美国国家公共电台 NPR Beyond Sexual Harassment, Lesser Known Scandals Could Cost The Murdochs A $14B Deal

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The sexual harassment scandals at Fox News could trip up the Murdoch family's hopes of growing their media empire. British regulators are considering whether the Murdochs are fit and proper owners of the European broadcast giant ca

美国国家公共电台 NPR Two Stars Share The Stage, And The Roles, In 'Little Foxes'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The Little Foxes, Lilian Hellman's 1939 melodrama, has two great roles for actresses over the age of 40. And a new revival on Broadway features two big stars - Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon. The twist - both actresses play both

美国国家公共电台 NPR Looking Ahead At Trump's First 100 Days In Office

RAY SUAREZ, HOST: It's shaping up to be a very busy week in American politics, too. President Trump heads toward his 100th day in office as he and the Congress approach a deadline for keeping the government open Friday night. That could hinge on a sh

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Jersey Residents Brace For Trump's Weekend Whirlwinds To Blow Their Way

STEVE INKSEEP, HOST: President Trump has spent a good part of his first hundred days at Mar-a-Lago, the private club he owns in Florida, mingling with the paying customers, playing golf. As summer arrives, Florida grows hot, and attention may turn to

美国国家公共电台 NPR Supreme Court To Decide If Prosecution, Defense Can Share Experts in Capital Case

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that could determine the fate of two men on death row in Arkansas. Other death row inmates around the country are watching too. Here's the question. If a defendant's sanity i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Justices Split Over Defendants' Right To Mental Health Expert Witnesses

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that could have implications for death row inmates. It was brought on behalf of a man from Alabama. At issue is whether an indigent defendant whose sanity is a significant fact

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Handmaid's Tale' Wants You To Feel Like 'This Could Happen Here'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is one of a handful of dystopian novels like George Orwell's 1984 that's seen a boost in sales since the 2016 election. The book tells a story of what happens when a theocratic dictatorship

美国国家公共电台 NPR Passenger Forcibly Removed From United Flight, Prompting Outcry

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Passengers on a United Airlines flight out of Chicago were treated to a jarring sight yesterday. Security officers forcibly removed a man from a plane who refused to leave an overbooked flight. Fellow fliers captured the scene on

美国国家公共电台 NPR Preserving Memories: In Emails To A Toddler, A Window Into Her Parents' Love

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A few weeks back, we invited our listeners to tell us about IT-related emotional breakdowns. We asked NPR's Alina Selyukh to read all the messages, and one of them stuck with her. It came from a mother distraught by a loss of an

美国国家公共电台 NPR To Ray Davies, America Is Still A Land Of Opportunity

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The newest album by Ray Davies features him in a reflective mood. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG) RAY DAVIES: (Singing) Girl, I want to be with you all of the time. INSKEEP: Ray Davies. His name looks like Davies to Americans. He's riffing o

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Souls Of China' Documents Country's Dramatic Return To Religion

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When the writer Ian Johnson made his first trip to China in the mid-1980s, he says religious life seemed to be dead. There were few worshippers left in a country that once had a million temples. Now he says the country is experienc

美国国家公共电台 NPR John Leguizamo Plays Professor In 'Latin History For Morons'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Actor and comedian John Leguizamo is a veteran of the one-man show. At 52 years old, he's now in the midst of his sixth solo production, and we caught up with him one afternoon heading into his pre-show ritual at the Public Theat

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tech Creates Our Political Echo Chambers. It Might Also Be A Solution

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: About two-thirds of adults get their news on social media. That's according to the Pew Research Center. During the presidential campaign, we saw how easily tech can polarize our country. But can it also help bring people together

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Chinese Scientists Are More Worried Than Ever About Bird Flu

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to China, where a strain of bird flu has killed a record number of people this year. Scientists on the frontlines of this deadly strain are more worried than ever about its potential to spur a global pandemic. NPR's Rob Schmi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lawmaker's Childhood Experience Drives New Mexico's 'Lunch Shaming' Ban

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to talk now about something called lunch shaming. That's when kids are publicly identified as being from families that can't afford to pay for school lunch, maybe they're identified with a wristband or a hand stamp. B

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Task Force Softens Opposition To Routine Prostate Cancer Screening

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's big news today about one of the most common forms of cancer. An influential federal task force now says patients and doctors should discuss screenings for prostate cancer. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein has more. ROB

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Send A Firetruck To Do An Ambulance's Job?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's say you think you're having a stroke, and you call 911 for an ambulance. In many cities, there's a good chance that a fire truck will arrive instead with a full fire crew including a paramedic. But as Monica Eng of member s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's Win Changed The Game For Publishers On The Left And The Right

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: For years, conservative publishers have thrived. Their readers have flocked to buy books aimed at taking down the party in power. Now that Republicans control Washington, these publishers are rethinking their strategy, and their

美国国家公共电台 NPR Comedian Charlie Murphy Of 'Chappelle's Show' Dies At 57

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Next, we remember comedian and actor Charlie Murphy. He died yesterday. Murphy grew up in Brooklyn, and after a short jail sentence as a young man, he joined the Navy, where he served for six years. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Later, Murp

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's Flip-Flops On Economics Move Policies Toward The Status Quo

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's been a big week for President Trump to reverse long-held views. He has darkened his view of Russia and said NATO is no longer obsolete. And then there are his changes on economic policy, which we're going to talk about next.