Who's Ruling The Games? So Far, It's China
With six gold medals, China is dominating the Summer Olympics so far. The host country has yet to win gold — though it has two other medals.
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Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.President Obama is traveling in Asia this week, reasserting...
View ArticleNorth Korea Admits It Carried Out Nuclear Test
North Korea confirmed on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted a third nuclear test. It's an important step toward North Korea's goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that...
View ArticleIs The Call For Universal Pre-Kindergaren Warranted?
Enthusiasm for universal Pre-K education is at an all-time high, and President Obama wants to massively increase the ranks of young children in schools and early learning centers. Some studies have...
View ArticleVenezuela, World Leaders Mourn Hugo Chavez
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Leader from around the world have arrived in Venezuela to pay their final respects to President Hugo Chavez, who used his country's oil wealth to put in place his...
View ArticleIntelligence 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.
View ArticleFeds Buckle On Emergency Contraception Age Restrictions
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer. The morning after pill is moving from behind the counter to...
View ArticleRotenberg's Toronto Thrillers Mix Canadian Courtesy With Murder
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
The State Department on Tuesday advised all U.S. citizens to leave Yemen because of "extremely high" danger there. This comes as 19 U.S. embassies and consulates remain closed across much of the Middle...
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Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.President Obama is traveling in Asia this week, reasserting...
View ArticleNorth Korea Admits It Carried Out Nuclear Test
North Korea confirmed on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted a third nuclear test. It's an important step toward North Korea's goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that...
View ArticleIs The Call For Universal Pre-Kindergaren Warranted?
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Providing free preschool education to children across America is a priority for President Obama's second term in office.(SOUNDBITE OF STATE OF THE UNION...
View ArticleVenezuela, World Leaders Mourn Hugo Chavez
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Leader from around the world have arrived in Venezuela to pay their final respects to President Hugo Chavez, who used his country's oil wealth to put in place his...
View ArticleNational Security Adviser Donilon Resigns; Rice To Take Over
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.The Whitehouse has announced that President Obama's National...
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 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 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 ArticleHard-Boiled Hero Jack Irish Lives, And Drinks, In A Shadowy Melbourne
Peter Temple writes prize-winning thrillers, four of them about his sometimes hapless investigator, Jack Irish. The books capture Melbourne, Australia: its pubs, racetracks, big boulevards rattling...
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