Search results for

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Liz Shuler, the newly elected president of the AFL-CIO, about her goals for the organization and the future of the labor movement.

President Biden delivered remarks from the White House about the ongoing effort to evacuate thousands of people from Kabul, Afghanistan.

The first-ever shortage declaration on the Colorado River forces arid Western states to re-examine their relationship with resources many take for granted, drinking water and cheap hydroelectricity.

Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a boy nearly 50 years ago. Ousted from the priesthood, he's the only U.S. Cardinal to face such charges.

Demand for COVID-19 testing is surging, and that includes rapid home antigen tests. Experts say these tests can be very useful, but it's important to know their limitations.

There's an app for that! NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jaboukie Young-White and Francesca Reale about their new romantic comedy movie, Dating & New York.

A government agency protects 1,500 journalists and human rights activists, but it is strapped for resources and its record is mixed.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on this week's indictments in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. He had committed no crime, but police used a carotid hold on him and paramedics injected him with a sedative.

People in the northeast were unprepared for tornadoes and flooding from Hurricane Ida. But these are the types of intense storms climate experts have long warned about.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to law professor Rosa Brooks about the legal and ethical challenges posed by the U.S. military's use of drone strikes following its withdrawal from Afghanistan.