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A man throws a snapper onto a pile in a fish market in East Java, Indonesia. For certain snappers, a market preference for plate-size whole fillets is driving fishermen to target smaller fish. For some wild fish populations, this is a recipe for collapse.

Why Restaurant Demand For Smaller Fish Fillets Is Bad News For Oceans

Many U.S. chefs and retailers prefer intact fillets that constitute a single portion. That demand is driving overfishing for young fish that haven't reproduced. A new campaign aims to change that.

The White House Is Out With Its Annual Economic Report

Steve Inskeep talks to Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about President Trump's economic report. NPR's Scott Horsley weighs in on the conversation.

Some Floodwaters Contain Contaminants, Nebraska Sheriff Says

Floodwaters in some areas of Nebraska are receding and homeowners are able to begin assessing damage. Steve Inskeep talks to Steve Hespen, sheriff of Dodge County.

A railroad crossing is flooded with water from the Platte River in Plattsmouth, Neb. Record high floodwaters inundated regions of the Midwest following an intense winter storm and rapid snowmelt.

Nebraska Floods: 74 Cities, 65 Counties Declare A State of Emergency

Vice President Pence will visit Nebraska on Tuesday to survey damage caused by Midwest floods that have killed at least four people and displaced hundreds.

Japan's Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said Tuesday that he will step down in June, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games.

Head Of Japan's Olympic Committee Steps Down Amid Tokyo 2020 Corruption Probe

French prosecutors suspect the Tokyo bid committee of paying bribes to host the 2020 Games. Tsunekazu Takeda, who also chairs the IOC's Marketing Commission, maintains his innocence.

Dan Auerbach has found success in the duo The Black Keys and as a solo star. Now, he takes <em>World Cafe</em> through his list of collaborators at the musician's Easy Eye Sound Studios.

Dan Auerbach Reflects On The Sounds Of Easy Eye Sound Studios

Auerbach breaks down working with new artists and seasoned session players through his label imprint, Easy Eye Sound.

A chimpanzee hugs her newborn at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands, in 2010. Over the course of his long career, primatologist Frans de Waal has become convinced that primates and other animals express emotions similar to human emotions.

Sex, Empathy, Jealousy: How Emotions And Behavior Of Other Primates Mirror Our Own

Primatologist Frans de Waal believes that the way humans experience emotion is not unique: "That's a spectrum of behavior that we have, and the same thing is true for many other species."

Hamden Schools React To Racist Viral Video Rant

Hamden Public Schools deployed a crisis team at the high school where a secretary used to work--before she went viral for a racist rant at a grocery store…

Connecticut Attorney General To Investigate Vehicle Fires

A group of states, including Connecticut, has started an investigation into automakers Hyundai and Kia for potential “unfair and deceptive acts” related…

"There seems to be this sense where disabled people are kind of seen as oddities and forced to go through this world to be singled out and othered," says Imani Barbarin. "There's really no common sense attached when able-bodied people approach disabled people."

#AbledsAreWeird: People With Disabilities Share Uncomfortable Encounters

"There's really no common sense attached when able-bodied people approach disabled people," says activist Imani Barbarin, who started the hashtag.

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