Why Grandmothers May Hold The Key To Human Evolution
What made us human might have had less to do with men out hunting, and a lot more to do with what was going on at home — with grandmas and babies.
Meanwhile in … Kazakhstan, an entire nation is struggling to learn a new alphabet
Kazakhstan, an entire nation is struggling to learn a new alphabet. Last year Kazakhstan’s president-for-life Nursultan Nazarbayev decreed that the country would switch from reliance on Cyrillic script to use of Latin script – a move away from the cou…
German Lawmakers Call For U.S. Ambassador To Be Replaced
The new U.S. ambassador to Germany has been upsetting his hosts with his instructions to German business leaders to stop trading with Iran and his announced support for right-wing populists in Europe.
Morning News Brief
Japan’s prime minister meets with President Trump to discuss North Korea. And, the U.S. ambassador to Germany raises eyebrows for his support of the far right.
Ex-Senators Nunn And Lugar On Disarming North Korea
Steve Inskeep talks to former Senators Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar, who in 1991 co-authored a plan for dismantling the nuclear arsenals of the former Soviet states.
Decades After ‘Massive Injustice’ Repealed, Scotland Will Offer Pardons To Gay Men
The bill automatically pardons men convicted under Scotland’s longtime ban on same-sex relations, which wasn’t repealed until 1980. Lawmakers vowed to send a “message that these laws were unjust.”
For Survivors Of Domestic Abuse In Papua New Guinea, Volunteers Offer Safe Havens
Two out of three women in Papua New Guinea are abused by intimate partners, according to aid groups and the World Health Organization. Volunteers called “human rights defenders” have helped hundreds.
Big day of primaries points to a nail-biter in the fall
Heading into Tuesday’s eight primaries, including in all-important California, momentum appeared to be shifting slightly in favor of Republicans, bolstered by a strong economy and President Trump’s messaging. In California, for instance, Republican bu…
Kellyanne Conway, an ‘insider’s insider,’ on life in Trump White House
For Kellyanne Conway, the political bungee jump of a lifetime started almost two years ago – first as a top official for Candidate Trump, then as counselor to President Trump. “I look at it as thriving more than surviving,” Ms. Conway told reporters W…
Volunteers Working To Change Papua New Guinea’s High Rates Of Domestic Violence
In the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, two out of three women will suffer abuse by their intimate partner. It’s a longstanding problem that has eluded solution, but is now being addressed by a volunteer network of so-called human rights defen…
Why North Korea may be primed for a deal
If somehow North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agrees to a disarmament-and-peace deal with President Trump at talks planned for June 12, one reason may be this: He wants to reduce the heavy burden of paying for one of the world’s largest standing armies. …
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