A contract covering longshore workers on the East and Gulf Coasts will expire at the end of September, but talks have been stalled over the use of equipment that can function without human operators.When a dockworkers’ union broke off contract talks with manag... More »
All photos © Rebecca Poloquin, shared with permissionWhat’s Your Bodega Order? Vi Nguyen’s Beaded Bites Evoke the Spirit of NYC Corner StoresSeptember 2, 2024Craft FoodJackie Andres Share Pin Email... More »
It’s that time again: eShop sale time! Nintendo’s calling this one the Blockbuster Sale, so I’m sure we can expect a lot of VHS tapes and stale candy. Hm? Oh, it means big games. Alright, that does make some sense. At any rate, there are a ton of games on sale... More »
Pandemic-era cuts to staffing and services like daily housekeeping and room service have persisted, which unions say has resulted in lower incomes and heavier workloads for remaining workers.Few industries were disrupted as drastically by the Covid pandemic as... More »
Author Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz singer Stacey Kent turned a friendship into a songwriting collaboration. Sixteen lyrics have been compiled in a new book The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain. Sponsor MessageJUANA SUMMERS, HOST: ... More »
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Edwidge Dandicat about her new essay collection, We're Alone. Sponsor MessageARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Edwidge Danticat writes this about Haiti, the country where she was born - quote, "I am from a pla... More »
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws. T... More »
Earlier today I set you the following counterintuitive puzzle, about a curious object that fits through a small hole, but not through a big one. Here it is again with solutions.Less is moreDesign an object that cannot pass through an open window, but can pass ... More »
Stem cells are produced by bone marrow and can turn into different types of blood cellsKATERYNA KON / SPL/ Alamy Human blood stem cells have been made in a laboratory for the first time, which could significantly improve how we treat certain types of cancer. T... More »
Boeing’s Starliner capsule carried astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space StationNASA/Johnson Space Center UPDATE: In a statement sent to Jeff Foust at Space News, NASA said the sound has stopped, and gave an explanation. “The ... More »
Sep 2, 2024, 2:00PM UTC’d been promised the future of tennis was in the desert. From the stands of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I watched as the eighth seed, Abdullah Shelbayh, was given the m... More »
At a certain point, convention can be your friend. So, to kick things off, we can adopt the terms that are most commonly used when describing the world's tallest mountain. These aren't the highest mountains when measuring from the b... More »