WKMS - Site Search

Jan. 6 panel member on the court filing alleging criminal conspiracy by Trump

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California about a new court filing from the House Jan. 6 committee.

Senate Republicans have blocked a plan to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The proposal would have created a body modeled on the one established to investigate the 9/11 attacks.

Senate Republicans Block A Plan For An Independent Commission On Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

The bipartisan measure, approved by the House, failed to win enough votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. The plan called for an independent body styled on the one that investigated the 9/11 attacks.

Depleted uranium barrels housed at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

DOE Extends Contract to Convert DUF6 from Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has extended the contract for the conversion of depleted uranium hexafluoride in…

Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden'

Over 6,000 octopuses have been found huddling around an extinct volcano deep in the Pacific Ocean near California, and researchers now think they understand why the octopuses find it so cozy.

Floods are the most deadly and expensive natural disaster in the U.S. And yet, in most parts of the country, it's easy to move into a flood-prone building and not even know you're in harm's way.

Moving? 6 Questions To Ask About Flood Risk In A Changing Climate

You're looking for a new place to live. You know that fires and floods might be a problem, especially with climate change, but how much do you really know about your risk?

The stage of the first presidential debate, in Cleveland. Tuesday's debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be the first of three 90-minute debates between the two.

6 Questions Ahead Of The 1st Trump-Biden Presidential Debate

The first presidential debate is high stakes. Can Trump avoid the sitting-president first-debate slump? Does Biden come across competently? And how personal will it get?

Prediction

Our panelists celebrate the 10th anniversary of Facebook by predicting what we'll be wasting our time on 10 years from today.

The Case Of The Returning Ring

A woman lost her high school ring once in 1979, before her father found it in a pawn shop. Then she lost it again, but was reunited after someone found it and posted a picture on Facebook.

Sweet, Sweet Little Ramona

An NPR editor mistakenly posted on NPR's Facebook page about a baby and a cat. It went viral, after people said it was something happy to read about after recent bad news.

Next Sounds Good Live Lunch: Johnny Mac, March 3 at Noon

Join WKMS for the next Sounds Good Live Lunch on Friday, March 3 at Noon, featuring John McDaniel, or Johnny Mac as he's widely known. Johnny Mac is a…

Search results for