Новости за 04.08.2018

The National Rifle Association says insurance companies are backing away from the organization, threatening its ability to operate.

A European court tightens rules on genetically engineered foods while the U.S. approves a "bleeding" veggie burger that relies on gene editing, sending mixed messages to the industry and consumers.

Clare, recently widowed, goes to a movie and sees her husband. Is he real? Or does she just think he's real? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Laura van den Berg about her latest novel, The Third Hotel.

Today's common drum kit is just 100 years old, even though drums have been around for millenia. It fell out of favor with the advent of drum machines and sampling. For many, there's no substitute.

As marijuana legalization spreads, police are asking for better tools to detect drugged drivers. Some police are now working with researchers to try to bring a THC breathalyzer to market.

"Churches are taking over the leadership role which was supposed to be in the hands of the political powers," says a Catholic youth group member in the Brazilian town of Central do Maranhão.

Democrats are playing a weak hand in the battle over Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. Unlike Republicans, Democrats have not played the long game when it comes to focusing on the judiciary.

Edgar Cantero's madcap new novel stars a brother-and-sister pair of private eyes with wildly differing personalities — who just happen to share the same body. (There's an explanation. Sort of.)

From trade and immigration to the treatment of political allies, Trump thinks a lot of things are unfair. His version of social justice has shaped his priorities for the country.

States across the country are in the process of money from the federal government for election security. But local officials worry the money isn't enough to make systems safer for the next election.

Projects helping to improve medical care for moms and babies in poor countries want to scale up. But first they need to master the art of the pitch.

Aduba won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the same role on the same show.

Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news: "Presidential Defender," "Dirty Hairy" and "We're Gonna Need A Bigger Stroller!"

Our panelists read three stories about a superfan who went overboard and wound up in trouble with the police, only one of which is true.

Faster Food, The EW Train, Car Wash Express.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Terminally Vested, Breaking Geometry News and Hellman's Super Fudge Chunk.

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

It's the third federal court to rule that the government had failed to justify its decision to end the program. The administration has 20 days to appeal, before immigrant protections are reinstated.

Police investigating the October 2017 attack said they've been able to answer the "who, what, when, where and how" of the massacre, but as the probe ends, officials cannot explain the "why."

The water, collected by scientists with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, measured 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit. "It really is weird," a research scientist said. It all started with the blob.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday that it has put Agrosoyuz Commercial Bank on a blacklist, after it engaged in transactions that supported North Korea's arms program.

The Trump administration had argued that the ACLU should take responsibility for locating parents who were deported back to Central America without their children.

The results of Zimbabwe's presidential election were announced last night — and since then, it's been a turbulent time for the press. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Tendai Marima, a Zimbabwean journalist, about what has unfolded in the past few days.

A federal judge in San Diego held the latest hearing Friday to reunify families separated at the border. At issue are some 400 parents already deported.

A national museum devoted to the history of comedy has opened in Jamestown, N.Y., the birthplace of Lucille Ball. Executive director Journey Gunderson and comic Lewis Black talk about the project.