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'Oldest Intact Shipwreck Known To Mankind' Found In Depths Of Black Sea
- Oct. 23
- Colin Dwyer / NPR
The vessel dates back 2,400 years to the days of ancient Greece. "This will change our understanding of shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world," says archaeologist Jon Adams.
What's Going On With That Bizarre Rectangular Iceberg?
- Oct. 23
- Merrit Kennedy / NPR
It's getting a lot of attention because of its unexpected angles and straight lines. A sea ice specialist explains why it formed this way.
FACT CHECK: President Trump's False Claims On Migrant Caravan, Tax Cuts
- Oct. 23
- Scott Horsley / NPR
President Trump has been keeping fact-checkers busy with his campaign claims of Middle Eastern migrants and a 10 percent middle-class tax cut.
Bolton Affirms U.S. Intent To Pull Out Of Arms Treaty With Russia
- Oct. 23
- Colin Dwyer / NPR
The national security adviser said the U.S. will leave the INF Treaty "in due course" — and that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to speak directly again next month.
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Are Targeting Minorities, Journalist Says
- Oct. 23
- Terry Gross / NPR
Ari Berman of Mother Jones warns that a Republican strategy to tighten access to the ballot could have a major impact on the 2018 election. "It could be tainted by voter suppression," Berman says.
California Judge Cuts Award To $78.5 Million In Monsanto Weedkiller Case
- Oct. 23
- Laurel Wamsley / NPR
The jury had awarded $250 million in punitive damages and $39.25 million in compensatory damages to a groundskeeper who contracted cancer after spraying a powerful version of the weedkiller Roundup.
Man Sentenced In Germany For Poisoned Baby Food Scheme
- Oct. 23
- Merrit Kennedy / NPR
The 54-year-old got more than a dozen years after confessing to poisoning baby food with an antifreeze ingredient, putting the jars on store shelves and then trying to extort money from supermarkets.
A 24-Year-Old Midwife Was Taken Hostage In March — And Killed This Month
- Oct. 23
- Jake Harper / NPR
The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced this latest killing of one of their employees in the unsettled northeast of Nigeria.
Sandra Day O'Connor Says She Has Dementia, Withdraws From Public Life
- Oct. 23
- Bill Chappell / NPR
O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, says she has been diagnosed with "the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer's disease."
'Glimmer Of Hope' Provides A Blueprint For Launching Social Change
- Oct. 23
- Aubri Juhasz / NPR
With a new collection of essays, the 25 founders of March For Our Lives return the subject of the Parkland shooting and gun violence to national consciousness just in time for midterms elections.