© 2026
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Featured News
Andrew Harnik
/
Getty Images
The Trump administration wants the authority to fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor. Experts say that would undermine the independence of the central bank.
WAMC Programs
Tom Witham (USDA)
/
Flickr
The new world screwworm once caused widespread devastation to livestock in the United States, prompting a decades-long eradication effort. Today, scientists in California are taking proactive steps to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
NPR News
Evan Vucci
/
AP
The president has backed off his threat to take Greenland by force. But his highly inflammatory remarks in Switzerland rattled U.S. allies and threatened to tear down the pillars of the world order.