美国国家公共电台 NPR China Says It Will Shut Down Its Ivory Trade in 2017

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Almost a million elephants roamed Africa 25 years ago. Now there are fewer than half that many. The main reason - ivory. Despite a ban on ivory trade, poachers continue to kill elephants for their tusks. Now, China which is the d

美国国家公共电台 NPR Forget 2016 — Here's Some Of 2017's Best Music

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, let's start the new year off with some music. Last week we brought you the hits from 2016, so this week we're going to look ahead at 2017 and check out some fresh new music. (SOUNDBITE OF SINKANE SONG, U'HUH) MARTI

美国国家公共电台 NPR With New Law, Illinois Stylists Join The Fight Against Domestic Violence

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The relationship between a hairdresser and his or her clients can be an intimate one. Sometimes the conversation gets personal. And some stylists are used to seeing signs that their clients have been victims of abuse. There's a n

美国国家公共电台 NPR Title IX Protects Identities But Can Complicate Justice

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When sexual assault is reported to law enforcement, a majority of cases never make it to trial. But student victims have another option. They can report it to their universities under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits gend

美国国家公共电台 NPR Coal Miners Hope Trump Will Help Struggling Industry

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump is just 19 days away, and coal miners nationwide are waiting to see if Mr. Trump keeps election promises he made of new jobs through reopened mines. Reid Frazier of The Allegheny F

美国国家公共电台 NPR Dakota Pipeline Protesters, Nearby Residents Brace For 2017

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Protesters in North Dakota successfully blocked construction of a pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation this past year, but it is unclear what happens when Donald Trump takes office. Here's Inside Energy's Amy Sisk. A

美国国家公共电台 NPR Old Boy Band Sings For Peace And Goodwill In 2017

DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK. Nigeria has this rich cultural heritage and many fine singers. But one group that burst onto the scene over the new year is grabbing a lot of attention. They sing for peace, and they have been called a boy band. Though, is tha

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Bambi' Artist Tyrus Wong Dies At 106

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Tyrus Wong, the artist behind the design of Bambi, died on Friday. He was 106. Wong was a Chinese immigrant, and his vision for Bambi was inspired by landscape drawings from the Song Dynasty. The film's art was praised as a break

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Selection Day' Tells Tale Of Cricket Playing Brothers In Mumbai

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In India people worship many gods. Aravind Adiga's new novel is about one of the most powerful ones. ARAVIND ADIGA: You know, it's often said that Indians have two real religions, the cinema - Bollywood - and cricket. It's the equi

美国国家公共电台 NPR What's Your 'Public Credit Score'? The Shanghai Government Can Tell You

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Residents of Shanghai are trying to keep their city honest with the help of big brother. There's a new app that uses troves of data the government has collected on citizens and businesses, and they use it to rate how trustworthy

美国国家公共电台 NPR New York's East Village Ushers In New Year With Feast Of Language

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In New York, some 150 poets wailed, whispered and rang in the New Year in verse. They were part of the annual New Year's Day marathon reading at the St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery. The event is part of the poetry project, which

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bigly Listicle Of Banished Words For 2017 Unveiled

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: For many of us a new year means a clean start, the chance to toss out things we don't need anymore or get rid of bad habits. Well, the folks at Lake Superior State University in Michigan say we ought to start with some of the lam

美国国家公共电台 NPR 5 Education Stories To Watch In 2017

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Public education could be in for some big changes this year. President-Elect Donald Trump has brought new ideas, among them he's thrown his support behind charter schools. And to find out what all this could mean, we turned to NPR

美国国家公共电台 NPR Obamacare Is First Item On Congress' Chopping Block

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today in Your Health, the future of the Affordable Care Act. On Wednesday, President Obama will meet with congressional Democrats about how to protect the health care reform plan that bears his name. Republican leaders have said

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Backlash, Including From Trump, House GOP Drops Weakening Of Ethics Office

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Today the story on Capitol Hill was supposed to be about the new era of total Republican control in Washington, but before the new Congress began, there was fresh drama in the House, where party leaders were overruled. Lawmakers

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Business Deals In Southeast Asia Raise Conflict Of Interest Concerns

DAVID GREENE, HOST: President-elect Donald Trump has promised to step back from his business interests when he takes office. He says he will let his two adult sons take the helm and that he won't make any new deals while he is president. But there ar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Michelle Obama's Emotional Farewell: 'The Power Of Hope' Has 'Allowed Us To Rise'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Michelle Obama offered a farewell message as she addressed the nation's young people today. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: Michelle Obama spoke during a White House celebration of some of the nation's best sc

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Memoir Of Taking Christianity 'To The Extreme'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Maggie Rowe has written a memoir about faith, doubt and yocks. Sin Bravely: A Memoir Of Spiritual Disobedience recounts the months that she spent in an evangelical psychiatric center when she was 19, an abiding Christian who worrie

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cuban-Americans Take Spotlight In Netflix Reboot Of 'One Day At A Time'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Another classic TV show has been retooled for Netflix. Today the streaming channel released One Day At A Time, a new version of the sitcom from the '70s and '80s. It's focused on a Cuban-American family, and as NPR TV critic Eric

美国国家公共电台 NPR Would You Eat This Fish? A Shark Called Dogfish Makes A Tasty Taco

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Over the next few weeks, we're going to meet a series of people who are pursuing the American dream through the most basic part of life, food. Today we're going to meet a fisherman in Massachusetts, a place where people once made a