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Harriet Miers: A 'Pit Bull in Size 6 Shoes'

Harriet Miers, nominated Monday to succeed Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, is considered one of President Bush's closest and most loyal advisers.

Treasury To Make First Paydown On National Debt In 6 Years

The federal government says it will pay down $35 billion of the national debt this quarter. It's a reversal of an earlier prediction that the government would add more than $100 billion in debt during the second quarter of 2013. Economists say the payment was made possible by spending cuts and higher tax revenues.

People look at a display of Lego creations at Hamleys toy store during its grand opening in Beijing last year. Exports remain strong for China, but consumption now accounts for 80 percent of the economy's growth.

China's Quarterly Growth Comes In (Again) At 6.8 Percent

China is hoping for a balance between its desire for an economy based more on consumption while at the same time trying to rein in rapidly increasing household debt.

A nurse holds a tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough vaccine in 2016. Physician Judith Guzman-Cottrill tells NPR that she has met many families who hesitate to give their children vaccines.

Unvaccinated Boy, 6, Spent 57 Days In The Hospital With Tetanus

It was Oregon's first pediatric case in more than 30 years. "It was difficult to take care of him, to watch him suffer," says Judith Guzman-Cottrill, an infectious-disease specialist.

Monte and Kaliis interview Blues to Green project manager Bianca Jemenez, music legend Lisa Fischer, and hip-hop artists T'Swan and Talynt ahead of the Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival.

July 12, 2024: Roots and porches return

We talk about this weekend's Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival with project manager Bianca Jimenez, music legend Ms. Lisa Fischer, and hip-hop artists T'Swan and Talynt. We also learn about the fifth Shelburne Falls Porch Festival and invite NEPM reporter Nirvani Williams to join our latest Wine Thunderdome.

Monte and Kaliis visit Full Circle Gardens to interview Sharon Farmer, Marjorie Gerard, and JoAnne Palmer of the Western Massachusetts Master Gardeners Association.

Sep. 5, 2024: Growth spurts

It's no secret that we love local agriculture, so we highlight some folx doing it justice. We talk to the Western Massachusetts Master gardeners Association, Fern Valley Farms, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture. Plus, we have our weekly chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.

The "Jilith Fair" at The Iron Horse was a tribute event for musician Jill Sobule who passed away in May 2025

“Gamera v.s. Guiron” at the Shea, Boston Public Radio joins NEPM, Jill Sobule tribute

We check out the Shea Theater's dynamic screening of "Gamera v.s. Guiron," chat with hosts of Boston Public Radio Jim Braude and Margery Eagan and remember musician Jill Sobule with Erin McKeown for Live Music Friday.

6 Ways College Might Look Different In The Fall

Colleges have been careful to leave the door open on their plans for the fall semester. Most experts say it will be anything but normal. Here's a sampling of how it could look.

Ex-Russian Who Spied For U.K. Critically Ill After Exposure To 'Unknown Substance'

Sergei Skripal, 66, fell ill in a Salisbury shopping mall on Sunday. He was convicted in 2006 of having handed over the identities of Russian spies to MI6.

An image of a mock gallows on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is shown at a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol hearing.

What to expect from the second Jan. 6 committee hearing

Two panels of witnesses will testify Monday, although the headliner witness, former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, will no longer appear "due to a family emergency."

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