美国国家公共电台 NPR Frustration Mounts Over Puerto Rico's 'New Normal' As Federal Troops Leave The Island

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Emergency relief efforts are ending in Puerto Rico. Army officials say they are beginning to draw down federal troops. Roads are cleared across the island, many supermarkets and stores have reopened, and work is being done to reb

美国国家公共电台 NPR Titus Kaphar: How Can We Address Centuries of Racism In Art?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. And not too long ago, painter and sculptor Titus Kaphar was visiting the Natural History Museum in New York with his kids. TITUS KAPHAR: That's right - two kids, two boys. RAZ: And how old

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Museum Invites Visitors To 'Engage' With The Bible

New Museum Invites Visitors To 'Engage' With The Bible KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The newest museum in Washington D.C. is dedicated to a single book. The Museum of the Bible opens next week. It's a $500 million project privately funded. It puts interactive

美国国家公共电台 NPR China Lavishes Red-Carpet Treatment On Trump As He Arrives For Talks With Xi Jinping

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: President Trump today got the imperial treatment in Beijing's Forbidden City. That's the centuries-old palace complex there. It is Trump's first state visit to China and the third of five stops on his tour of Asia. NPR's Anthony

美国国家公共电台 NPR Genetically Altered Skin Saves A Boy Dying Of A Rare Disease

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We're going to hear now how doctors in Europe used genetically engineered skin cells to treat a child who was on the verge of death from a rare inherited disease. The treatment represents a notable success for the field of gene t

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Maine Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion, Governor Raises Objections

After Maine Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion, Governor Raises Objections KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: For the first time, the question of whether to expand Medicaid in a state was put to voters. That happened yesterday in Maine, and the measure was overwhel

美国国家公共电台 NPR Scientists In Houston Tell A Story Of Concrete, Rain And Destruction

Scientists In Houston Tell A Story Of Concrete, Rain And Destruction RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hurricane Harvey caused the worst flooding in Houston's history. Scientists are looking into why it was so bad. As NPR's Christopher Joyce reports, a lot of it

美国国家公共电台 NPR Victims Of Sexual Harassment Speak Up, But Legal Fears Can Inhibit Them

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The experience of reporting sexual harassment has changed radically over the past few weeks. First, film producer Harvey Weinstein was accused by numerous women of misconduct and abuse. A series of other public allegations then to

美国国家公共电台 NPR Investigating Pain Management In Sports

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're trying something new with our sports coverage, asking you what questions you have. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) KITTY: Hi. My name is Kitty (ph). I'm calling from... UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: And I have two questions related... UNIDENTI

美国国家公共电台 NPR Shaky U.S.-China Trade Relationship Will Top Trump's Agenda In Beijing

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. President Trump arrived in Beijing a short time ago. Our colleague, Steve Inskeep, is there, too. STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: The president's visit here to China is the centerpiece of his journey through East Asia, and one

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Used To Disparage An Anti-Bribery Law; Will He Enforce It Now?

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In many parts of the world, paying bribes is a regular part of doing business. Here in the United States, Congress passed a law cracking down on bribery decades ago. But President Trump says the law puts U.S. companies at a compet

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Italy, Right-Wing Politicians Set Their Sights On Parliament

In Italy, Right-Wing Politicians Set Their Sights On Parliament RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: With economic crises and a massive influx of migrants, extreme right-wing movements have gained a lot of ground in Europe. Italy is no exception. As NPR's Sylvia Pog

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Year Later, The Shock Of Trump's Win Hasn't Totally Worn Off In Either Party

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One year ago today, Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) HILLARY CLINTON: This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for. And I'm sorry that we did not

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Old Taylor's Not Dead

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: You thought you knew Taylor Swift. On her newest album, the pop star says not so fast. The album's called Reputation. And it's Swift's first album in three years. And it's an introduction to what Taylor Swift is calling the new T

美国国家公共电台 NPR House GOP Tax Plan Is Little Help To High-Tax States Like New Jersey

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senate Republicans are expected to unveil their version of a tax overhaul today. Like the House bill that's already moving along, the Senate version is being touted as a way to keep more money in Americans' pockets. But for millio

美国国家公共电台 NPR DOJ Set To Block AT&T Takeover Of Time Warner

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Justice Department has told ATT it will block ATT's takeover of Time Warner unless the company sells off its TV properties, including CNN. President Trump of course is no fan of CNN. Here's what he said about CNN on a recent

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Wonder Valley,' There's More Than One Los Angeles

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And I am hosting this morning from Washington, D.C. But I got to say I'm dreaming a little bit about Los Angeles. I've really loved exploring that city since I started hosting from NPR West. And recently, I talked to the author of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Dutch Artists Painted Their Patriotism With Pearls And ... Parrots?

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The world of 17th-century Holland is filling up several rooms of Washington's National Gallery of Art right now. It is a world captured in paintings by Vermeer and some of his contemporaries. And they show well-to-do Dutch, mostl

美国国家公共电台 NPR First Amendment Advocates Charge Trump Can't Block Critics On Twitter

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: President Trump is facing a lawsuit for blocking people from his personal Twitter account. This week, some First Amendment advocates joined the suit, and they are making a novel argument about the right to communicate with the pr

美国国家公共电台 NPR President Trump Was Elected A Year Ago — And Americans Are Feeling Aggrieved

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Donald Trump won white, working-class voters by a bigger margin than any Republican presidential candidate in modern history. Cultural and economic grievances were a big part of that. A new survey by NPR, the Robert Wood John