Новости за 21.09.2015

The Wisconsin governor bemoaned the rise of negative attacks in the GOP race, urging his remaining rivals to unite to stop front-runner Donald Trump.

The European Parliament decision could come as early as Oct. 1, according to reports. Israel's prime minister has called the decision "a perversion of justice and a distortion of reason."

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Sue Schneider, an iGaming expert and advocate, about how online gambling is becoming more acceptable and legal in the U.S.

Actor Jack Larson has died at the age of 87. He was best known for playing cub reporter Jimmy Olsen in the TV series, The Adventures of Superman. Larson went on to become a playwright and librettist.

The HBO miniseries won six Emmys Sunday. Lead actress Frances McDormand explains how the show brought a complex, ordinary woman to life in a year of debate about roles for women in Hollywood.

Playing on anti-Muslim sentiment could help candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump with their base, some political analysts say. But it could hurt them in the long run.

A new massive survey of U.S. college students finds that nearly one in four female students was sexually assaulted during their years on campus, which shows the problem is even more prevalent than some previous data suggested. This survey of 27 campuses also is the first to enable broad school-by-school comparisons, and it shows some of the most prominent state schools and prestigious Ivy Leagues as having the most serious problems.

The U.S. plans to take in as many as 100,000 refugees by 2017, but it will take more money from Congress to make that a reality.

The Broad contemporary art museum opened in Los Angeles this weekend, and NPR explores how the museum's audio tour addresses the challenge of how talk to kids about contemporary art.

Germans are grappling with what could be as many as a million asylum-seekers to their country this year, but most say they welcome the new arrivals. A sizeable majority of Germans today think of their country as a land of immigrants, who are vital to keeping it strong as the traditional population ages and shrinks. One of these new Germans is an immigrant from Mozambique who has become a brew master, soccer coach and member of the town council in an eastern German hamlet, where extremists have been attacking asylum-seekers.

As police face increased scrutiny over their use of force in America, many departments are looking at ways to improve their training programs. At the Henderson Police Department outside of Las Vegas, a new simulation technology prepares officers for real life situations.

Apple caused an uproar recently over the use of ad-blocking software in the new version of its mobile operating system.

In its season opening production, New York's Metropolitan Opera abandons the tradition of darkening the skin of tenors portraying the title role in Verdi's Otello.

Around 15,000 people have been invited to Wednesday's welcome ceremony, including some LGBT activists.

The former owner of Peanut Corporation of America, Stewart Parnell, had been convicted of knowingly shipping tainted peanut butter that was linked to the 2009 deaths of nine people.

Holter wants to write great characters, not just make pretty music. She discusses the genesis of "Lucette Stranded On The Island" and "Vasquez" with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

About a third of people over the age of 79 are taking a cholesterol-lowering statin to prevent the first occurrence of a heart attack or stroke. Proof is scant that the benefits outweigh the risks.

We're not making this up. President Mahama said he was like a dead goat. He later issued a correction: He's actually like a living goat.

When former Texas Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race, a superPAC supporting him was left with millions of dollars in the bank. So where did it go? And what are the rules?

Three teenagers — ages 14, 15 and 17 — could now face up to five years in prison for a charge that would have been a misdemeanor last June.

In 2010, Mayor Cory Booker, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg devised a plan to improve Newark's failing schools. Dale Russakoff recounts their efforts in The Prize.

In 1955, pianist Erroll Garner's trio played in Carmel, Calif. A new complete edition of the Concert By The Sea album has just been released. Critic Kevin Whitehead has a review.

Laura Burhenn's songs marry heartbreak and hope. Hear her perform "Wildfire" live in the studio.

A folk-rock gem with power, from Band of Horses bassist/producer Bill Reynolds and members of the Charlotte, NC band, Matrimony.

The candidate's message and even the way he interacts with voters are strikingly similar to his 1999 campaign. But his tastes in music have changed.