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Better taste and texture have made non-dairy ice cream more popular
Monday, May 30, 2022
Plant-based ice creams are more popular and accessible now than ever before. For people looking to try some this summer, some experts share their recommendations.
Rep. Castro 'lost confidence' in Uvalde officials. So he called the FBI
Friday, May 27, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat, about his request that the FBI investigate the timeline of law enforcement response at the Uvalde school shooting.
5-year-old Josh Vinson Jr. crowned #1 Josh for a 2nd time annual Josh Fight
Friday, May 27, 2022
Dozens of people named Josh armed with pool noodles gathered in Lincoln, Neb., to fight for the title of #1 Josh. The Josh Fight started as a viral Internet meme.
A handbook aims to help local officials with the first 24 hours after a mass shooting
Thursday, May 26, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with one of the creators of a "mass shooting checklist" designed to help mayors and city managers in the first 24 hours after one of these attacks.
Parkland survivor says gun violence always leaves communities 'broken'
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Jaclyn Corin, Parkland shooting survivor and co-founder of March for Our Lives, about her response to the Uvalde attack and how living through Parkland has shaped her.
A Ukrainian medic recorded footage of her time in Mariupol — then sent it to the AP
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Lori Hinnant, investigative correspondent with the Associated Press, about the story of a Ukrainian medic who recorded footage of her time in Mariupol.
Former Spanish king returns to Spain, for a long weekend
Monday, May 23, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Barcelona-based journalist Alan Ruiz Terol about the return of the former king of Spain to his homeland after almost two years in exile.
Shkoon's album 'FIRAQ' gets to their roots, fusing Arabic folklore and German techno
Friday, May 20, 2022
NPR's Emily Feng talks with the German-Syrian duo Shkoon, who are returning to their roots with the release of their new album FIRAQ.
In a remote Chinese region, thousands are coerced to work
Friday, May 20, 2022
A new report from a Washington nonprofit tracks whether goods from China's western region of Xinjiang are made with forced labor, and how they make their way to customers in the U.S. and beyond.
Grubhub offered New Yorkers a free lunch promotion yesterday. It backfired
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Food delivery service Grubhub launched a free lunch promotion on Tuesday in New York City. It didn't go well. Both customers and restaurateurs were left frustrated.
Journalist Kathy Gannon retires after 35 years covering Afghanistan
Thursday, May 12, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kathy Gannon, who is retiring after 35 years of covering Afghanistan and Pakistan for The Associated Press, about the most significant moments from those years.
Shireen Abu Akleh did the stories no one wanted to do, says colleague
Thursday, May 12, 2022
NPR's May Louise Kelly talks with journalist Dalia Hatuqa about her friend and colleague Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while reporting in occupied West Bank for Al Jazeera.
A climate expert raises concern over severe sand storms in Iraq
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Over 5,000 Iraqis needed medical care after the country was hit by a severe sand storm. Such storms are not uncommon there, but their increasing frequency and severity has climate experts concerned.
The White House's new initiative aims to reduce carbon emissions from transportation
Thursday, April 21, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Adviser, about a new initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions and expanding clean transit.
Who's checking the fact checkers?
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The latest weapon in the disinformation war: Fake fact checkers. Some channels on the app Telegram look like independent fact checkers, but are pro-Russian propaganda outlets spreading falsities.
Urban League CEO on how 2022 State of Black America report findings impact midterms
Monday, April 18, 2022
NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Marc Morial, the National Urban League's president and CEO, about the civil rights organization's semi-annual State of Black America Report.
Faith leaders reflect on their messages during the weekend's religious ceremonies
Friday, April 15, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Imam Mohamed Herbert, Rabbi Ruth Zlotnick and Reverend Marshall Hatch about how their respective faith communities are observing this holy weekend.
Margo Jefferson's new memoir is like a kaleidoscope into someone's life
Friday, April 15, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Margo Jefferson about her new memoir called Constructing A Nervous System.
BA.2, holiday travel and you.
Friday, April 15, 2022
COVID-19 is still very much here. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Monica Gandhi about prepping for holiday travel.
As the war in Ukraine continues, so does the threat to a global food crisis
Thursday, April 14, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme, about the ongoing food insecurity problem in Ukraine during the war.