美国国家公共电台 NPR John Bolton: U.S. Won't 'Turn A Blind Eye' To China's Trade Practices

AILSA CHANG, HOST: This was another roller coaster day on Wall Street fueled in part by trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The catalyst today - news that a high-ranking Chinese executive was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authoriti

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: We're getting into the holiday season. And often, this time of year, I think about books. I mean, they're great gift ideas. And also, it's just that time of year when you want to curl up in front of the fireplace with a good book.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Novelist And 'Book Matchmaker' Tayari Jones Shares Her Favorite Books Of 2018

(SOUNDBITE OF VINCE GUARALDI TRIO'S SKATING) AILSA CHANG, HOST: OK, we have an important holiday public service announcement. For the next few days, we will be talking to writers about what books they will be giving to friends and family. They've com

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Supreme Court Case Could Impact The Mueller Probe And Boost Trump's Pardon Power

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And let's hear about a legal case now that could sort of unexpectedly influence the special counsel's investigation. Today a convict from Alabama is challenging a longstanding Supreme Court precedent that allows the state and fede

美国国家公共电台 NPR Top Colleges Seeking Diversity From A New Source: Transfer Students

AILSA CHANG, HOST: At some of our nation's top universities, more and more students are coming from an unlikely place - community college. That's because many Ivy League and other elite schools are accepting more transfer students. This is unusual be

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Biography Chronicles Bing Crosby's Most Beloved Years

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Bing Crosby was one of the most popular figures of the 20th century. His record sales were in the hundreds of millions. His movies were blockbusters. A new biography focuses on Crosby's career in the 1940s when the crooner's star s

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Love With Teen Lit: Remembering The 'Paperback Crush' Of The '80s And '90s

In Love With Teen Lit: Remembering The 'Paperback Crush' Of The '80s And '90s AILSA CHANG, HOST: OK. If you were a preteen girl in the '80s or early '90s, chances are you spent endless hours like I did, devouring pastel-colored novels with picture-pe

美国国家公共电台 NPR McCaskill Blames Senate Defeat On Democratic 'Failure' With Rural America

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's that time on Capitol Hill when the incumbents who lost their elections start to pack up their offices. CLAIRE MCCASKILL: Well, we - we're packing, definitely. We've packed a lot. I mean, that's completely empty. So think of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women

Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women AILSA CHANG, HOST: A new study published today finds that a growing number of women in recent years have been using amphetamines like crystal meth during their pregnancy. The rates of use hav

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S., Canadian Executives Privately 'Spooked' About Traveling To China

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This is a tense time to travel between North America and China. A Chinese executive was arrested in Canada at the request of the United States. She is accused of fraud. Her company allegedly got banks to help it do business in Ir

美国国家公共电台 NPR Medical Detectives: The Last Hope For Families Coping With Rare Diseases

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Doctors are solving health mysteries for families who've run out of options. These specialists across the country form what is called the Undiagnosed Disease Network. This sounds almost like a television drama, but this is very r

美国国家公共电台 NPR Larry Nassar Is Behind Bars, But Work Continues For His Survivors

KATE WELLS, HOST: Hey, it's Kate. LINDSEY SMITH, HOST: And Lindsey again. Before we jump in, we want to say thanks. There is no way NPR stations like ours can make these shows without you. We can spend money and time on this because of you, because y

美国国家公共电台 NPR Here's What Would Happen If The Government Shuts Down This Week

AILSA CHANG, HOST: So as we just heard, it's still unclear at this point how a shutdown can be avoided since most lawmakers are out of town until later in the week. Even a partial shutdown of the government could have widespread impact. It could affe

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Reports Detail Expansive Russia Disinformation Scheme Targeting U.S.

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Two reports out today provide the clearest picture yet of the extent to which Russia went to influence voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The reports focus on a Russian troll factory's use of nearly every major social

美国国家公共电台 NPR Gulf Oyster Reefs Are Hurting. Now There's Help From Oil Spill Aid Money

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Oyster harvests along the Gulf Coast have been in decline for decades now. Actually, this year, Alabama canceled its season because there were so few oysters. NPR's Greg Allen reports that help may be on the way thanks to millions

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bill Of The Month: $43,208 For Repeat Surgery To Replace Broken Medical Device

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So here's a question - what do you do when a medical device fails? And when it fails, who pays for it - the manufacturer, the hospital? Or are you stuck with the bill? Well, Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal from our partner Kaiser Health N

美国国家公共电台 NPR ICE Detained The Wrong Peter Brown

ICE Detained The Wrong Peter Brown MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Every year, dozens of U.S. citizens are detained because they're thought to be immigrants in the country illegally. In the Florida Keys, one such U.S. citizen filed a lawsuit after being det

美国国家公共电台 NPR Several Thousand Migrant Children In U.S. Custody Could Be Released Before Christmas

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Trump administration has come under fire for holding a record 15,000 migrant children in shelters across the country and for long delays in releasing those children to relatives. Today NPR has learned that the Department of Hea

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Despite mounting evidence and a stream of dire warnings, federal regulators and mining companies failed to protect coal miners from toxic dust. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: NPR and the PBS series Frontline spent more than a year lookin

美国国家公共电台 NPR For One City Manager, Climate Becomes A Matter Of Conscience

DAVID GREENE, HOST: City planners can play a role in the effort to slow down climate change. How? Well, for one thing, they can create neighborhoods and transit systems that let people live without cars. For one city manager here in California, thoug