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Car Sales In Europe Drop To A 20-Year Low

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association calculates this based on the number of car registrations in a given period. For June, registrations were down more than 6 percent compared to a year earlier. Analysts say the EU's high unemployment rate is to blame.

Three men (see enlargement) sit on the Mexican side of the border in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, as a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle sits in El Paso, Texas, on Monday.

Bush Calls for Border Troops, Guest Workers

President Bush tells the nation in televised Oval Office speech on illegal immigration that "America can be a lawful society, and a welcoming society." The president plans to send 6,000 troops to help tighten the U.S.-Mexico border. But he also called again for a guest-worker program.

NHPR's 2024 Pride Music Special

For the second year in a row, NHPR's Joe Boehnlein shares his excellent taste in music though NHPR's Pride Music Special. This program aired Saturday, June 22 at 6 p.m.

Security guards stand in front of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the city of Wuhan on January 11, 2020, after the market had been closed following an outbreak of COVID-19 there. Two new studies document positive samples of SARS-CoV-2 from stalls where live animals were sold.

Newly published evidence points to Wuhan seafood market as pandemic origin point

The studies offer the strongest evidence to date of a link between the animals at the seafood market and the spread of SARS-CoV-2. A top virus sleuth gives the details.

As Amherst, Mass., writes its rules for where to put solar, some local environmentalists worry about farmland and forests getting lost to solar projects. Other local environmentalists worry that overly restrictive solar rules would limit the town's ability to fight climate change.

In some fights over solar, it's environmentalist vs. environmentalist

The U.S. needs a lot more renewable energy to meet its climate goals. In some communities, the opposition to large solar projects comes from environmentalists themselves.

News Brief: Antony Blinken, Election Disputes, Pandemic Cases Surge

President-elect Biden has reportedly choosen his secretary of state. President Trump has still not conceded the election. Plus, the U.S. recorded a million new COVID-19 cases in just six days.

<em>Back to the Future</em> (1985), starring Michael J. Fox, is one of two comedies Chris Klimek included on his list of the 15 best summer blockbusters that came out between 1975 and 2013.

Voting Blockbusters: One Man's Battle With His Own Mind

Chris Klimek summarizes all he learned about summer movies and personal taste from voting in a recent survey of blockbusters at film site The Dissolve.

Trump, Self-Proclaimed Outsider, Was New Jersey Political Insider

To further his business interests, the real estate mogul and casino owner made friends with politicians on both sides of the aisle in the Garden State.

Why You Need A Work 'Sponsor'

A new study looks at the role 'sponsors' play in making people successful at work. Research shows minorities lag behind their white colleagues when it comes to finding senior allies in the office who can advocate for them. Host Michel Martin speaks with the study's author, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, and career coach Robert Rodriguez.

News Brief: Impeachment Probe, Rep. Jordan, Torture Accusation

The ambassador to the EU testifies in the impeachment probe. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has a prominent role in the impeachment inquiry. A Hong Kong citizen says Chinese secret police tortured him.

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