Новости за 27.03.2018

The up-and-coming rock trio blasted through a gritty, head-banging version of "Human For" from their recent release Twentytwo In Blue.

Peru's President Pablo Kuczynski stepped down last week, ahead of an impeachment vote. He faced corruption allegations. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with journalist Simeon Tegel about what this means for the region.

Conservative Christian colleges are worried that their doctrinal commitments with respect to LGBT issues could run afoul of sex discrimination law under Title IX and jeopardize federal financial aid.

The recent Facebook data-mining scandal is increasing public attention on the way big tech companies pay only minimal taxes in Europe. Now, the European Union wants to change that.

A Japanese company is proposing a venture to create on-demand meteor showers using small spheres dropped from a satellite. Scientists aren't really keen to the idea.

The "co-write" is a staple of music-making in Nashville that draws on personal experiences and intimate details. Several women, however, say that collaboration can be fraught.

Composer Dan Romer has created soundtracks for award-winning films. His latest project is creating hours of music for a video game which follows a sheriff's deputy into a religious cult in Montana.

Inspired by J.S. Bach, jazz pianist Brad Mehldau alternates originals from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier with his own reinventions.

Long-time religious charity the Salvation Army, known for providing clothing and shelter, is trying a new tactic to help low-income residents in Baltimore — offering them access to healthy food.

As a kid, Cedric Habiyaremye used to go hungry living in a refugee camp. Now, he's an aspiring plant scientist hoping to bring nutrient-rich crops to his country.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the expulsion of Russian diplomats are the result of "colossal blackmail" by the U.S.. That so many nations are taking part, he said, shows how few truly independent countries are left in the world.

The Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether Facebook violated a consent decree by enabling third parties to access users' information without their permission. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former FTC official Jessica Rich about the investigation, and other measures the government could take to police how tech giants safeguard users' privacy.

British parliamentarians are angry that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned down a request to appear from a committee examining who had access to his companies data.

In 2014 the U.S. cited the attacks on Yazidis in Iraq as a reason to join the war against ISIS. But now that ISIS is gone, Yazidis are largely neglected and remain desperate on the Sinjar mountain.

The Syrian government continues to close in on the last rebel pockets of eastern Ghouta — forcing out thousands and nearly ending the opposition presence around Damascus.

On Tuesday, the state of California filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to try to prevent a question about citizenship from appearing on the 2020 Census. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about the lawsuit and the potential impacts of a citizenship question.

When Stephen Hawking's computer voice was in danger of disappearing, his team called Eric Dorsey for help. The Palo Alto-based engineer worked for the company that helped create Hawking's CallText 5010 speech system.

Officials in South Korea say they've reached a trade agreement with the Trump administration. While U.S. trade deals typically try to lower trade barriers, this one actually creates new ones.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Lyft co-founder John Zimmer and Valerie Jarrett, a member of the company's board, about the issues of diversity and gender equality in the workplace.

Conservative Christian colleges are worried that their doctrinal commitments with respect to LGBT issues could run afoul of sex discrimination law and jeopardize federal financial aid.

A former Michigan State University medical school dean who supervised notorious sports doctor Larry Nassar is facing criminal charges over allegations that he failed to protect women and girls from Nassar, groped female students and had porn on his office computer.

The Big Ears Festival in Knoxville always books a wide range of artists, but this year something particular was afoot.

The Big Ears Festival in Knoxville always books a wide range of artists, but this year something particular was afoot.

"Donald Trump makes it click in your head that this actually has a much wider impact," former Cambridge Analytica employee Christopher Wylie said of Trump's election and the misuse of data.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said the state will suspend Uber's ability to test autonomous vehicles after a crash last week killed a pedestrian near Phoenix.