Scientists are raising the alarm about Trump's deep sea mining executive order
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.
Planet Money's Oil Ends Its Journey In A Gas Tank
NPR's Planet Money team follows the oil they bought on the final part of its journey — into someone's gas tank.
Ahmad Khan Rahami Charged In New York, New Jersey Bombings
Ahmad Khan Rahami, who police say planted bombs in New York and New Jersey over the weekend, was charged in federal court Tuesday.
In 'Reputations,' A Political Cartoonist Faces Crisis Of Conscience
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vasquez about his novel, Reputations.
Dorothy Cann Hamilton, Founder Of French Culinary Institute, Dies At 67
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to chef Jose Andres about Dorothy Cann Hamilton, founder of the French Culinary Institute, who died in a car accident over the weekend. She was 67.
Wells Fargo CEO Testifies Before Senate In Secret-Accounts Scandal
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday to answer questions about the bank's sales tactics. Bank employees opened as many as 2 million unauthorized accounts in order to meet sales goals and collect bonuses. Wells Fargo agreed to pay a $185 million fine to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but did not acknowledge any wrongdoing. Now the Justice Department is reportedly conducting its own investigation.
Nearly Half Of Guns In U.S. Owned By 3 Percent Of Population, Study Finds
A new survey of gun ownership in America found the percentage of Americans who own guns has decreased, even as Americans buy more guns. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Lois Beckett, who covers gun policy and politics for The Guardian, about the Harvard-Northeastern University survey.
How Presidents Can Help Boost American Economic Mobility
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with UC Berkeley economist Enrico Moretti about what it takes to increase economic mobility and how that could change under a President Clinton or President Trump.
Testimony Begins In New Jersey Bridgegate Trial
Federal prosecutors say New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knew about the plot to shut down the George Washington Bridge. The Bridgegate trial is currently underway.
Tulsa Police Release Video Of Officer Fatally Shooting Unarmed Black Man
Video released by the Tulsa, Okla., police department shows a two and a half minute gap between when an officer shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher and when his injuries were attended to by first responders. Police say he died after reaching the hospital. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former police officer David Klinger, a professor of criminology at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis.