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Priceless connections to Hawaii's ancient past were lost when cultural center burned
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Most Lahaina structures lost were homes, but the Na'Aikane o Maui Cultural and Research Center held artifacts of Native Hawaiian history and was a gathering place for the indigenous community.
A Filipino congregation took in its own members after their Lahaina homes burned
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Members of Koinonia Pentecostal Church in Lahaina, Hawaii, were displaced by the fire there. The Filipino congregants are unsure when they'll be able to return home.
See how one volunteer group organized aid deliveries after fire decimates Lahaina
Sunday, August 13, 2023
In Maui, NPR joined a tour boat operator to see the grassroots initiative the local surfing community and neighbors started to fill in gaps not currently being filled by official channels.
A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang searches coastal California for wild bumblebees with conservation biologist Leif Richardson, one of the leaders of the California Bumble Bee Atlas.
She is trying to get the U.S. to take extreme heat more seriously. Here's how
Friday, July 28, 2023
Extreme heat killed more people in the U.S. last year than hurricanes, floods, lightning or tornadoes. One expert says it doesn't have to be this way.
Heat kills, but it doesn't have to: How the government can help
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kathy Baughman McLeod of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center about why heat waves don't have the same legitimacy or federal funding as other extreme weather events.
What Israel's new judicial law says about its democracy
Monday, July 24, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political analyst at Century International Dahlia Scheindlin about the Israeli parliament's move to limit certain types of judicial oversight of the government.
At the HBCU Swingman Classic, pro baseball confronts its decline in Black players
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Jackie Robinson's sport is at a low point in professional Black American representation. An exhibition game spearheaded by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and others aims to help change that.
A tearful Damar Hamlin presents ESPY Award to the team that saved his life
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Wednesday night at the ESPYs, Damar Hamlin gave the Pat Tillman Service Award to the Buffalo Bills training staff, some of whom treated him when he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field mid-game.
As Black representation in pro-baseball dwindles, the MLB tries something new
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
The MLB once led the way on integration. Now, it's attempting to address the dwindling number of Black players in the league by hosting events like the HBCU Swingman Classic.
After days of violent protests against systemic racism, unrest calms in France
Monday, July 03, 2023
After six days of violent protests across dozens of cities in France, things are beginning to calm down. Last week, a teenager was shot and killed by a police officer.
Documentary 'Every Body' centers the lives and activism of intersex people
Friday, June 30, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Julie Cohen and Saifa Wall about the new documentary Every Body, which uncovers the misconceptions around intersex people and the mistreatment they've faced.
Behind the secretive work of the many, many humans helping to train AI
Monday, June 26, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with The Verge's investigative editor Josh Dzieza about his recent report revealing the massive number of humans powering and training artificial intelligence.
Titan deep-sea tourism raises questions around ethics, safety and science
Friday, June 23, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with marine biologist Amy Wagner about the ethical and scientific implications of the Titan submersible incident.
LA's mayor calls Texas governor's busing of migrants a despicable stunt
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass talks about the 42 migrants that were recently sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to L.A. as part of his push against federal immigration policies.
Soon after Roe was overturned, one Mississippi woman learned she was pregnant
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bryce Covert about her report on one of the first babies born in a post-Dobbs America and the circumstances his mother is faced with.
New report details the current state of U.S.-Taiwan relations
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with co-chairs of the Council on Foreign Relations' Independent Taiwan Task Force, Adm. Mike Mullen and Sue Gordon, about the new report on the state of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
'The Brightest Star' tells Anna May Wong's life story from her imagined perspective
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Gail Tsukiyama about her new novel The Brightest Star, a fictional account of the life of actress Anna May Wong.
LA's top make-out spots hint at a city constantly evolving
Monday, June 12, 2023
The creation of the automobile gave rise to a new kind of freedom and privacy, while also transforming Los Angeles into the sprawling, car-centric metropolis it is today.
A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them
Friday, June 09, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang searches coastal California for wild bumblebees with conservation biologist Leif Richardson, one of the leaders of the California Bumble Bee Atlas.