Chileans weigh a new constitution
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
More Black students are headed to medical school, but finances are still a major issue
Medical schools are reporting a record increase in Black students. Across the U.S., the number of first-year African Americans is way up – 21 percent — an unprecedented spike since 2020.
During the pandemic, gun violence has been devastating communities across the country
Big cities in the U.S. are searching for ways to stem the sharp rise in homicides that has occurred over the past two years. A close look at Chicago, where nearly 800 people were killed in 2021.
More than 200 inmates at Rikers Island are refusing meals over staffing shortages
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Alice Fontier, managing director of the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, about the protest by inmates at Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York City.
Week in politics: Vaccine mandates; Voting rights and inflation
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision blocking the Biden administration's employer vaccine-or-test mandate was just one of multiple disappointments the president experienced this past week.
For 50 years, 'The Gates Of Hell' crater has burned. Now officials want to put it out
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to George Kourounis, Royal Canadian Geographical Society's explorer-in-residence, about the possible closing of "The Gates of Hell," a natural gas field in Turkmenistan.
Saturday sports: NFL playoffs; the Australian Open and Novak Djokovic
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about the drama at the Australian Open, and also about the NFL playoffs kicking off this weekend.
More than half of Europeans could be infected with COVID-19 in the next two months
Coronavirus cases are surging in Europe. German and Austrian leaders are calling for mandatory vaccinations of their citizens. Spain is taking a far less aggressive approach.
The U.S. is accusing Russia of trying to create a pretext to invade Ukraine
The Biden administration sounds more alarms about Russia's intentions in Ukraine, after a week of diplomacy failed to get Russia to stand down its troops on the border.
Grammy-nominated artist Cordae on his latest album, 'From A Bird's Eye View'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Cordae about his second full-length album, From A Bird's Eye View, and the benefits and drawbacks of sudden fame.
