Commentary

Week In Politics: Terror Attacks In France And Mali

4:21pm November 20, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about the terrorist attacks in France and Mali.

Arts

Correction: World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle

4:25pm November 19, 2015

On Wednesday's program, NPR misidentified the gigantic jigsaw puzzle. We incorrectly stated it was a work called "Wildnerness" by Adrian Chesterton, when in fact it is called "Wildlife" by Adrian Chesterman.

Members of the University of Missouri Tigers football team return to practice Nov. 10 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo.

Sports

Commentary: Mizzou Football And The Power Of The Players

9:53am November 18, 2015

by Frank Deford

Frank Deford wonders: Once the games are over, are the football players really accepted, or are they just hired hands?

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People gather outside of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, ahead of a ceremony for the victims of Friday's terrorist attacks. Even as we mourn for those lost in the violence, NPR's Michel Martin says, we should not forget the many who have died in similar at

Grief Knows No Native Tongue — But We Must Listen, Wherever It Speaks

3:13pm November 16, 2015

by Michel Martin

Less than a week since the death of a friend, and just days since the Paris killings, NPR's Michel Martin says the loss of life — be it in Beirut, Niger or even next door — must always matter.

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Mourners arrange candles at the gate of the French Embassy in Berlin. Hundreds of people came throughout the day to lay flowers, candles and messages of condolence to mourn the victims of attacks Friday night in Paris.

World News

Nuclear Nightmares Give Way To A New Terror, Seen On Paris Streets

9:04am November 14, 2015

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon recalls the Cold War fears of his youth, and wonders at how much has changed. The terror remains, but today it takes a starkly different form: surprise attacks on innocent civilians.

Week In Politics: Latest Republican Presidential Debate

4:18pm November 13, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and Eliana Johnson, Washington editor of the National Review, about the latest presidential primary debates.

Sports

The NFL Is Kicking The Ball To The United Kingdom. Why?

1:40pm November 11, 2015

by Frank Deford

London soon will be hosting up to eight NFL games each fall. What's behind these plans to play so many regular season games across the pond?

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Cole Carman is an 18-year-old from Pittsburg, Calif.

Health & Safety

Transitioning To Male, And Taking Some Of A Past Self With Him

1:22pm November 08, 2015

by Cole Carman

When trans teenager Cole Carman was ready to begin taking male hormones, his doctor asked him a question that threw him for a loop: Did he want to freeze his eggs first?

Republican presidential hopefuls Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Ben Carson applaud as the candidates are introduced at the start of the third Republican Presidential Debate.

Politics & Government

Maybe Journalists Don't Belong At Presidential Debates

8:32am November 07, 2015

by Scott Simon

With presidential candidates making demands of broadcasters for debates, and journalists admonishing candidates to raise their hands, NPR's Scott Simon asks if citizens should be posing the questions.

Week In Politics: Jobs Report, President George H.W. Bush Biography

4:30pm November 06, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the economy, and how a biography on President George H.W. Bush will affect Jeb Bush's campaign.