Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, remembers Pope Francis
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago and a member of the College of Cardinals - the group that will help elect the next pope.
Morning news brief
House Republicans pass budget framework advancing Trump agenda, the conflicting messaging over who's in charge of some government decision-making, egg farmers say they're losing the bird flu battle.
Gospel superstar Marvin Sapp releases new album 'If I Were an R&B Singer'
Gospel superstar Marvin Sapp is going secular — if only for a few songs. His new mini-album is called "If I Were an R&B Singer."
Some schools in Kansas are allowing kids to go out and play more freely
Advocates of "risky recess" say fewer restrictions on what elementary school kids can do when they go out to play is good for a child's development. Some schools in Kansas are trying it out.
President Trump to hold his first meeting with Cabinet secretaries Wednesday
As President Trump holds his first meeting with Cabinet secretaries Wednesday and Elon Musk expected to attend, there's conflicting messaging over who's in charge of some government decision-making.
Funding cuts may undermine efforts to connect rural patients and specialists remotely
One rural Iowa hospital is trying to remotely connect its patients with more specialists from around the state. But cuts to federal funds might disrupt efforts like that.
Company cancels plans to build offshore wind industry factory in Massachusetts
A company that planned to make undersea cables for the offshore wind industry has canceled plans to build a factory in Massachusetts. Somerset officials say it would have been a big economic boost.
In one of Michigan's shortest fishing seasons, hundreds race to catch 'dinosaur' fish
Northeast Michigan held one of the shortest fishing seasons ever — 17 minutes. Hundreds of people gathered and raced against the clock in an effort to catch a lake sturgeon, or "dinosaur" fish.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., discusses the budget framework passed on Tuesday
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee about the budget framework that passed in the House and how it may impact Americans across the country.
