Steve Inskeep appears in the following:
Orphaned sea otter found in Alaska has a new home in Chicago
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
An orphaned sea otter pup was wounded, dehydrated and malnourished when people in Seward, Alaska, found him. He was taken on a cross-country trip and now has a new home at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.
E3, once the 'Superbowl of video games, has been canceled for good
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
After two decades, an event once called "the Super Bowl of video games," has been canceled. And this time, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is gone for good.
President Biden makes critical remarks on Israel's response to Hamas attacks
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
President Biden says the Israeli government needs to keep an open mind to how Gaza is governed after the fighting there stops.
American Council on Education president discusses limits on free speech on campuses
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the president of the American Council on Education, Ted Mitchell, about rights and limits to free speech on college campuses.
Federated States of Micronesia's president discusses delayed aid funds from Congress
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the Federated States of Micronesia's President Wesley Simina {sim-min-AH} about delayed aid money from Congress, under a decades-old agreement with the Pacific islands.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The House is set to vote on formalizing an impeachment inquiry. Biden makes critical comments about Israel's response to Hamas. Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas.
Volunteering in the U.S. is on the decline, reports say
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Soup kitchens and homeless shelters are struggling to keep up with demand, even as volunteering is on the decline.
GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Trump was a no-show
Thursday, December 07, 2023
Four Republican presidential primary candidates took the stage Wednesday night in Alabama. This was the last debate before the Iowa caucuses in January.
How do Kevin McCarthy's constituents feel about him abruptly leaving Congress?
Thursday, December 07, 2023
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will leave Congress at the end of the month. For more than a decade he's represented people in the area of Bakersfield, Calif.
Israel demands U.N. investigate charges of sexual violence by Hamas fighters
Thursday, December 07, 2023
Israel wants the United Nations and international community to do more about its evidence of sexual violence by militants in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
Morning news brief
Thursday, December 07, 2023
Four GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack. Ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is retiring.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Ukraine's counteroffensive has resulted in little battlefield gains. Sen. Tuberville drops hold on military promotions. Four of the remaining GOP presidential candidates debate Wednesday night.
A former U.S. ambassador is charged with being an agent for Cuba
Tuesday, December 05, 2023
Victor Manuel Rocha, a longtime U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested and charged with being a clandestine agent for the Cuban government. How was he finally caught?
Morning news brief
Monday, December 04, 2023
Israel's military expands Gaza ground offensive — targets all Hamas strongholds. The Purdue Pharma OxyContin settlement lands at the Supreme Court. Former Rep. Liz Cheney's new book is out Tuesday.
Morning news brief
Friday, December 01, 2023
Israel hits targets in Gaza as truce with Hamas collapses. Why U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel is held up in the House. GOP Florida Gov. DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Newsom held a debate.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the fighting in Gaza for another day
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel in an effort to further extend the ceasefire and secure the release of more hostages.
As seniors struggle with housing costs, a study warns it will get worse as U.S. ages
Thursday, November 30, 2023
A record number of seniors struggle with housing costs. Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies says it's going to get worse as the baby boomer generation starts to turn 80 in a few years.
Morning news brief
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel. New York Rep. George Santos may be expelled from Congress. U.S. charges Indian national in alleged assassination plot of Sikh separatist in New York City.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Ukraine to pledge long-term U.S. support
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Ukraine enters the winter months with stalled front lines and uncertainty about continued Western support for its war with Russia. Congress is debating whether to approve a new bloc of funding.
Many migrants entering the U.S. illegally, land in makeshift camps in California
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
A small town near California's border with Mexico is home to an open air camp with few amenities — hundreds of migrants have been placed there while awaiting processing by U.S. officials.