Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR’s Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children’s programming. (Image credit: Amy Sussman)
After a memorable All-Star game, today we listen back to some favorite baseball interviews from the Fresh Air archives: conversations with Jamie Moyer, Mike Piazza, Tony La Russa and Brad Ausmus.
Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency. (Image credit: Hellio & van Ingen/IBAP)
China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today. But China sources some of those rare earths and other heavy metals from neighboring Myanmar. And the ramped up in production there is causing downstream environmental concerns in Thailand. We go to Thailand to understand the issue.
Venezuela has freed 10 Americans as part of a larger prisoner exchange for Venezuelan detainees released from El Salvador, the U.S. and Salvadoran governments said Friday. (Image credit: Alex Peña)
Postmaster General David Steiner told USPS workers he doesn’t believe in privatizing the agency. President Trump has expressed support for such a move, which would likely hurt services in rural areas. (Image credit: Sean Rayford)
The window for Texas to directly strengthen Democrats’ national position might be opening sooner than expected.
The Trump administration is exempting dozens of chemical manufacturers, oil refineries, coal plants, medical device sterilizers and other polluters from Clean Air Act rules. On Thursday, the White House announced it would exempt more than 100 plants from pollution limits established by the Biden administration. The limits are aimed at reducing the releases of toxic chemicals,…
The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there is a “clear and compelling” foreign policy interest, according to a new directive sent to U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. The Thursday directive indicates that when weighing in on an election, U.S. officials’ messages…
President Donald Trump’s claim that Coca-Cola is switching to cane sugar has left a bitter taste for corn syrup lobbyists.
