'A Tribute To Mose Allison' Celebrates The Music Of An Exciting Jazz Master
NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with musician Bonnie Raitt and Amy Allison about the new album, If You're Going to the City: A Tribute to Mose Allison. (Image credit: Marina Chavez/Courtesy of the...
View ArticleJimmy Kimmel Writes A Picture Book, Says 'Kids Are Always Ready To Laugh'
The Serious Goose invites kids to try to make a grumpy goose smile. In 2017, Kimmel's newborn son underwent heart surgery; in his honor, proceeds will go to children's hospitals around the country....
View ArticleAs Taiwan's Election Race Heats Up, China Weighs On Voters' Minds
The tense China relationship and Hong Kong protests are big issues for Taiwan as it prepares to vote in January. (Image credit: Chiang Ying-ying/AP)
View ArticleIraqi Parliament Accepts PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi Resignation, But Protesters...
Laith Kubba, an adviser to Abdul-Mahdi, told NPR that politicians "misread" the depth of protesters' dissatisfaction with the system. "They grossly underestimated the rage that was out there." (Image...
View ArticleAt Least 10 People Shot In New Orleans' French Quarter
Police say the shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, and two of the victims are in critical condition.
View ArticleHundreds Of Flights Cancelled, Thousands More Delayed As Winter Storm Moves East
The post-Thanksgiving travel rush is due to get even more hectic, as heavy snow and ice accumulation is expected to continue battering regions across the United States on Sunday. (Image credit: Alex...
View ArticleWhite House Says President Trump Won't Participate In Wednesday Impeachment...
The inquiry into Trump's dealing with Ukraine is moving from fact-gathering to considerations of law. House Republicans are knocking the process as rushed, unfair and guided by anti-Trump fervor....
View ArticleRussia Begins Sending Natural Gas To China As Putin And Xi Open New Pipeline
When it's fully completed, the Russia-China pipeline will span more than 5,000 miles, connecting Siberian gas fields to cities in northeastern China that currently rely on coal. (Image credit: Visual...
View ArticleProsecutors: More Charges Possible In Case Of Giuliani Associates Parnas, Fruman
The pair of Soviet-born business contacts was indicted in connection with alleged campaign finance violations. They had a status conference in their case on Monday in New York City. (Image credit:...
View ArticleGOP Rep. Duncan Hunter To Plead Guilty To Campaign Finance Charge, May Resign
The embattled California congressman was only narrowly reelected in 2018 despite the heavy GOP tilt of his San Diego district. Former Rep. Darrell Issa was already primarying against Hunter for 2020....
View ArticleGeorgia Governor Sparks Fight With Trump Allies Over Senate Appointment
Gov. Brian Kemp intends to appoint businesswoman and Republican donor Kelly Loeffler to fill the seat held by Sen. Johnny Isakson, who plans to retire Dec. 31 for health reasons. (Image credit: Rich...
View ArticleSamoan Government To Close Its Offices Amid Measles Crisis That Has Left 53 Dead
Forty-eight of the fatalities were children under 4 years old. The number of immunizations plummeted last year after improperly prepared vaccines led to the deaths of two infants. (Image credit:...
View ArticleDOJ: Judge Was Wrong To Rule That House Has Right To See Secret Mueller Docs
The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to keep secret Mueller probe grand jury documents confidential, saying a judge misread the law in ordering that the House can see the material....
View ArticlePutin Approves Law Labeling Journalists 'Foreign Agents' In Russia
The rule extends a 2017 law pertaining to outlets like Voice of America. That law was drafted after the Justice Department compelled Russia-backed RT America to register as a foreign agent in the U.S....
View ArticleREAD: Republican Report On The Impeachment Inquiry
GOP lawmakers have released their findings about the investigation. They maintain that the process was sham — and unfair to President Trump.
View ArticleHouse GOP Rebuts Democrats' Impeachment Efforts: No 'Bribery, Extortion' Proven
The 123-page release mirrors rebuttals that top GOP lawmakers have been making for weeks amid the House Democrats' probe into whether Trump withheld congressionally-appropriated funds for Ukraine....
View ArticleAll For Naught? Supreme Court Indicates Gun Case May Be Moot
At issue was a New York City law that allowed residents to have a permit for a gun at home but barred them from transporting the gun elsewhere except to seven shooting ranges inside the city. (Image...
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