Search results for

In recognition of National Poetry Month, All Things Considered is featuring a different poet each week in April. Today, we hear from Ron Padgett.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports a flight attendent today lost her second-hand smoke lawsuit against the tobacco industry.

Even as the U.S. aims to cut climate-warming emissions at home, it still exports huge amounts of natural gas, oil and coal. That's coming in for scrutiny ahead of another global climate summit.

President Biden unveiled a slimmed down spending framework to House Democrats. He discussed the transformative nature of the package, but some major priorities Democrats hoped to include were dropped.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the critical role of the U.S. embassy staff in Beijing in resolving the crisis. The young Bush administration was caught by surprise by the incident, as it had not fully developed its stance toward China. The administration had to scramble to respond -- and relied on the expertise of the embassy.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Gaza reports Israeli troops and tanks stormed into Palestinian refugee camp early today. It was Israel's first military incursion into Palestinian-ruled territory since the violence began last September.

NPR's Jason Beaubien reports on the struggle between Massachusetts officials who are setting educational standards for the state, and local school district officials who have to enforce them. The mayor of one Massachusetts town feels the statewide testing requirements favor the abilities of affluent students.

Poet and commentator Andrei Codrescu muses on the odd nature of memories, after an e-mail brings a person from Andrei's past into his present.

Sir Harry Secombe, the popular British comedian of both television and radio, has died. A star of Oliver and The Goon Show passed away in Surrey, England, on Wednesday, at the age of 79.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Rob Gifford about the 24 Navy personnel who are now heading to Hawaii. After China released them yesterday, they were taken to Guam for a short stay.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports on the reaction of the families of the spy plane crew members released yesterday. After a stop for debriefing in Hawaii, they'll be on their way back to home base on Whidbey Island, Washington.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports on the autopsy records of the late NASCAR great, Dale Earnhardt. An independent medical expert says Earnhardt died when his head whipped forward violently after his car crashed into a wall during a race in February . The medical report found no evidence that his death may have been caused by a broken seat belt buckle, as a NASCAR doctor contended.