Mark Memmott

In Oklahoma, Rescue Efforts Give Way To Recovery

Mark Memmott — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:49 +0000

(Most recent update: 8:30 p.m.

Death Toll From Devastating Tornado Revised Down

Mark Memmott — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:40:26 +0000

(We're following the news from Oklahoma, where a tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday. Most recent update: 8:40 p.m. ET.)

A day after a monster EF-5 tornado pummeled Moore, Okla., the focus turned to the victims.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn spent the day in the city talking to survivors.

Supreme Court Rules For Monsanto In Case Against Farmer

Mark Memmott — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:20:20 +0000

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that an Indiana farmer infringed on Monsanto's patent when he planted soybeans that had been genetically modified by Monsanto without buying them from the agribusiness giant.

In the decision, written by Justice Elena Kagan, the nine justices ruled that "patent exhaustion does not permit a farmer to reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting

Pakistanis 'Defy Violence' To Vote In Landmark Election

Mark Memmott — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:11:00 +0000

Despite attacks in the days and weeks leading up to Saturday's voting — and deadly bombings and other attacks on the very day they're going to the polls — Pakistanis are showing they're willing to "defy the violence," NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Lahore.

There's "a determination to see it through," she tells Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon, and to be part of the "lan

Schools? How About A Science Laureate At The Super Bowl?

Mark Memmott — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:11:00 +0000

The same scientist who famously "killed Pluto" (as a planet, that is) says it's "brilliant" that there's an effort underway in Congress to name a science laureate.

But Cal Tech's Mike Brown tells Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon that he doesn't think a laureate's main responsibility should be to visit sch