Latest News from NPR

on:

NCPR is supported by:

 
Hourly Newscast
4 min., 45 sec.

Programs

Latest program rundown

Coming up:

Latest Features:
AP
Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 
College Students Wait To See If Loan Rates Double
May 23, 2013 | NPR · College students could end up paying a higher interest rate on their government subsidized loans unless Congress steps in. In a replay of last year's battle, Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration all have competing proposals. A vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives Thursday. But with no consensus in sight, it's not clear if lawmakers can keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 
Courtesy of the O'Brien family
Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Elysha O'Brien calls herself a "Mexican white girl." Not just because of her ethnically ambiguous appearance, she says, but also because she can't speak Spanish. Fearing their children would experience discrimination if they spoke Spanish, her parents chose not to teach them their native tongue.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Latest program rundown

Coming up:

Latest Features:
Four Arrested After British Soldier Hacked To Death In London
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The two men charged with killing a British soldier in south London on Wednesday were apparently on a government watch list, raising questions about why authorities were unable to prevent the attack.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 
One Of London Attack Suspects Had Troubled Past
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel speaks with Sandra Laville, crime correspondent for The Guardian, about what's known about the suspect in the Woolwich attack in London on Wednesday.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 
Obama Pledges To Be More Transparent About Drone Program
May 23, 2013 | NPR · In a major speech on counterterrorism on Thursday, President Obama said the war on terror has changed and U.S. policy must be adjusted. He promised to be more forthcoming about the government's targeted killing program for terrorism suspects, and said he was open to talking to Congress about ways to review the use of weaponized drones. Carrie Johnson talks to Melissa Block about the evolving drone policy.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Latest Saturday rundown




WE Saturday Feature

AP
Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Latest Sunday rundown

WE Sunday Feature

Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Latest program rundown

Coming up:

Dead

New In Paperback Oct. 8-14
Oct 8, 2012 — Novelists Daniel Woodrell, Christopher Moore and Chuck Palahniuk confront the darker sides of life with varying degrees of humor, while writer Susan Orlean looks at the life of dog star Rin Tin Tin, and Wade Davis reassesses George Mallory's historic climbs on Mount Everest.
Comments |
Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
Aug 7, 2012 — More than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young-adult fiction. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Here are the 100 best teen novels, chosen by the NPR audience.
Comments |
Kids' Book Club: A 'Graveyard' Tour With Neil Gaiman
Oct 28, 2011 — Welcome to NPR's Backseat Book Club, where author Neil Gaiman is here to answer your questions about The Graveyard Book. Gaiman explains how Nobody Owens, a young boy raised in a graveyard, learns the value of life from the dead.
Launch in player | Comments |
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of October 27, 2011
Oct 28, 2011 — A 13-year-old girl tries to figure out how she died and went to hell in Damned. It debuts at No 10.
Comments |
Read 'Graveyard' With NPR's Backseat Book Club
Oct 20, 2011 — Introducing a new NPR book club ... for kids! Our first book will be The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Young readers are invited to read the book and share their thoughts and questions with us. Just before Halloween, Gaiman will be on the program to answer questions from young listeners.
Launch in player | Comments |
'Damned' Teens In Hell: A Condemned Coming Of Age
Oct 20, 2011 — Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk does his best twisted Judy Blume impression in Damned, a Breakfast Club for the condemned. As a young adult novel, Damned is surprisingly sweet, hopeful and empowering; as a satire, it's funny, irreverent and hugely entertaining.
Comments |
'The Breakfast Club' Meets Hell In 'Damned'
Oct 16, 2011 — What do you do if you're 13, smart and damned to hell? If you're the heroine of Chuck Palahiuk's new novel Damned, you strap on a pair of silver high heels and prepare to take the place over.
Launch in player | Comments |
Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Books For A Fantastical Summer
Jun 14, 2011 — These five sci-fi novels offer satisfying, intellectually chewy pleasures that are perfect for a summer afternoon.
Launch in player | Comments |
Oh, To Be Young: The Year's Best Teen Reads
Nov 24, 2010 — Young adult author Gayle Forman picks her favorite teen novels of the year, from a Parisian adventure to a high school student affected by life during wartime.
Launch in player | Comments |
Booksellers' Picks: 15 Soaring Summer Reads
May 29, 2010 — Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations from booksellers Rona Brinlee, Lucia Silva and Daniel Goldin. Their selections for summertime reading include books about small-town America, a polygamist father in over his head, and a postmistress in New England during World War II.
Launch in player | Comments |
more Dead from NPR