91¸£Àû Story /tags/npr-story 91¸£Àû Story en-US Copyright Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:26:00 GMT Supreme Court hears clash between LGBTQ and business owners' rights /2022-12-05/supreme-court-hears-clash-between-lgbtq-and-business-owners-rights The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a potential landmark case that pits two cherished constitutional principles against each other. On one… Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:26:00 GMT /2022-12-05/supreme-court-hears-clash-between-lgbtq-and-business-owners-rights Nina Totenberg Racial bias affects media coverage of missing people. A new tool illustrates how /2022-12-05/racial-bias-affects-media-coverage-of-missing-people-a-new-tool-illustrates-how Thousands of people are reported missing in the United States each year. And while not every missing person case will get widespread media coverage, the… Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:38:00 GMT /2022-12-05/racial-bias-affects-media-coverage-of-missing-people-a-new-tool-illustrates-how Jonathan Franklin The U.S. wants to slash carbon emissions from power plants. Natural gas is in the way /2022-12-05/the-u-s-wants-to-slash-carbon-emissions-from-power-plants-natural-gas-is-in-the-way Under President Joe Biden, the United States aims to cut all carbon pollution by 2035 from the power plants that run American homes and businesses. It's a… Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:29:00 GMT /2022-12-05/the-u-s-wants-to-slash-carbon-emissions-from-power-plants-natural-gas-is-in-the-way Michael Copley Bob McGrath, longtime star of 'Sesame Street,' has died at 90 /2022-12-05/bob-mcgrath-longtime-star-of-sesame-street-has-died-at-90 Bob McGrath, an actor and recording artist who was an original cast member on Sesame Street, died on Sunday. He was 90.McGrath died of complications from… Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:35:00 GMT /2022-12-05/bob-mcgrath-longtime-star-of-sesame-street-has-died-at-90 Emma Bowman Death metal singers have a vocal counterpart ... in bats /health-science/2022-12-04/death-metal-singers-have-a-vocal-counterpart-in-bats Turns out, bats and death metal singers have more in common than you'd think – and no, it's not just a love of the dark.Bats have a soaring vocal range —… Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:01:00 GMT /health-science/2022-12-04/death-metal-singers-have-a-vocal-counterpart-in-bats Mia Venkat In the hunt for a male contraceptive, scientists look to stop sperm in their tracks /2022-12-04/in-the-hunt-for-a-male-contraceptive-scientists-look-to-stop-sperm-in-their-tracks Condoms have been used to prevent pregnancy since the Middle Ages, with the rubber version arriving in the industrial mid-1800s. Over the years, they've… Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:01:00 GMT /2022-12-04/in-the-hunt-for-a-male-contraceptive-scientists-look-to-stop-sperm-in-their-tracks It's knockout time at the World Cup for the U.S. and Netherlands — only one moves on /2022-12-03/its-knockout-time-at-the-world-cup-for-the-u-s-and-netherlands-only-one-moves-on DOHA, Qatar — When the U.S. men's national soccer team plays the Netherlands Saturday at the World Cup in Qatar, you would assume the pressure on both… Sat, 03 Dec 2022 17:24:00 GMT /2022-12-03/its-knockout-time-at-the-world-cup-for-the-u-s-and-netherlands-only-one-moves-on Tom Goldman Mpox will not be renewed as a public health emergency next year /2022-12-03/mpox-will-not-be-renewed-as-a-public-health-emergency-next-year The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it would not renew mpox, the virus formerly known as monkeypox, as a public health emergency… Sat, 03 Dec 2022 16:00:00 GMT /2022-12-03/mpox-will-not-be-renewed-as-a-public-health-emergency-next-year Ashley Ahn Former Ohio lawmaker floats alternative to keep 'special interests' out of Ohio's constitution /2022-12-02/former-ohio-lawmaker-floats-alternative-to-keep-special-interests-out-of-ohios-constitution As Ohio lawmakers consider a proposal that would make it harder to pass constitutional amendments at the ballot box by requiring the issue get a 60% vote,… Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:51:00 GMT /2022-12-02/former-ohio-lawmaker-floats-alternative-to-keep-special-interests-out-of-ohios-constitution Jo Ingles Ohio House approves $615M for nursing homes /2022-12-02/ohio-house-approves-615m-for-nursing-homes Lawmakers in the Ohio House attached an amendment to a bill that would send $615 million to skilled nursing facilities to help with staffing shortages and… Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:11:00 GMT /2022-12-02/ohio-house-approves-615m-for-nursing-homes Andy Chow