Новости за 29.01.2020

A young man averted disaster after a friend took him to the nearest hospital just before his appendix burst. But more than a year later, he's still facing a huge bill for his out-of-network surgery.

Much of Mexico's official language regarding migration remains euphemistic, critics say, even as migration policies have grown harsher. More than 2,000 Central Americans have been deported this month.

The Canadian singer-songwriter wrote, produced and performed all 11 songs on his new album, presenting himself as a lonely first-person narrator pining over an ex-girlfriend.

Law professor Richard Hasen is sounding the alarm about Russian hacks, voter suppression and other threats to the 2020 election. "There's lots of ways that things could go south," he says.

Hear the decades-old songs of Scotland's National Bard, enlivened by the fresh voices of today's singers.

The move by the GOP congressman, which sets up a challenge to a sitting Republican senator, Kelly Loeffler, was blasted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee as selfish.

The Canadian songwriter explains what it's like being a musician with synesthesia, meaning he can see sounds.

Can a mask really keep you from catching the virus? To answer that, it helps to clarify which kinds of masks we're talking about.

In updating its tally, defense officials noted that most of the injured service members have been treated and returned to Iraq. The statement, once more, contradicts President Trump's initial remarks.

With the Iowa caucuses and first primaries just weeks away, many voters say they're still confused about how presidential candidates differ on health care. Here's a guide to key issues and terms.

"These people are not under federal quarantine orders," Dr. Chris Braden of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

As private companies race into orbit, some experts in satellite operations say there isn't enough public infrastructure to keep all the satellites safe.

To contain the Wuhan coronavirus, the government is taking official actions. And some villages are taking matters into their own hands.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Claudia Grisales and Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about the Senate impeachment trial, and the possibility of witnesses being called to testify.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren about the debate over whether witnesses will be called in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. NPR's Tamara Keith weighs in.

Here's your chance to cuddle a pig. The Cotton Branch Farm Sanctuary says volunteers need to help 100 rescued pigs prepare for their new lives as pets.

The El Paso Zoo will name a cockroach after someone's ex, and feed it to a meerkat, a primate or a bird. Last year, scorned lovers submitted 6,000 names.

In her new memoir, Straight tells the story of the women in her family—her Swiss-German blood relatives and her African American, Indigenous and Creole in-laws who crossed the U.S. to settle in Calif.

The Senate impeachment trial moves next to the question phase. Palestinians reject President Trump's plan for Mideast peace. And, Secretary of State Pompeo visits Ukraine Thursday.

This year is expected to be a big one for autonomous farming where robots plant, nurture and harvest leafy greens indoors. One such farm is under construction in Ohio.

A two-day question-and-answer period begins Wednesday in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump as a fight over witnesses continues to heat up.

The Winter Show — an annual antique and art exhibition — is on view this week in New York City. Paintings by Andrew LaMar Hopkins, a self-taught folk artist based in New Orleans, are on display.

Atari, the company that popularized home video gaming in the 1970s and 80s, is partnering with a group developing a series of hotels to cater to the gaming crowd.

Air ambulances used to be operated primarily by hospitals but now many private companies provide this service. Despite the increased competition, the cost of taking an air ambulance has soared.

NPR's Noel King talks to Hanan Ashrawi a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee, about Palestinians rejecting President Trump's Mideast peace proposal.