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Local leaders: Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon on housing, sustainability and Knoxville College

Jon Knowles

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon talks with Morning Edition host Jon Knowles about this fiscal year's budget, public/private affordable housing initiatives, the city's goals for reducing emissions through transport planning, and the outlook for the Knoxville College property.

Biden calls for peace after tense pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses

Michel Martin

Julia Nikhinson

Bridge projects across U.S. offer clues to what may replace Baltimore's fallen span

Scott Neuman

Wild orangutan uses a plant to treat a wound under his right eye, scientists say

Hiring slowed in April. The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs

Michel Martin

Some video game workers aim to unionize to push for better working conditions

Darian Woods

U.S. university protests over the war in Gaza galvanize other demonstrations

Willem Marx

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been taking place on university campuses around the world since last October. Morning Edition focuses on three countries: the United Kingdom, France and Mexico.
Gather your loot, Dungeons & Dragons is on a quest to make it to the big stage

The tabletop role-playing game, which has its 50th anniversary this year, debuts as a theatrical show in New York this weekend. Audiences get to decide what happens in the story by voting on an app.
What are college students potentially risking when they engage in protests?

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Robert Kelchen, professor of education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, about what's at stake when college students join in protests.
Morning news brief

Steve Inskeep

President Biden addresses pro-Palestinian protests. Monopoly trial between DOJ and Google is wrapping up. Protesters in the Caucasus nation of Georgia say Russia-style draft law will hurt free speech.
Ukraine cancels its consular services for all military-aged men living abroad

A decision by the Ukrainian government to suspend consular services for military-aged men living abroad has left some men uncertain about their futures.
Protestors in Georgia say Russia-style draft law will damage free speech

Michel Martin

Protesters in the small southern Caucasus nation of Georgia say a Russia-style draft law will hurt free speech and democracy.
Maryland gets tough on youth crime while trying to help young offenders thrive

Michel Martin

Across the country lawmakers are getting tougher on youth crime but some states like Maryland are taking a dual approach. NPR's Michel Martin explores the Thrive Academy, a new juvenile rehab program.
Blues legend Sugar Pie DeSanto reflects on decades of being on stage

Jey Born

Peylia Marsema Balinton — better known as blues singer Sugar Pie DeSanto — talks to her longtime manager Jim Moore. At 86 years old, she is about to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Steve Inskeep celebrates 20th anniversary as host of 'Morning Edition'

Steve Inskeep

Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep and NPR's Renee Montagne, who hosted the show with Steve for more than a dozen years, look back on some of their most memorable moments.
A judge hears closing arguments in an antitrust case against Google

Michel Martin

A major antitrust trial over Google's search engine is coming to a close. It boils down to this point: Is Google an illegal monopoly that's pushed out rivals — or is it simply the best search engine?