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Penn. AG: How Proposed Settlement With Purdue Pharma Falls Short
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro about a proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma that he says fails to hold it accountable for its role in the opioid crisis.
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Sophistication Of Saudi Airstrike Points To Iranian Involvement
An attack over the weekend crippled a major Saudi Arabian oil facility. Evidence suggests the strike may have involved both missiles and drones and means Iran probably played a role.
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Saudi Arabia May Rethink IPO For State-Owned Oil Company After Attacks
Saudi Arabia had been planning to sell off a slice of its state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, in a massive IPO. But last weekend's aerial attacks on Saudi oil facilities may scare off investors.
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General Motors Workers Begin Nationwide Strike
Nearly 50,000 General Motors workers are on strike. They're protesting contract issues such as wages, health care and other benefits at a time when their union is under investigation for corruption.
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UAW Workers On Strike At General Motors
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Brian Rothenberg, spokesperson for United Auto Workers. The union is leading a strike of over 49,000 workers against General Motors.
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Outside Experts See Iran's Hand In Attack On Saudi Oil Facility
Independent analysts say the evidence available suggests Iran played a role in the weekend attack. The question is how big that role might be. (Image credit: U.S. government/Digital Globe/AP)
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Trump Froze Aid To Guatemala. Now Programs Are Shutting Down
In April, the president put $450 million on hold for Guatemala as well as Honduras and El Salvador over what he described as the failure of their governments to stem the flow of migrants to the U.S....
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Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75
Roberts, who joined the fledgling network in 1978, was a seasoned Washington insider who developed a distinctive voice as a reporter and commentator for both NPR and ABC News. (Image credit: Ariel...
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In South Korea, Anguish Over Deaths Of North Korean Defectors Who May Have...
A mother and her young son were found dead in July, apparently of starvation. The case has refocused attention on the circumstances of defectors, who often struggle to start new lives in the South....
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American Becomes 1st Person To Swim English Channel Four Times Without Stopping
Sarah Thomas of Colorado plunged into the record books with her 54-hour feat. She finished Tuesday and said she was stung in the face by a jellyfish in the process. (Image credit: Jon Washer/AP)
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Gates Foundation Says World Not On Track To Meet Goal Of Ending Poverty By 2030
The foundation has just released its annual report on progress toward Sustainable Development Goals. The conclusion: Inequality is rampant, and it's time for some hard choices. (Image credit:...
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Saudi Crisis: Iran's Supreme Leader Says 'No Talks' With U.S. During U.N. Visit
With U.S. officials accusing Iran of playing a role in attacking oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei rules out a meeting in New York. (Image credit: Hamad I...
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'Second Founding' Examines How Reconstruction Remade The Constitution
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery.
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'Fresh Air' Remembers Cokie Roberts, A Founding Mother Of NPR
Roberts, who died Tuesday, was a congressional correspondent in the early days of NPR, when there were few women reporters on radio or TV. She later joined ABC News. Originally broadcast in 1993.
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Justice Department Sues Edward Snowden, Seeking Profits From His Book
DOJ lawyers want all of Snowden's profits and royalties from Permanent Record, and all of the publisher's assets related to the memoir, to be placed in a special fund benefiting the U.S. government....
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Ex-Trump Campaign Boss Corey Lewandowski Spars With House Democrats On...
Former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski appeared before a House panel to defend Trump over charges of "collusion." Democrats focused on Trump's desire to constrain the Mueller inquiry. (Image...
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U.S. Abortion Rate Continues Long-Term Decline In Most States
The rate fell again in the most recent Guttmacher Institute survey, continuing a decline since 1980.
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