MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Republicans are smoothing out the details of their tax overhaul legislation. They're hoping for final passage this month. They say the changes will lead to more jobs, more investment. Most economists, though, are questioning

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Credit Rating Agency Issues Warning On Climate Change To Cities

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: One of the biggest credit rating agencies in the country issued a stark warning to U.S. cities and states this week. Prepare for climate change, or risk being downgraded. NPR's Nathan Rott reports. NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: It's hard

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美国国家公共电台 NPR New Jersey Takes On Major Professional Sports Leagues In Sports Betting Case

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The federal ban on sports betting is tested before the Supreme Court today. Now, we do not know the odds in Vegas on how this case will turn out, but we do know that the United States prohibits sports betting in most states. The

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美国国家公共电台 NPR What Living On $100,000 A Year Looks Like

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Over the past month on this show, we've been hearing from Americans who are straining to make ends meet. On paper, though, they're well off. They make about $100,000 a year. But it often takes just one major expense for thi

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美国国家公共电台 NPR GE Struggles To Show It Still Has Magic Touch

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: General Electric is one of the most storied corporations in American history co-founded by Thomas Edison and redefined by legendary CEO Jack Welch. For more than a century, GE's products, from dishwashers to MRI machines, c

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Bombshell,' The Double Identity Of Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: If you're hearing my voice through some kind of Bluetooth of Wi-Fi gadget, here's an interesting fact. Some ideas behind that technology can be traced back to an invention by a famous actress from the 1930s - her name, Hedy

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Who Came Out As Undocumented Is Fighting For Hollywood To Stand With DACA

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have another story about the Obama-era government program to shield people from deportation if they came here illegally as children. It's called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. We've heard a number

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Hiddensee,' Gregory Maguire Gets Under The Shell Of 'The Nutcracker'

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: It's that time of year - sugar plum fairies dancing in delight, the Mouse King, a gorgeous Christmas party and a prince. (SOUNDBITE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S THE NUTCRACKER SUITE, OP 71) GARCIA-NAVARRO: The Nutcracker ballet is a be

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Several Trump Properties Suffer Financially (But Not Ones He Visits Often)

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: While President Trump is cruising towards a major win with taxes, the businesses he founded are facing challenges. Sales at some of the president's properties are suffering. Prices are down. And it appears many customers ar

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美国国家公共电台 NPR I Am A Cheerleader, And Here's Why I Take A Knee

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The act of taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racism has spread beyond the National Football League. Athletes across the country are faced with the question. Do they kneel, or do they stand?

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Retweeted A Racist Group, But How Did He Find Its Videos?

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, the president of the United States passed along malicious messages from a racist, ultranationalist fringe group directly to 44 million people. Those 44 million follow him on Twitter and may have now retweeted those anti-

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美国国家公共电台 NPR New Drugs Could Prevent Migraine Headaches For Some People

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: People who get migraines may soon have access to a new type of drug. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on the first medications designed specifically to prevent migraine attacks. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: More than 10 percent of us get the

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Tylenol May Help Ease The Pain Of Hurt Feelings

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Many people reach for Tylenol to ease aches and pains. And it turns out Tylenol may do more than relieve physical pain. Studies show it may help to ease hurt feelings. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: Most of

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Orders Largest National Monument Reduction In U.S. History

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump will be in Utah today where he's expected to announce moves to dramatically shrink the size of the Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. These areas are dense with ancient artifacts, much of

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Kennedy Center Celebrates Latest Honorees, But Without The First Family

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors were a chance to celebrate among others a dancer, a rapper and a TV-sitcom pioneer. Here's NPR's Elizabeth Blair. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: The Kennedy Center Honors are lifetime achievement a

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Elizabeth Olsen On A 'Wind River' Oscar Campaign Without Weinstein

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The campaign season has begun for Hollywood awards. Wind River is a widely praised film that hinges on a murder mystery. But it's also a pointed and poignant story about the violence endured by many Native American women. The Weins

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Newly Discovered Andy Warhol Art Up For Auction

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's some newly discovered artworks up for auction this weekend in Massachusetts. They're by Andy Warhol, who died more than three decades ago. We don't know how much the works are worth until they sell, but we do know their val

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美国国家公共电台 NPR A Spurned Housewife Turns Stand-Up Comic In 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: When does a comic first realize that he - or she - can make people laugh? Maybe for Miriam Maisel, it comes when she gives a toast at her own wedding. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL) RACHEL BROSNAHAN: (As Miriam M

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Disaster Artist' Is The Best Movie About A Bad Movie

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: What is the worst movie you have ever seen? Well, many people might point to Tommy Wiseau's The Room, a romantic drama so ineptly made it has been called the Citizen Kane of bad movies. The Room has inspired a cult following, a v

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: We start with a big development in the legal investigation into contacts between President Trump's associates and officials in Russia. The president's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has pleaded guilty to lying t

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