History

A set of rounded stones discovered in the high desert near Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park are believed to be ancient musical instruments known as lithophones.

Mysterious Stones Found In Colo. May Have Been Ancient Musical Instruments

8:21am September 16, 2018

by Brad Turner

Researchers thought the rounded stones found in the desert — clearly shaped by human hands — were used to grind nuts or seeds. But archaeologist Marilyn Martorano says they are actually lithophones.

Barney Frank On The Financial Crisis, 10 Years Later

8:26am September 15, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon marks the 10th anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers with former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who helped craft post-crisis rules.

An empty pedestal remains where a statue known as Early Days, which depicted a Native American at the feet of a Catholic missionary and Spanish cowboy, used to stand on Fulton Street in San Francisco. The statue was removed early Friday morning.

San Francisco Removes Statue Of Native Man At Feet Of Colonizers

3:51pm September 14, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The statue, called Early Days, showed a Native American gazing up at a vaquero, or Spanish cowboy, and a proselytizing priest. Native groups have long called for the sculpture's removal.

Economy

What's Changed In The Decade Since The Financial Crisis

11:02am September 14, 2018

It's been 10 years since the United States' financial crisis began. David Wessel of the Brookings Institution talks with Steve Inskeep about what's changed since the crisis and what hasn't.

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World News

Oslo Accords, 25 Years Later

5:51am September 13, 2018

Twenty-five years after the first Oslo Accord was signed, we look at what's changed for the Palestinians and Israelis. Steve Inskeep talks to Palestinian negotiator Yezid Sayigh.

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The Attack On Democracy In The 1930s And Today

5:11am September 12, 2018

As fascism spread globally in the 1930s, the U.S. responded with a series of radio programs informing the public about American democracy. Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, talks to Steve Inskeep.

President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Stephen Clark, the superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania, walk through the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Tuesday.

At Sept. 11 Commemoration, Trump Praises 'Heroes Of Flight 93'

3:33pm September 11, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The president said the site of the crash in Shanksville, Pa., "is now a monument to American defiance ... a message to the world America will never ever submit to tyranny."

National

Across The U.S. Memorials Honor Victims Of Sept. 11

12:05pm September 11, 2018

The nation is marking 17 years since the 9-11 terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, and changed the course of U.S. history.

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Chief Stanley Charles Grier of the Piikani Nation hands over a declaration to Yellowstone National Park deputy superintendent Pat Kenney.

National

Native Americans Propose Change To Yellowstone Landmark Names

3:01pm September 10, 2018

by Nate Hegyi

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is considering renaming a mountain and a valley in Yellowstone. The park features are named for men whose work was tied to mass killings of Native people.

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Politics & Government

Going Deep On "The Deep State"

2:59pm September 10, 2018

The president likes to complain about it. But does it even exist?