Morning Edition

Rescuers Scrambling To Find Quake Survivors In Amatrice, Italy

By editor • Aug 24, 2016

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake In Central Italy Kills Dozens

By editor • Aug 24, 2016

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

As we've been reporting, Italy is reeling from a 6.2 magnitude earthquake. It struck before dawn this morning local time. At least 38 people are reported killed. More are still missing.

Smartphones To Blame For Limp Handshakes

By editor • Aug 24, 2016

Giant Russian Nesting Doll Delays Plane's Take Off

By editor • Aug 24, 2016

Banned Burkini Highlights Tensions Over French Terrorist Attacks

By Eleanor Beardsley • Aug 24, 2016

NBA All-Star Game's Change Of Venue Reminds Our Commentator Of 1965

By Kevin Blackistone • Aug 24, 2016

Insurance Assessors Spread Out Across Flooded Louisiana

By editor • Aug 24, 2016

Clinton Foundation To Adjust Its Model If Hillary Is Elected President

By Peter Overby • Aug 24, 2016

Ex-Aid Worker: Abuse Of Refugee Children On Nauru Was Mostly Ignored

By editor • Aug 24, 2016

Australia has a controversial policy of intercepting refugees and migrants at sea and sending them to detention centers, paid for by Australia, in remote island nations. One of those centers is on Nauru, a tiny speck in the Pacific Ocean with just 10,000 citizens.

The refugees and migrants come from many troubled countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, and some of them, including children, have complained of abuse at the Australian camp on Nauru.

Minor League Baseball Player Hits Grand Slam; Shatters His Windshield

By editor • Aug 23, 2016

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Michigan Couple Gets Married Despite Tornado Warnings

By editor • Aug 23, 2016

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Need A Fill Of Drugstore History? Try Tucson's Pharmacy Museum

By Renee Montagne • Aug 23, 2016

If you want a peek into the history of drugstores, there's the History of Pharmacy Museum at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, in Tucson, Ariz.

A hand-carved wood prescription counter helps recreate the look of a small-town pharmacy in the 1800s. And some of the old-timey medicines give you a sense of what the place must have smelled like.

Political Strategists Weigh In On Whether Trump Can Turn His Campaign Around

By editor • Aug 23, 2016

Do You Read Terms Of Service Contracts? Not Many Do, Research Shows

By Shankar Vedantam • Aug 23, 2016

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

93-Year-Old Man Completes Walk Across The U.S.

By editor • Aug 22, 2016

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Praying Mantis: The Answer To Kansas City Royals Fans' Prayers

By editor • Aug 22, 2016

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm David Greene. In the movie "Major League," some prayer rituals were involved in the Cleveland Indians turning around their season.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MAJOR LEAGUE")

Politics In The News

By editor • Aug 22, 2016

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

And so after that campaign shake-up last week, is there a new Donald Trump or not? You decide. This is the candidate on Friday speaking about African-Americans in front of a largely white audience in Dimondale, Mich.

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Health Official Warns Zika Could Spread Across U.S. Gulf Coast

By editor • Aug 22, 2016

Scores Killed And Injured In Turkey Wedding Bombing

By Peter Kenyon • Aug 22, 2016

Dick Van Dyke Is Still Going Strong At 90

By editor • Aug 19, 2016

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning. I'm David Greene. So if you happened to be at this Denny's in Southern California the other day, you would have been treated to this.

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THE VANTASTIX: (Singing) Chitty chitty bang bang.

The new Ben-Hur opens today, which can't help but put moviegoers in mind of the 1959 MGM blockbuster. That classic starred Charlton Heston and won a pile of Oscars.

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