VA research brought CT scans and pacemakers into the world. Now it's at risk of cuts
Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs warn that crucial medical research is in jeopardy unless the Trump administration reverses course on cuts.
Anti-ISIS Satire Lampoons Militant Group's Hypocrisy
Audie Cornish talks to professor Arwan Kraidy, who studies TV and social media in the Arab world, about the slapstick sketches and music videos that poke fun at ISIS in sometimes bizarre ways.
China Trip A Chance For Obama To Distance Himself From Midterm Losses
In Asia, President Obama is trying to exert U.S. influence in the region. But will his message be undermined by his political weakness at home?
Actress Anjelica Huston's Memoir Has Glitz, But Lacks Depth
Anjelica Huston's memoir is all Hollywood, all the time. It's full of anecdotes about Jack Nicholson and other stars. But these stories of excess, fame and money lack feeling and subtext.
Fraught U.S.-Russia Relationship Could Undermine Nuclear Security
A former head of the Los Alamos National Laboratory has worked with Russia for years on securing loose nukes and upgrading facilities in the former Soviet Union. Siegfried Hecker is now writing a book about two decades of of nuclear cooperation.
Obama Backs Net Neutrality, Asks FCC To Regulate Internet
President Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to craft the "strongest possible rules" to protect the principle of "net neutrality".
Low Gas Prices Haven't Slowed Domestic Drilling — Yet
With gas prices plunging below $3 a gallon, motorists have plenty to celebrate. But people in oil-producing states, where low prices mean fewer jobs and less government revenue, are starting to worry.
Remembering Hedy Lamarr: Actress, Weapons Systems Developer
Renaissance woman Hedy Lamarr was born on this day 100 years ago. Not only was she a major screen actress, she was also an inventor. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates speaks with Lamarr biographer Richard Rhodes.