美国国家公共电台 NPR Enter The Legend: 'Dragon' Turns 45

NOEL KING, HOST: The groundbreaking martial arts movie Enter The Dragon opened in the U.S. 45 years ago this week. That movie was supposed to make Bruce Lee a star. But a month before it came out, Bruce Lee died, and instead of becoming a star, he be

美国国家公共电台 NPR Calls For Widespread Change Challenge Incoming Head Of U.S. Olympic Committee

NOEL KING, HOST: The new leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee, Sarah Hirshland, starts work on Monday. That organization has been criticized for how it has dealt or not dealt with sexual abuse. As Alexandra Starr reports, some advocates say that to c

美国国家公共电台 NPR Walmart And Others Offer Workers Payday Loan Alternative

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To another story now. Forty percent of Americans don't have $400 to cover emergency expenses such as car repairs. Some people turn to payday loans or other costly ways to borrow money. But now, as NPR's Chris Arnold reports,

美国国家公共电台 NPR Scientists Race To Improve 'Living Drugs' To Fight Cancer

NOEL KING, HOST: There's been a really exciting advance in the war on cancer with the help of what scientists are calling living drugs. They're made by genetically modifying patients' own immune system cells. And today NPR's health correspondent Rob

美国国家公共电台 NPR Till Victory Is Won: The Staying Power Of 'Lift Every Voice And Sing'

NOEL KING, HOST: Lift Every Voice And Sing is a song that has a lot of meaning for many African-Americans. For generations, it's been sung in schools, in churches and in dozens of recordings and landmark performances. Motown's Kim Weston sang it in f

美国国家公共电台 NPR Are Job Ads Targeting Young Workers Breaking The Law?

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. The job market is hot right now, and businesses are scrambling to find available workers. But worker advocates say age discrimination persists when it comes to recruitment and hiring. Several pending legal cases are put

美国国家公共电台 NPR Where's The Beef? Wyoming Ranchers Bet On Blockchain To Track It

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: When you hear the word blockchain, you might think of cryptocurrency. The technology acts as a digital ledger which has the potential to transform a number of industries like agriculture. Kamila Kudelska of Wyoming Public Radio e

美国国家公共电台 NPR FACT CHECK: White House Apologizes For False Claim About African-American Jobs

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This week the White House did something it rarely does - issue an apology. Press secretary Sarah Sanders apologized after she wildly understated job gains by African-Americans under former President Obama. President Trump often b

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Crazy Rich Asians': Love, Loyalty And Lots Of Money

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Crazy Rich Asians is a movie about life and love among the super wealthy in Southeast Asia, and the movie opens today. Actress Awkwafina is in a breakout role as the heroine's best friend, and she explains... (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, C

美国国家公共电台 NPR Overcoming A Shameful Past, VA Plans Haven For Homeless Vets In West Los Angeles

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here in Los Angeles, there is a vast, green space in a very posh neighborhood that may soon become a haven for homeless veterans. And this is going to be a big change for the campus of the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Report Reveals Widespread Sexual Abuse By Over 300 Priests In Pennsylvania

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We begin this hour with a report of widespread clergy sex abuse in Catholic churches throughout Pennsylvania. A grand jury investigation released today gives details on 301 priests who allegedly abused more than 1,000 children. P

美国国家公共电台 NPR Uh-Oh, Germany Is Rapidly Running Out Of Beer Bottles

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Germany, where beer consumption is up - beer consumption is up as temperatures remain unusually high. This is a climate change story in a sense, I suppose. And it's good and bad news for the beer industry. While the breweries hav

美国国家公共电台 NPR Politics Of Wildfires: Biggest Battle Is In California's Capital

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Here in California, these massive wildfires are setting records for the second year in a row. And state leaders here are scrambling to close some gaps in the law. They're hoping this might help curb future fires or make the differ

美国国家公共电台 NPR India Aims For The World's Biggest Health Care Overhaul

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We have brought you more than a few stories about the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. But Modicare, nicknamed for India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, is actually the biggest government health plan in the world. Modi wants to

美国国家公共电台 NPR Senators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have an update now of a story about a troubled federal grant program for public school teachers. It's supposed to help them. Many teachers have had grants unfairly converted to loans, leaving some of them with more than $20,00

美国国家公共电台 NPR Jazz In The 21st Century Is All About 'Playing Changes'

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The history of jazz in the 20th century is pretty well-documented, but what about its development in the 21st century? Well, writer Nate Chinen says the music has come a long way since he began covering it in the mid-'90s. He's a

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Iraq Veteran, Heroin Addict, Bank Robber And Debut Novelist

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A debut novel called Cherry is getting a lot of buzz ahead of its release tomorrow. It has been called the first great novel of the opioid epidemic, also one of the best war novels in a generation. NPR's Quil Lawrence spoke w

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Relentless Pace Of Satisfying Fans Is Burning Out Some YouTube Stars

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This month on All Tech Considered, we examine the gap between how we portray ourselves online and who we really are. (SOUNDBITE OF ULRICH SCHNAUSS' NOTHING HAPPENS IN JUNE) KELLY: The story of Hollywood is rife with stories o

美国国家公共电台 NPR FBI Fires Peter Strzok, Political Lightning Rod Who Criticized Trump

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The FBI has fired a veteran agent who investigated Russia's interference in the 2016 election and then became a target for President Trump. Special Agent Peter Strzok became a lightning rod because of text messages he sent that w

美国国家公共电台 NPR Prosecutors Conclude Arguments Against Paul Manafort In Bank And Tax Fraud Trial

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today, defense lawyers get their opportunity in the trial of Paul Manafort. President Trump's former campaign chairman is on trial for bank and tax fraud, and prosecutors finished their case yesterday as NPR justice reporter Ryan