Using Music And Rhythm To Help Kids With Grammar And Language
Reyna Gordon was an aspiring opera singer fresh out of college when she began contemplating the questions that would eventually define her career. "I moved to Italy when I finished my bachelor of...
View ArticleThe Soprano And The Scientist: A Conversation About Music And Medicine
Renée Fleming and Francis Collins have something unexpected in common: music. Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, plays guitar. Fleming, of course, is a renowned soprano. She is...
View ArticleAfter Decline Of Steel And Coal, Ohio Fears Health Care Jobs Are Next
When people talk about jobs in Ohio, they often talk about the ones that got away. "Ten years ago, we had steel. Ten years ago, we had coal. Ten years ago, we had plentiful jobs," says Mike McGlumphy,...
View ArticleFor Newborns Exposed To Opioids, Health Issues May Be The Least Of Their...
Among the troubling developments of the nation's opioid crisis: a large number of babies born prenatally exposed to opioids. On a recent reporting trip , we visited Trinity Hospital in Steubenville,...
View ArticleCleric Accused Of Plotting Turkish Coup Attempt: 'I Have Stood Against All...
On July 15 last year, in an attempted coup, a faction of the Turkish military bombed government buildings, blocked roads and bridges and attempted to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The coup...
View ArticleLondon Literally Stank In The Summer Of 1858 — Just Ask Dickens And Darwin
Londoners may feel hot this summer, but historian Rosemary Ashton says it's nothing compared to what the city endured in 1858. That was the year of "The Great Stink" — when the Thames River, hot and...
View ArticleCollaborator Says Sendak Would Be 'Jumping For Joy' Over New Publication
More than 20 years ago, children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak and his friend Arthur Yorinks collaborated on a book. But they were both busy with other projects at the time, and they never...
View ArticleTrump Says Transgender People Will Be Banned From Military
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Early today, President Trump made this statement on Twitter. (Reading) After consultation with my generals and military experts, please be...
View ArticleAs Cost Of U.S. Health Care Skyrockets, So Does Pay Of Health Care CEOs
In the seven years since the Affordable Care Act was passed, CEOs of U.S. health care companies have made a lot of money. Their compensation far outstrips the wage growth of nearly all Americans,...
View ArticleDental Schools Add An Urgent Lesson: Think Twice About Prescribing Opioids
The opioid epidemic has been fueled by soaring numbers of prescriptions written for pain medication. And often, those prescriptions are written by dentists. "We're in the pain business," says Paul...
View ArticleThe Latest In The Investigation Into Las Vegas Mass Shooting
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The marquees on the Las Vegas Strip went dim at 10:05 last night. That marked the moment where a week earlier a gunman had opened fire on...
View ArticleAfter Devastating Loss For USMNT, What Comes Next?
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: If you listen very closely to this next highlight, you can hear the sound of millions of U.S. soccer fans tearing their hair out. (SOUNDBITE...
View Article'Annotated African American Folktales' Reclaims Stories Passed Down From Slavery
Browsing through a weighty new anthology called The Annotated African-American Folk Tales is a journey across space and time. In one chapter called "Defiance and Desire," there's a section devoted to...
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