Intelligence Community Mines Phone Records, Internet Data
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer. Just one day after we learned the National Security Agency...
View ArticleFeds Buckle On Emergency Contraception Age Restrictions
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Robert Rotenberg has written four legal thrillers set in Toronto, that old industrial city on the shores of Lake Ontario. He's a criminal lawyer — all his books are centered on trials — and he loves...
View ArticleEx-Rep. Lindy Boggs: Advocate For Women, Dedicated To Family
Lindy Boggs died Saturday morning. She was 97 years old, had served in Congress for close to 20 years and also as the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, appointed by President Bill Clinton. But those...
View ArticleIntercepted Al-Qaida Communication Prompts Warnings
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer. Today the State Department advised all U.S. citizens to...
View ArticleA Cronut By Any Other Name Is Still A Cronut
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Good morning. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Little Big's Bakery in South Portland, Maine worked up its version of the cronut, the croissant-donut hybrid. The Mainers tried to...
View Article'Wheel Of Fortune' Player Cashes In With N And E
A Wheel of Fortune contestant guessed a 12-letter phrase in the bonus round Wednesday night with only two letters revealed — and he won $45,000.
View ArticleU.N. Report: All Sides Committing Atrocities In Syria
U.N. investigators are gathering the names of people they suspect of war crimes in Syria. In their latest report, they say all sides in the conflict are committing atrocities against civilians. We hear...
View ArticleGame Developers Conference: Not Your Typical Tech Convention
Brian Crecente, who is covering the Game Developers Conference this week for the video game website Polygon, talks about the latest trends in the industry.
View ArticleFilmmaker Searches For 'White Widow' Of London Bombing
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: On July 7, 2005 - nine years ago tomorrow - a series of explosions in central London killed 52 people and injured over 700 others. One of the bombers, Germaine...
View ArticleW.Va. Pottery Company Keeps Popular Fiesta Line Thriving
You may not know the name Homer Laughlin, a china factory in Newell, W.Va., but you'll likely recognize — or have eaten off of — its most famous product: brightly colored, informal pottery called...
View ArticleAdvice For Beleaguered Battleground State Residents: Leave Town
We are moving into the election season — feels like we're moving faster and faster, candidates are already in the early states — notably the newly announced Hillary Clinton. She headed right to Iowa...
View ArticleThe Basted Egg: A Foolproof Play On The Poach
This summer, NPR is getting crafty in the kitchen. As part of Weekend Edition's Do Try This at Home series, chefs are sharing their cleverest hacks and tips — taking expensive, exhausting or...
View ArticleJimmy Carter 'Completely At Ease' Despite Cancer Diagnosis
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View ArticleU.S. Commander In Afghanistan Admits Mistakes In Kunduz Airstrike
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said today a series of mistakes led to an American airstrike that killed at least 31...
View ArticleNo Matter The Menu, Wertheimer's New Mexico Family Comes To The Table
My memories of Christmas growing up in New Mexico have grown rosier over the years: lots of lights on all our houses, a neighborhood across the Pecos River from us — which lined all the sidewalks and...
View ArticleNew Biography Features Recipes Of Famed Chef And Cookbook Author Paula Wolfert
A new biography of famed chef and cookbook author Paula Wolfert was recently published, featuring — you guessed it — some of her delicious recipes. Wolfert has been called the Julia Child of...
View ArticleMy Daily, Digital Memorials
We've all been listening to what we in the broadcast biz call "year-enders": the most popular books, music and movies of the year; and of course the always-moving lists of people who died this year,...
View ArticleMeghan Markle's Royal Hat Debut
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Have you seen the pictures of bride-to-be Meghan Markle going to church with the British royal family on Christmas Day? Prince Harry and...
View ArticleIn 'The Nothing,' A Dirty Old Man Lusts For Life
Hanif Kureishi has written plays and movies — notably the screenplay for My Beautiful Laundrette , which was nominated for an Oscar. But he's also won awards for his short stories and novels. The...
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