Public Radio East - Site Search

A China-based tour company says it will no longer take U.S. citizens to North Korea. Here, Chinese vendors sell flags of North Korea and China along the Yalu River in Dandong, northern China, along the border with North Korea.

Tour Company Used By Otto Warmbier Will Stop Taking Americans To North Korea

Young Pioneer Tours has also updated its North Korea FAQ page, starting with its top question: "How safe is it?"

Sabrina Carpenter's album fends off a challenge from Travis Scott to debut at No. 1

After scoring two huge hits this summer with "Espresso" and "Please Please Please," Sabrina Carpenter's new album just debuted at number one -- against an interesting challenger.

Lil Wayne is ready to re-up his long-running mixtape series with a sixth installment dropping on Dec. 25.

Lil Wayne Takes On Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar And 21 Savage Beats For 'Dedication 6'

The Young Money CEO teases new music from the next installment in his long-running mixtape series.

Chinese conductor Jiajing Lai performs in the first edition of La Maestra, an international competition for women conductors, held at the Philharmonie de Paris this September.

Women Conductors Are The Rule, Not The Exception, At A New Classical Event

La Maestra, held in Paris this September, is the first fully realized competition solely for women conductors — an effort to help balance a male-dominated field.

Corinne Manley (left), veterinarian Kat Salcetti, Dominic Deluna, and dog mom Trochie Riley and her son watch as Salcetti takes off Momo's collar. Volunteer veterinarians and vet techs from Houston clinics were treating injuries, giving out warm towels to the soaking wet animals, and cleaning and disinfecting them from the dirty water.

Houston Shelter Offers Respite For Pets And Their Owners Displaced By Harvey

Before a convention center opened its doors and volunteer care to pets, their owners had to make a tough choice: Take shelter or stay with animals in floodwaters. But anxiety looms around what's next.

Saudi Arabians React To The Alleged Murder Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR's Deborah Amos about how people in Saudi Arabia are reacting to Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance and alleged murder.

Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., was endorsed for House speaker by the conservative Freedom Caucus. As speaker of the state legislature in Florida, Webster gave the members more of a say, which is what conservatives in Congress want from their next leader.

Conservatives' Pick For House Speaker Has Experience Flattening 'Pyramid Of Power'

As speaker of the state legislature in Florida, Rep. Daniel Webster gave the rank and file more power. That's why conservatives in Washington are backing him to run the House.

Sri Lankan lawmakers chose 6-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president

Sri Lanka has been struggling to buy essential imports such as fuel and medicine, and feed its population. The new president has numerous challenges ahead of him.

2 reporters who were in the Capitol on Jan. 6 talk about media coverage of the attack

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with reporters Lisa Desjardins and Sarah Ferris about media coverage around the Jan. 6 insurrection and attack on the Capitol.

A commuter rides in a MTA subway car during morning rush hour on June 8, 2020, in New York City. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)

Congressional Relief Package Includes $4 Billion For New York's MTA. But Is It Enough?

The MTA is in a deep financial hole because ridership and revenue plummeted during the pandemic.

Search results for