Obituaries
February 24, 2020
Johnson was one of NASA's human "computers" and wrote trajectory equations for missions in the space agency's early days. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
Global Health
February 24, 2020
The Coronavirus is spreading, and worries are intensifying in three more hot spots: Italy, Iran and South Korea. The World Health Organization says the window to contain it is narrowing.
National
February 24, 2020
In 2011, George Hood set a Guinness World Record for planking. His record got beat, so he did it again. The 62-year-old recently planked in Chicago for more than eight hours.
Sports
February 24, 2020
David Ayres, 42, is a NHL emergency goalie. Over the weekend, two goalies got injured in a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs — and Ayres stepped in. He helped Carolina win.
Europe
February 24, 2020
NPR's Noel King talks to Kate Andrews, economics corresponded for the British magazine The Spectator, about the U.K. making changes to the immigration system post Brexit.
Law
February 24, 2020
In Mississippi, it's a felony offense for anyone behind bars to possess a cellphone. There's a push there to get the state's supreme court to reconsider one man's 12-year prison sentence.
Law
February 24, 2020
Lawyers representing Julian Assange will start presenting arguments against his extradition to the U.S. on Monday. The co-founder of WikiLeaks faces 18 charges of hacking and espionage in the U.S.
The Salt
February 24, 2020
The Internet startup Tillable wants to match farmers with farmland available for rent. The problem? Farmers already on that land fear their farm data is being used against them.
SCPR | Obituaries
February 24, 2020
Huge crowds are expected to turn out Monday for the memorial service honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Los Angeles. The city is encouraging those without tickets to watch it on TV.
Analysis
February 24, 2020
NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons about what it will take to get the Democratic establishment on board with Bernie Sanders as the party's potential presidential nominee.
