Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Move over, Pizza Rat. Idaho raises you acrobatic Roof Rats.
Residents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat.
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Death row executions are up to 44 this year — the highest in over a decade
Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.
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Do Waymo self-driving vehicles need way more driving ettiquete?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Katie Bindley about Waymo self-driving vehicles and recent changes to how assertively they navigate traffic.
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Air traffic control is stressful. This former controller describes the reality of the job
With air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work.
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Rare Superman comic book sets new record at auction
A rare comic book featuring Superman fetched over $9 million at an auction last week, making it the world's most expensive comic.
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Remembering Rebecca Heineman, video game pioneer and LGBTQ rights advocate
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe looks back at the life of video game and LGBTQ pioneer Rebecca Heineman.
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The Trump administration is softening its tone on FEMA
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to New York Times reporter Scott Dance about efforts to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency. President Trump's review panel failed to meet a deadline last week.
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Consumer spending is the U.S. economy's main driver. Here's how it's doing
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy.
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Why do we kiss? New research finds the answer goes back 21 million years
Kissing could be 21 million years old. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Matilda Brindle an evolutionary biologist from Oxford University about the origins of smooching.
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Bible sales are booming. Political uncertainty might have something to do with it
Bible sales have boomed in recent years. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bob Smietana of Religion News Service about what's behind the trend.