美国国家公共电台 NPR Tomb Of Jesus Is Restored In Jerusalem

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Now a look at a historic renovation at one of the holiest places in Christianity, the building that tradition says houses the tomb of Jesus. It hadn't been restored in more than 200 years, and it was at risk of collapse. A team h

美国国家公共电台 NPR Congress May Undo Rule That Pushes Firms To Keep Good Safety Records

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Right now, companies have to keep track of workers' injuries on the job or face penalties. But Congress could make it almost impossible for the government to enforce that requirement. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports the Senate

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Ghosts' In The Arctic: How The Long-Lost Franklin Expedition Was Found

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a kind of ghost story next. It's the backstory of a discovery. Three years ago on this program, we placed a phone call to the journalist Paul Watson. He was on an icebreaker, a ship in the Arctic with the aid of a helicop

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Confirmed Kills,' Iliza Shlesinger Cloaks Social Commentary In Comic Rants

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Comedian Iliza Shlesinger has a lot to say about what it's like to be a lady these days and what things could have been like in the past. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, CONFIRMED KILLS) ILIZA SHLESINGER: Do you think for a second that if

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tax Credits, Penalties And Age Rating: Parsing The GOP Health Bill

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today in Your Health, we answer some of your questions about the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. You've sent us many questions. And we've lined some of them up with NPR's health policy correspondent, Alison Ko

美国国家公共电台 NPR Julia, A Muppet With Autism, Joins The Cast Of 'Sesame Street'

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In the coming weeks, the classic children's TV show Sesame Street will introduce a new Muppet character on the air for the first time in a decade. Her name is Julia, and she has autism. NPR's David Folkenflik paid a visit to the s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chuck Berry, Legend Of Rock 'N' Roll, Dies At 90

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We begin this hour with the death of a legend. The man known as the father of rock and roll died on Saturday. Chuck Berry is credited as the inventor of America's cultural soundtrack. He was found in his home in Missouri

美国国家公共电台 NPR Florida Gov. Removes State Attorney From Death Penalty Case

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's high drama in Florida over a prosecutor's decision not to seek the death penalty for an accused cop killer. The governor is involved, taking the unprecedented step of replacing the prosecutor on the case. The decision is

美国国家公共电台 NPR Derek Walcott, Who Wrote Of Caribbean Beauty And Bondage, Dies At 87

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Poet and playwright Derek Walcott has died. Walcott wrote some two dozen books of poetry and an equal number of plays, among them his epic poem Omeros and his Obie-winning drama Dream On Monkey Mountain. Walcott won the Nobel Pri

美国国家公共电台 NPR Time Loops Back On Itself (Even Without Heroin) In 'T2 Trainspotting'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Twenty years ago, a low-budget film with a great soundtrack became a huge hit. And then a lot of people ended up with a poster on their bedroom wall with some version of this. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, TRAINSPOTTING) EWAN MCGREGOR: (As

美国国家公共电台 NPR Netflix's 'Iron Fist' Stumbles In Depiction Of Asian Culture

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Think of the Mississippi Delta, and you might imagine cotton fields, sharecroppers, blues music. Well, it's been all that. But for more than a century, it's also been a magnet for immigrants. On her road trip to the Delta, NPR's Me

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Legacy Of The Mississippi Delta Chinese

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Think of the Mississippi Delta, and you might imagine cotton fields, sharecroppers, blues music. Well, it's been all that. But for more than a century, it's also been a magnet for immigrants. On her road trip to the Delta, NPR's Me

美国国家公共电台 NPR Living Among the Ruins In Aleppo, A Man Keeps Playing His Songs

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a photograph that's been seen around the world this week. It seems to hold both civilization and destruction in the same frame. The photo shows a white-haired man sitting on a bed in the midst of rubble. He sits in front of

美国国家公共电台 NPR New 'Basic Economy' Airfares May Not Be As Cheap As You Think

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The big three airlines - American, Delta and United - are taking on discount carriers like Spirit and Frontier by offering no-frills discounted fares called basic economy. Some are calling it misery class because among other thing

美国国家公共电台 NPR Unlike Elsewhere In Europe, The Far Right In Spain Stays On The Fringe

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep with the story of what makes Spain different. If you look at the past few years in Spain, you might expect politics there to resemble the rest of the continent because Spain has been through the same shocks

美国国家公共电台 NPR Planned Parenthood Would Lose Millions In Payments Under GOP Health Plan

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Republican health care proposal includes a section on Planned Parenthood. The American Health Care Act would deny federal funds to Planned Parenthood for a year unless the group stops performing abortions. Republicans have been

美国国家公共电台 NPR Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Has A New Adversary — The Church

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The president of the Philippines has picked yet another fight. Rodrigo Duterte is the president who called for war against drug dealers, encouraged killings and has even boasted of past killings himself. Now, he is fighting a ven

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Long List Of Challenges Awaits Rex Tillerson In Asia

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, begins a six-day sweep through East Asia today. It's his first trip to the region as America's top diplomat. And his first stop is Japan. And as NPR's Elise Hu reports, he heads into a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cancer Drug That Might Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Headed For Bigger Tests

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Scientists are hoping a cancer drug can help people with two common and disabling brain diseases - Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. A small study of the drug offered hints of its potential. Now two larger and more rigorous studies ar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pelosi Says Democrats Have A Responsibility To Look For Common Ground On Health Law

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And we begin this part of the program on Capitol Hill. In a moment we'll hear from Kevin Brady, the Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, an architect of the House Republican Health Care Bill - but first a ta