Новости за 03.12.2015

The D.C. post-hardcore band explores its sonic lineage, but sounds as unpredictable and polished (and poppy!) as ever on its forthcoming third album, Personal Life.

Steve Inskeep talks with John Cohen, former counterterrorism coordinator at Homeland Security, now at Rutgers University researching why people carry out mass attacks. Also: Glock author Paul Barrett.

Steve Inskeep speaks with Mark Kelly, founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions. Kelly's wife is Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona congresswoman who was shot in the head by a gunman in 2011.

Inspired by the chill-out music of The Orb and KLF, one of the kings of Norwegian space disco delivers a wonderful slice of psychedelic, electronic ambiance.

The $305 billion highway bill funds transportation infrastructure projects. But it also offers wins and losses for unrelated businesses. The Export-Import Bank gets saved, but big banks lose out.

Linda Wertheimer talks to Adam Winkler, a professor of constitutional law at UCLA and the author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America.

At least 14 are dead and 17 wounded after a shooting at a California social services facility on Wednesday.

Physicist-turned-author Paolo Giordano's new novel follows a couple adrift after their beloved housekeeper dies. Critic Heller McAlpin says the book is melancholy, but offers a subtle hope.

It's been 500 days since Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been imprisoned in Iran. Steve Inskeep talks to Ali Rezaian, about the efforts to free his brother.

Steve Inskeep talks to Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. And, Linda Wertheimer talks to Paul Barrett of Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Don't call it a comeback: Blocks have been here for more than 100 years. Studies have shown they can help build language and cognition skills — and even help teach math.

Police say husband-and-wife team Syed Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, carried out the mass shooting that killed at least 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday. The two suspects are dead.

Hoping to attract new investors, Kevin Dumont climbed a waterslide and chained himself to the top on Nov 9. By Nov. 25, he didn't have new investors but he did attract pneumonia.

The move against President Dilma Rousseff injects a new element of instability into the political landscape in Brazil, which is being roiled by corruption scandals and a sharp economic downturn.

After 10 hours of Parliamentary debate, the British House of Commons voted on extending Britain's involvement in Syria. Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Westmacott, Britain's ambassador to the U.S.

Linda Wertheimer talks to Paul Barrett, author of Glock: The Rise of America's Gun. He's also an editor of Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Thunderous gunfire tragically altered life in San Bernardino, Calif. on Wednesday. San Bernardino exists without much notice in the shadow of Los Angeles, some 50 miles to the west.

After Wednesday's mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif., survivors were taken to the nearby Rudy C. Hernandez Community Center to be reunited with relatives.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks to Michael Fassbender, who stars in the new film adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It opens Friday. Fassbender specializes in complex characters.

Oakland, Calif., is known for being diverse. The tech industry? Not so much. But there's hope the situation will improve as more tech companies move to Oakland.

A man identified as the brother-in-law of one of the suspects in the mass shooting appeared at a news conference. And, expert David Sterman says we still don't know the reason for the attack.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced a $45 billion philanthropic pledge. Instead of using a non-profit foundation, the couple is creating a for-profit company to give away the money.

The South Downs has disappeared from Google Maps four times. The park asks to be reinstated, otherwise, how will the millennials ever be able to find it?

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican strategist Karl Rove about his book of history that he believes sheds light on politics today: the 1896 presidential election of William McKinley.

A growing number of marketplace plans leave consumers responsible for potentially unlimited out-of-network health care bills, despite expectations that there are caps in place.