A University Built From Scratch In 5 Months Wants To Be A Global Leader
A new campus in India, SRM Andhra Pradesh, has high-tech labs, classrooms that use Artificial Intelligence and no paved road to the campus. (Image credit: Lauren Migaki/NPR)
View ArticlePolice Offering Drug Recovery Help: 'We Can't Arrest Our Way Out Of This...
Police departments are toning down the law enforcement, and offering drug users recovery help instead. But convincing drug users to accept the help is not easy. (Image credit: Karen Brown/New England...
View ArticleTrump Ramps Up Outreach To Black Voters After State Of The Union Push
President Trump has been heavily promoting policies aimed at appealing to black voters, including criminal justice issues, historically black colleges and so-called Opportunity Zones. (Image credit:...
View ArticleFor Bob Marley's 75th Birthday, Ziggy Marley Reflects On His Father's Legacy
Reggae's biggest ambassador would have turned 75 this week, had he not died four decades ago from cancer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ziggy Marley about his father's legacy. (Image credit: Dennis...
View ArticleA German Jew Vows To Fight On To Remove Anti-Semitic Sculpture After Court...
"This is a church, a holy place. You can't mix it with such a shameful assault on the Jews," plaintiff Michael Düllmann says of the medieval work portraying Jews with a pig. (Image credit: Jens...
View ArticleCritics Say China Has Suppressed And Censored Information In Coronavirus...
They charge that news of a new pneumonia-like illlness was kept from the public for weeks — and that social media accounts are being shut down if certain types of comments are made. (Image credit:...
View ArticleFor Kid's Coughs, Swap The Over-The-Counter Syrups For Honey
For parents desperate to calm a kid's hacking cough, so the whole family can get some sleep, turns out there's evidence that a common kitchen ingredient works better than OTC medicine. (Image credit:...
View ArticleThailand Shooting: Soldier Suspected In Rampage That Killed At Least 20
More than 21 others were wounded in the attack, which was livestreamed on the suspect's social media. Police say he remains at large. (Image credit: AP)
View ArticleCampaigning Takes A Negative Turn In Closing Days Of New Hampshire Race
The top target is Pete Buttigieg. He faced a barrage of attacks as the other Democratic candidates seek to blunt his momentum from a strong showing in Iowa. (Image credit: Mary Altaffer/AP)
View ArticleWho Needs High-Tech Film Editing When There's The Thrill Of The Single Shot?
The very earliest movies were all long takes, but the immersive minimalism of one-shot films carry extra appeal in an era of congested platforms and CGI overload. (Image credit: François Duhamel...
View ArticleJames Taylor Narrates Life Before Fame And Sings American Standards On New Album
James Taylor's had a long and rich career, with hits including "Fire and Rain" and "You've Got a Friend." Now he's releasing an audio-only memoir and has a new album of standards coming Feb. 28....
View ArticleEver Wonder About That 'Old Truck'? 2 Brothers Wrote Its Backstory
Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey have worked together on creative projects since they were kids. Their new book — illustrated with 250+ stamps — is about family, farm life, determination and hard work....
View ArticleBats Carry Many Viruses. So Why Don't They Get Sick?
The winged mammal has a unique ability to carry viruses and not get sick from them. This tolerance may be a unique adaptation to flying. (Image credit: Merlin Tuttle)
View ArticleAmid Lebanon's Economic Crisis, The Country's Health Care System Is Ailing
"We are collecting from every person of goodwill," says a Roman Catholic priest who started a low-cost clinic. "We are not expecting a miracle. We hope to create a place where people feel respected."...
View ArticleWreck's Identification 95 Years After Ship's Disappearance Puts Theories To Rest
As it turns out, neither the Bermuda Triangle nor aliens are to blame for the Cotopaxi's sinking. It took Michael Barnette 15 years of research to identify the ship, which went down with 32 people....
View ArticleWhy Labeling Antonio Banderas A 'Person Of Color' Triggers Such A Backlash
When media called him one of the few actors of color nominated for an Oscar, many Spaniards mocked the term or got angry. (Image credit: Manu Fernandez/AP)
View Article2 U.S. Service Members Killed, 6 Wounded In Afghanistan Attack
An individual wearing an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined U.S. and Afghan force with a machine gun on Saturday. It's unknown if the shooter was an Afghan soldier or had stolen the uniform....
View ArticleBritish Airways Sets Speed Record, Crossing The Atlantic In Under 5 Hours
Propelled by strong winds, Flight BA112 topped the speed of 800 mph, by one expert estimate. It traveled from New York's JFK to London's Heathrow in 4 hours 56 minutes overnight Saturday. (Image...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Primary 2020: Live Results And Analysis
After Iowa's debacle, the Democratic presidential nominating contest has moved to New Hampshire. Follow NPR's coverage. (Image credit: Michael Zamora, Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Gage Skidmore/Flickr )
View ArticleTroops Occupy El Salvador's Legislature To Back President's Crime Package
Police and army soldiers, carrying rifles and dressed in battle fatigues, entered the parliament building to show support for President Nayib Bukele's $109 million loan plan to better equip them....
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