美国国家公共电台 NPR Manafort Intentionally Lied To Special Counsel, Judge Says

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Paul Manafort's plea deal is off. A federal judge ruled tonight that a former Trump campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, intentionally lied to the FBI and to Robert Mueller's investigation. That violated the plea deal he reached wit

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Magical Negro' Carries The Weight Of History

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Magical Negro - that's the trope in books or movies where a black character appears in a plot solely to help a white character and then finishes. The Magical Negro is one-dimensional. The Magical Negro is cheery - think Will

美国国家公共电台 NPR Soul-Searching After Parkland, Dick's CEO Embraces Tougher Stance On Guns

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This week, we're marking one year since the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. We're hearing from families trying to forge a way out of their grief and survivors who have turned their pain into political activism. Today we hear abou

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Agreement In Principle' Reached On Border Security Funding, Top Republican Says

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: What is in the border security agreement that congressional negotiators made last night? We are pretty sure of one thing that is not in it. Republicans and Democrats left out most of the money that President Trump was demanding f

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Church Of Safe Injection' Offers Needles, Naloxone To Prevent Opioid Overdoses

SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: The staggering number of opioid overdose deaths in this country is prompting people to take action even when they could be arrested for what they choose to do. In cities across the country, a group called the Church of Safe Inj

美国国家公共电台 NPR Parkland Family Reflects On A Year Of Anguish And Activism

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This Thursday, February 14, marks one year since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Seventeen people were killed that day. A few weeks after the shooting, NPR's Melissa Block profiled the

美国国家公共电台 NPR In A Measles Outbreak, Demand For Vaccine Spikes

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: More than 50 people have been infected by the measles in the Pacific Northwest. Kristian Foden-Vencil of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the outbreak is prompting people to get vaccinated. KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL, BYLINE: Sea Ma

美国国家公共电台 NPR Facing A Critical Shortage Of Drivers, The Trucking Industry Is Changing

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most of the stuff around us right now - I don't know - the television screens and microphones in the studio, products in your house, parts of every car, parts of almost every building, were once transported by truck. And the syst

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Youngest 2020 Candidate Pushes A Platform Of 'Inter-Generational Justice'

The Youngest 2020 Candidate Pushes A Platform Of 'Inter-Generational Justice' STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Do not accuse Pete Buttigieg of thinking small. He is the Democratic mayor of South Bend, Ind. He is 37 years old, and he is running for president. PET

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tesla's Challenge: Leaving Behind The Lap Of Luxury

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Tesla sells electric cars - expensive electric cars - and it's finally making money doing that. Yesterday Tesla announced its second quarterly profit in a row, which might be great for the company if CEO Elon Musk wanted to make

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cory Booker Makes It Official: He's Running For President In 2020

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Senator Cory Booker is the latest Democrat to make it official. (SOUNDBITE OF POLITICAL AD, TOGETHER, AMERICA, WE WILL RISE) CORY BOOKER: Together we will channel our common pain back into our common purpose. Together, America, w

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Added 304,000 Jobs In January; Shutdown Boosted Unemployment To 4 Percent

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The hundreds of thousands of government workers who were furloughed or working without pay did not have a negative effect on the job market. The Department of Labor reports this morning that employers in this country added 304,00

美国国家公共电台 NPR Well Before 'The Wife,' Glenn Close Was Ready For Her Close-Up

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The movie The Wife opens with a phone call. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, THE WIFE) JONATHAN PRYCE: (As Joe Castleman) Hello. JAN MYBRAND: (As Arvid Engdahl) Am I speaking to Mr. Castleman? PRYCE: (As Joe Castleman) I'd like my wife to get

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Insecure' Star Amanda Seales Takes The Stand-Up Stage In HBO's 'I Be Knowin＂

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, let us meet a modern renaissance woman. You might know actress and comedian Amanda Seales from her role as Tiffany in the hit HBO show Insecure. But over the years, you might have caught her on MTV as the host know

美国国家公共电台 NPR Devastating Wildfires Force California's Largest Utility To Plan Sale Of Gas Assets

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: California's largest utility could be on the hook for billions of dollars in liability damages from deadly wildfires these last two years. The fires left more than 130 people dead, wiped out thousands of homes and businesses and

美国国家公共电台 NPR On The Navajo Nation, 5,000 Workers Dependent On A Federal Paycheck

On The Navajo Nation, 5,000 Workers Dependent On A Federal Paycheck SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Navajo Nation president says that Congress should exempt the tribe from the partial federal government shutdown. Historically, treaties have guaranteed the Nav

美国国家公共电台 NPR Some Mortgage Deals Are In Limbo As Government Shutdown Drags On

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's Day 21 of the partial federal government shutdown, and it's causing big financial concerns for hundreds of thousands of people who aren't getting paychecks today. Here's one example. Some furloughed workers can't refinance t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Says He Wouldn't Be A Spoiler In Race For White House

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We had a talk yesterday with Howard Schultz. The billionaire former CEO of Starbucks says he is considering an independent run for president. In our talk, the man who popularized upscale coffee answered critics who warned he coul

美国国家公共电台 NPR Brewing In The Desert: Sake Finds An Unlikely Home In Arizona

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: You might not think sake is brewed in America. But there is a brewery in Holbrook, Ariz., where a master brewer from Japan set up his business. From member station KNAU, here's Aaron Granillo. AARON GRANILLO, BYLINE: Holbro

美国国家公共电台 NPR How California's Worst Oil Spill Turned Beaches Black And The Nation Green

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Fifty years ago today, a damaged oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., caused what was then the largest oil spill in the history of the United States. The public reaction helped to shape the modern environmental moveme