. But the prime minister has a plan to help the poor.
Pedestrians Injured In Car Crash Outside U.K. Parliament
London police say a number of people were injured after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in London. The driver has been arrested.
What’s The Deal With The Deepening Dispute Between U.S. And Turkey?
With the tariffs, sanctions and insults, these longtime allies are looking like anything but. As the Turkish lira falls, you may wonder what’s going on here — and why it matters. We have answers.
Got a story to tell (or sell)? Better back it up with a tape
Some years ago, I accidentally carried a tape recorder into an interview with a senior national-security official in a secure US government building. US presidents, of course, have been responsible for the most – and probably most consequential – secr…
Taliban Launches Major Attack On Afghan City Of Ghazni, Leaving Civilians Trapped
NPR’s Mary-Louise Kelly speaks with BBC journalist Shoaib Sharifi about the fight to drive Taliban fighters out of the embattled city of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Correspondent Reflects On Nearly 17 Years Of War In Afghanistan In ‘The Fighters’
Pulitzer Prize-winning author C.J. Chivers speaks with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly about his new book, The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Venezuelan President Asks FBI For Help After Surviving Assassination Attempt
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro regularly accuses the U.S. of working to overthrow him. But in a surprise invitation, he said he would welcome the FBI’s help in investigating an attack last week that he says was an assassination attempt.
Fears Of Global Ripple Effects Grow As Turkey’s Financial Problems Continue
The Turkish Lira has plummeted over the weekend, hitting a record low against the U.S. dollar. NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks to global economist Eswar Prasad about the fall and the larger effects on the global economy.
Can fighting corruption help Arab states sell painful economic reforms?
Across the Arab world, cash-strapped governments are flying the anti-corruption flag. Tunisia, in the midst of year-long anti-corruption campaign, passed a law in July requiring officials and members of Parliament to declare their assets.
Recent Comments