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Food Critic Now Halfway Through Taco-A-Day Quest. Will He Fold?

One taco is good, but two tacos are better. By that reasoning, hundreds of tacos should be incredible. And Mike Sutter, food critic for the San Antonio Express-News , is now about halfway through his "...

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Former New Mexico Governor Discusses His Role In Otto Warmbier Negotiations

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Hamilton County Coroner's Office in Cincinnati is investigating the death of Otto Warmbier. A public funeral is planned for Thursday. The...

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Congress Has A Rich History Of Legislating In Secrecy

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Senate Republicans are still working on their version of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. And they're doing...

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Before Her Teacher's Murder, This 'Keepers' Witness Was Already Living A...

This story includes content some readers may find disturbing. Who killed Sister Cathy Cesnik? The Baltimore nun and school teacher was murdered in 1969, and in the Netflix documentary series The...

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'GLOW' Co-Creators Explain Why Wrestling Is Like Greek Theater

If you ask Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, wrestling was just better in the 1980s: They say it was less slick, less violent, more fun — even silly. There were easier entry points, too. "Liz and I will...

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'You're Never Too Old To Screw Up': Keegan-Michael Key On 'Friends From College'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkAK9QRe4ds You might remember Keegan-Michael Key as the fast-talking, quick-moving comedian on the award-winning Comedy Central sketch show Key and Peele . The show...

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This 10-Pound Keyboard From The 1980s Is Making A Comeback

Only a well-trained ear might be able to hear the difference between a generic keyboard and the IBM Model F keyboard that was popular in the 1980s. The Model F is considered by many people to be the...

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Who's The True Boss Of Snopes? Legal Fight Puts Fact-Check Site At Risk

You may have read that Bigfoot was found dead on a lake shore in New Mexico this summer. He wasn't. You can learn about that hoax here from the myth-busting and fact-checking site Snopes. You may have...

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U.K. Bans Gas And Diesel Cars Starting 2040: Electric Cars Are The Future

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Leaders in the U.K. want to make it illegal to drive a car with a gasoline or diesel engine. Britain's environmental secretary says the...

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Muslims In The U.S. Face Increased Discrimination, PEW Report Says

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There are an estimated 3.3 million Muslims in the United States, and that number is growing. Today the Pew Research Center released a...

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Ex-U.S. Air Force Airman Responds To Trump's Military Ban On Transgender People

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A ban on transgender service members could mean that trans men and women would not be able to serve openly. And to understand how that would...

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Senate Health Care Debate To Dismantle Obamacare Continues

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Senate is on its second day of debate on a Republican health care bill to remake the Affordable Care Act. The only thing that is certain...

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Sessions Has Long Shown Unwavering Support For Trump

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The relationship between President Trump and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is not getting any better. In an interview with The New...

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On 'The Autobiography,' Vic Mensa Faces His Personal Demons And Emerges Stronger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAJi9yg0VCQ Vic Mensa has many tattoos, but there's one that is particularly striking: the phrase "still alive," emblazoned on his stomach. One of the stories behind...

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Amplified And Orbital: Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme On Living In The...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNwNSU5NikU The past few years have been all over the map for Josh Homme. There has been cause for celebration: The frontman and founder of Queens of the Stone Age...

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'This Is Their Film': Angelina Jolie Tells A Story Of Khmer Rouge Survival

The film First They Killed My Father begins in 1975 Cambodia, during the rise of the Khmer Rouge. The hard-line communist regime aimed to deport an entire nation into the countryside and form an...

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'The Apprentice' Creators Look Back

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Donald Trump's reality TV show "The Apprentice" first aired in 2004. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE APPRENTICE") PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: My...

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How Politics Have Complicated Business For Kushner Companies

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: When Donald Trump was elected president, there was a lot of concern that his position in office would enrich his businesses and the...

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Understanding How Trump Does Business And Who He Does It With

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is reportedly looking beyond whether President Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in last year's...

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For Country Music Industry And Artists, Gun Politics Presents A Minefield

The Country Music Association Awards ceremony was Wednesday, but people are still talking about the show because of what wasn't said that night. The CMA tried to create a politics-free zone for hosts...

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