NPR Series: Video: News Features https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=719057895 Short documentaries from NPR that explore the ways in which our country— and sometimes the world— is changing. en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:04:37 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Series: Video: News Features https://www.npr.org/series/719057895/video-news-features VIDEO: Justice Ginsburg Talks About Her Health With Nina Totenberg The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she's not going anywhere anytime soon. Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:02:57 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/08/02/747757921/video-justice-ginsburg-talks-about-her-health-with-nina-totenberg https://www.npr.org/2019/08/02/747757921/video-justice-ginsburg-talks-about-her-health-with-nina-totenberg

The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she's not going anywhere anytime soon.

]]> VIDEO: In A Post-Parkland America, Teens Talk About Gun Culture Last spring, NPR traveled across the country to speak with teenagers about their many different relationships with guns. Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:01:08 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/02/14/692722612/video-in-a-post-parkland-america-teens-talk-about-gun-culture https://www.npr.org/2019/02/14/692722612/video-in-a-post-parkland-america-teens-talk-about-gun-culture

Last spring, NPR traveled across the country to speak with teenagers about their many different relationships with guns.

]]> NPR Staff VIDEO: Muslim Trump Voters Reflect On Travel Ban Ahead of Elections Three American Muslim voters from Detroit describe how their 2016 support for President Trump has evolved in light of his travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries. Thu, 01 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/11/01/662070235/video-muslim-trump-voters-reflect-on-travel-ban-ahead-of-elections https://www.npr.org/2018/11/01/662070235/video-muslim-trump-voters-reflect-on-travel-ban-ahead-of-elections

Three American Muslim voters from Detroit describe how their 2016 support for President Trump has evolved in light of his travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries.

]]> VIDEO: As Elections Approach, NFL Protests Are On These Texans' Minds By weighing in on the NFL protests, President Trump transformed football fields across America into the front lines of a culture war. Three Texans explain how the debate will inform their votes. Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/10/31/662070091/video-nfl-protests-stir-culture-war-for-voters-in-southeastern-texas https://www.npr.org/2018/10/31/662070091/video-nfl-protests-stir-culture-war-for-voters-in-southeastern-texas

By weighing in on the NFL protests, President Trump transformed football fields across America into the front lines of a culture war. Three Texans explain how the debate will inform their votes.

]]> VIDEO: As Elections Loom, Workers In Trump Country Reckon With Tariffs Fallout President Trump's steel tariffs may force America's largest nail manufacturer out of business. Despite an uncertain future, many factory workers there say they still support the president. Tue, 30 Oct 2018 05:03:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/10/30/660721888/video-as-elections-loom-workers-in-trump-country-reckon-with-tariffs-fallout https://www.npr.org/2018/10/30/660721888/video-as-elections-loom-workers-in-trump-country-reckon-with-tariffs-fallout

President Trump's steel tariffs may force America's largest nail manufacturer out of business. Despite an uncertain future, many factory workers there say they still support the president.

]]> For Every Woman Who Dies In Childbirth In The U.S., 70 More Come Close More than 50,000 American women nearly die from childbirth every year, according to a CDC estimate. These catastrophic complications can come at a terrible cost emotionally, financially and medically. Thu, 10 May 2018 07:00:24 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/05/10/607782992/for-every-woman-who-dies-in-childbirth-in-the-u-s-70-more-come-close https://www.npr.org/2018/05/10/607782992/for-every-woman-who-dies-in-childbirth-in-the-u-s-70-more-come-close

More than 50,000 American women nearly die from childbirth every year, according to a CDC estimate. These catastrophic complications can come at a terrible cost emotionally, financially and medically.

]]> Renee Montagne 'Europe Does Not See Us As Human': Stranded Refugees Struggle In Greece Thousands of migrants are stuck in squalid camps in Greece, waiting for the government to process their asylum requests. Managing migration remains one of Europe's biggest challenges. Fri, 09 Mar 2018 05:01:05 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/03/09/589973165/europe-does-not-see-us-as-human-stranded-refugees-struggle-in-greece https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/03/09/589973165/europe-does-not-see-us-as-human-stranded-refugees-struggle-in-greece

Thousands of migrants are stuck in squalid camps in Greece, waiting for the government to process their asylum requests. Managing migration remains one of Europe's biggest challenges.

]]> Joanna Kakissis In Fallujah, A Young Amputee Dreams Of Returning To The U.S. Mustafa Abed lost his leg as a baby during the battle of Fallujah. A nonprofit arranged medical treatment for him in Oregon but then lost touch. With help from NPR's Jane Arraf, they have reconnected. Wed, 01 Nov 2017 11:16:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/11/01/560847049/in-fallujah-a-young-amputee-dreams-of-returning-to-the-u-s https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/11/01/560847049/in-fallujah-a-young-amputee-dreams-of-returning-to-the-u-s

Mustafa Abed lost his leg as a baby during the battle of Fallujah. A nonprofit arranged medical treatment for him in Oregon but then lost touch. With help from NPR's Jane Arraf, they have reconnected.

(Image credit: Jane Arraf)

]]> Jane Arraf Eclipse 2017: One Nation Under The Sun For many, witnessing the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, was the event of a lifetime. Sun, 27 Aug 2017 10:53:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2017/08/27/546109041/eclipse-2017-one-nation-under-the-sun https://www.npr.org/2017/08/27/546109041/eclipse-2017-one-nation-under-the-sun

For many, witnessing the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, was the event of a lifetime.

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