美国国家公共电台 NPR A High School's Lesson For Helping English Language Learners Get To College

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: In the United States, about 1 in every 10 students is an English-language learner, and many schools struggle to get these students comfortable with their new language. Getting them ahead and to college is another hurdle. One school

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cancer Is Partly Caused By Bad Luck, Study Finds

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There are a lot of reasons why people get cancer. Sometimes it's exposure to something toxic like smoke. Sometimes it's just bad genes. New research finds most of the genetic mutations that lead to cancer crop up naturally, and t

美国国家公共电台 NPR GSA Says Trump D.C. Hotel Lease Is Valid, Despite Ban On Elected Officials

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump may have suffered a setback this week with health care reform. But he did score a victory when it comes to his five-star hotel here in Washington, D.C. There had been a controversy over a particular clause in the

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Do You Dream Up A Cockatoo Feast? An Artist Explains In 'Imaginarium'

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Looking at Claire Rosen's photographs can feel like walking into someone else's dreams. CLAIRE ROSEN: I have a very sort of whimsical, surreal view of the world that is deeply rooted in magic and fairy tales and this ide

美国国家公共电台 NPR Repeal Of Health Law Could Force Tough Decisions For Arizona Republicans

DAVID GREENE, HOST: States are already preparing for changes that might come if the Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act passes. That replacement bill, known as the American Health Care Act, is still working its way through Congress. An

美国国家公共电台 NPR Can Arianna Huffington Save Uber?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Uber is in a crisis. This week, the ride-sharing company's president resigned after just six months on the job. Morale has been shaken following a damning account of sexual harassment. The board is so concerned about the CEO's ab

美国国家公共电台 NPR Just Off Music Row, Nashville's R&B Scene Thrives

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. Let's play a little word association. I say Nashville, you say country music. Because that's what the city is all about, right? There was a time though when Nashville had a lot of RB going on - nightclubs, record label

美国国家公共电台 NPR Doctor Turns Up Possible Treatment For Deadly Sepsis

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Sepsis, or blood poisoning, is the nation's third-leading cause of death. Researchers now say they've developed a treatment that has been remarkably effective. Here's NPR's Richard Harris. RICHARD HARRIS, BYLINE: One January day t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Seeking Empathy, 'Shots Fired' Creators Flip The Script On Police Shootings

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Also on TV tonight, a new show looking at racially charged police shootings. The 10-episode series on FOX is called Shots Fired. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says the show is better at exploring explosive emotions than it is at pro

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Forces Driving Middle-Aged White People's 'Deaths Of Despair'

DAVID GREENE, HOST: For years, it was almost a given - the annual mortality rate in the United States would generally decline. So it was a pretty big shock when a report came out more than a year ago showing death rates were actually going up for mid

美国国家公共电台 NPR Researchers Test Hotter, Faster And Cleaner Way To Fight Oil Spills

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico seven years ago showed just how hard it is to combat a massive oil spill. Cleaning oil from water is a challenge, especially on the open sea. Now the federal government is backing research on

美国国家公共电台 NPR German City Accepts Karl Marx Statue From China, But Not Everyone's Happy

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: After communism collapsed in Europe and Germany was reunited, many people in the former West Germany saw themselves as being on the right side of history. Many people in the former East Germany wanted to forget their communist pa

美国国家公共电台 NPR It's Not Clear How Many People Could Actually Work To Get Medicaid

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Republican House leaders are making last-minute changes to their health care proposal in a bid to woo more conservatives ahead of a vote scheduled for Thursday. One of those changes would let states impose work requirements on so

美国国家公共电台 NPR Nevada On Cusp Of Ratifying Equal Rights Amendment 35 Years After Deadline

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Forty-five years ago today, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. That amendment would have insured women have equal rights to men, but it was never adopted. It fell three states short of the 38 needed wi

美国国家公共电台 NPR 20 Years Ago, Biopic Helped Give Pop Star Selena Life Beyond Her Tragic Death

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Selena the movie debuted 20 years ago today. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, SELENA) JENNIFER LOPEZ: (As Selena) My dreams were the same as the dreams of all those people who were out there in the audience, like all their hopes were centered

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S., Britain Restrict Electronics On Flights From Mideast Countries

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The U.S. is tightening rules about electronic devices allowed in carry-on baggage. The new security measures cover direct flights to the U.S. from eight majority-Muslim countries. This, of course, comes as President Trump is wagi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Doctors Consider Ethics Of Costly Heart Surgery For People Addicted To Opioids

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Doctors are describing a group of opioid addicts as the sickest of the sick. These are IV drug users, mostly heroin addicts who get infections in their hearts. They're being wheeled into hospitals around the country. Treating the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Among Trump Supporters, Conflicts Of Interest Aren't A Top Concern

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Much of the country is not impressed by President Trump's first weeks in office. A Gallup survey showed his approval rating at 37 percent. Even if that's a bit off, it's very low for a new president. One public concern involves t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Refugees Leave The U.S. In Hopes Of Better Treatment in Canada

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's follow more of the trail of refugees who flee the United States. Some choose to go to Canada out of concern about President Trump's immigration ideas. Last month, we took you to the border where people originally from war-t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fear Of Deportation Spurs 4 Women To Drop Domestic Abuse Cases In Denver

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump's talk about cracking down on undocumented immigrants has scared a lot of people living in the country illegally. We've heard stories about immigrants afraid to venture out of their homes any more than necessary,