美国国家公共电台 NPR In His Post-Fed Life, Bernanke Talks Taxes, Trump And Partisan Perceptions

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Ben Bernanke had to guard his public comments closely during the eight years he served as the world's most powerful central banker. His words could move global markets. He hasn't had to be quite as circumspect since leaving the F

美国国家公共电台 NPR Hacker Leaks 'Orange Is The New Black,' Threatens To Release Other Shows

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: This week, two stories about Hollywood and tech. First we start with a big hack. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, YOU'VE GOT TIME) REGINA SPEKTOR: (Singing) The animals, the animals trapped, trapped, trapped till the cage is full. ROBERT SIEG

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'American Gods,' Even Deities Have The Immigrant Experience

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The book American Gods by Neil Gaiman was written in 2001. And it is many things. It's a road novel. It's a collection of mythologies. It's a story about immigration. And now it's a TV show. It premiered last night on the cable n

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fox News Co-President Bill Shine Resigns

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Fox News co-president Bill Shine is out of a job today. He's the latest casualty in a sexual harassment scandal that has shaken the nation's top-rated cable news network. Shine was named to replace his longtime boss, Roger Ailes.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Deford Says Thanks For A Good Game, Drops Mic

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Our sports commentator Frank Deford has some news this morning. FRANK DEFORD, BYLINE: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages. I always wanted to use that in a commentary, that wonderful circus introduction bal

美国国家公共电台 NPR Report: Health Workers Attacked In 23 Countries Last Year

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There are rules in war - at least they're supposed to be. And one of those rules, according to the Geneva Conventions, is that hospitals should be safe from any kind of attack. It still happens though. A new report documents hund

美国国家公共电台 NPR United Against Trump, May Day Protests Expected To Swell

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's May Day. Demonstrators will march in support of workers rights around the world today. Here in the U.S., those marches are expected to draw larger than usual crowds because of President Trump's efforts to crack down on illeg

美国国家公共电台 NPR On The Record: President Trump Vs. Private Citizen Trump On Syria

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And for more on the Trump administration's reaction to the chemical weapons attack in Syria, we're joined now by NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith. Hi, Tam. TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: Hi. SIEGEL: What has President Trump actu

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Hemingway Didn't Say That' (And Neither Did Twain Or Kafka)

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Even with all the VA clinics and hospitals, that $180 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, even with all those resources, the day-in-and-day-out care of disabled veterans often falls to their own family mem

美国国家公共电台 NPR Some VAs Are Dropping Veteran Caregivers From Their Rolls

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Even with all the VA clinics and hospitals, that $180 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, even with all those resources, the day-in-and-day-out care of disabled veterans often falls to their own family mem

美国国家公共电台 NPR Justice Department To Review All Civil Rights Agreements On Police Conduct

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Attorney General Jeff Sessions is calling for a big change at the Justice Department. He wants federal authorities to approach local police in a different way. Rather than investigate cases of local wrongdoing, Sessions wants to

美国国家公共电台 NPR New York's Solitary Confinement Overhaul Gets Pushback From Union

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here in the United States, some prison guards are defending the use of solitary confinement. It's been controversial for centuries. As long ago as 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution, was shocked to le

美国国家公共电台 NPR When The Border Is Just Next Door, Crossing It Is A Fact Of (Daily) Life

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's hear the way President Trump's emerging border policy looks from the U.S.-Mexico border. On this day when a Senate committee in Washington considers plans for more border walls, we visit Nogales, Ariz., and its sister city

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Do Some South Koreans Believe A Myth That North Koreans Have Horns?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump will have his first face-to-face meeting with China's president this week. Front and center in that conversation will be what to do about the growing threat from North Korea. For more than two decades, the U.S. ha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Carrying Some Extra Pounds May Not Be Good After All

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The dangers of obesity are well known. The dangers of carrying a little extra weight, though, are the subject of more debate. NPR's Patti Neighmond reports that a new study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine s

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 Election

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: If the story of Russian influence in the 2016 election makes you uneasy, Clint Watts will not make you feel much better. The former FBI agent is now a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He testified before th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Mayte Garcia Knew She Would Marry Prince, But Could Never Have Predicted How

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The death last year of this musical great is no less shocking with the passage of time. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, POP LIFE) PRINCE: (Singing) Pop life, everybody needs a thrill. MARTIN: Prince's music is known and loved, though the man

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Poetic Legacy Of Russia's Yevgeny Yevtushenko

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) YEVGENY YEVTUSHENKO: (Speaking Russian). ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Yevgeny Yevtushenko, the Russian poet who was known for speaking out against anti-Semitism and the Soviet Union. He died over the weekend at age 83. NPR's

美国国家公共电台 NPR Documentarian Says 'Anarchist Cookbook' Author Was Filled With Remorse

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: If you've been around long enough, you have seen this book - black cover, blocky white letters, instructions for making your own explosives inside. The Anarchist Cookbook was first published 45 years ago. And it comes with this w

美国国家公共电台 NPR Self-Driving Cars Raise Questions About Who Carries Insurance

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Last month, a car using self-driving features crashed with a human driver. That accident in Tempe, Ariz., did not result in any major injuries, but it did highlight new issues for the auto insurance industry. NPR's Yuki Noguchi a