Leila Fadel appears in the following:
Day 4 of the UAW strike affecting the Big 3 automakers
Monday, September 18, 2023
An update from the picket line in Wayne, Mich., as some 13,000 United Auto Workers strike at three factories after failing to reach a contract with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.
Morning news brief
Monday, September 18, 2023
Auto plants are shut amid a walkout against Big 3 automakers. Tens of thousands of people kick off a week of climate protests in New York. Drew Barrymore postpones show's return until strikes end.
Climate change is on the agenda at the meeting of the U.N. General Assembly
Monday, September 18, 2023
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is hosting a climate summit on Wednesday, but President Joe Biden does not plan to attend.
The family of a jailed Bahrain activist says he has resumed a hunger strike
Thursday, September 14, 2023
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Maryam al-Khawaja, who like her father, is a Bahraini human rights activist. He was put in prison 12 years ago for his role in pro-democracy protests. Where do things stand?
Pa. authorities have caught a convicted murderer who escaped from jail 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Authorities in Pennsylvania have caught an escaped convict who had been on the run for two weeks after fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend.
Putin and Kim hold meeting at a remote spaceport in Russia's Far East
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Russian city of Vladivostok — the same site as their last meeting in 2019, but under different circumstances.
5 ex-Memphis officers are indicted on federal charges for death of Tyre Nichols
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The five former Memphis police officers involved in the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols have been indicted by a federal grand jury. The men also facing criminal court charges in Shelby County, Tenn.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Republicans begin a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Russian President Putin is meeting with his North Korean counterpart. Aid groups rush to Libya after catastrophic flooding.
Morning news brief
Friday, September 08, 2023
Can a summer of extreme weather be linked to climate change? Ukraine is the only country that relies on nuclear power to withstand an invasion. Unemployment lingers in Maui a month after deadly fires.
Morning news brief
Thursday, September 07, 2023
Sudanese refugees in Chad scramble to survive. Judge rules floating border barrier in Texas must be removed. At least two defendants in the Ga. election interference case will go on trial next month.
2 defendants in the Georgia election interference case will go on trial next month
Thursday, September 07, 2023
At least two of the defendants in the Georgia election interference case will go on trial in October. The trial will be live streamed and is expected to be a very complex case.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Secretary of State Blinken is in Kyiv. President Biden will head to Asia for the G20 summit in India and a stop in Vietnam. Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 riot.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
The Senate returns to Washington after a month-long recess. The impeachment trial of Texas' suspended attorney general begins Tuesday. A case in Canada will test the country's antiterrorism laws.
Morning news brief
Monday, September 04, 2023
Polls show union support is close to its highest level in more than 50 years. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he's replacing his defense minister. The leaders of Russia and Turkey are meeting.
Global grain supplies are at stake in a meeting between Russia and Turkey
Monday, September 04, 2023
The leaders of Russia and Turkey are meeting to discuss reviving the agreement that allowed Ukraine to move grain through the Black Sea — despite the Russian invasion that has endangered shipping.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks the country's defense minister
Monday, September 04, 2023
Zelenzkyy's move follows corruption scandals involving military contractors and a grinding summer counteroffensive that critics say underperformed.
Closed EPA probe could have meant reform for 'Cancer Alley,' documents show
Monday, September 04, 2023
Documents obtained by member station WWNO show a now shuttered EPA investigation could have brought historic change to an area of Louisiana known as Cancer Alley."
Former President Donald Trump's legal and political calendars are filling up
Friday, August 25, 2023
Trump dominated recent headlines: avoiding the GOP debate, having a high-profile interview on social media site X — then was booked for charges related to the 2020 election, complete with mug shot.
Examining the future of the Wagner Group in Africa
Friday, August 25, 2023
What will the reported death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's mean for the Wagner operation in Africa, and the countries on that continent where they operate?
The first GOP debate yielded heated exchanges, comedy and even a dash of policy
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Eight Republican candidates stood on stage in Milwaukee with the goal of becoming their party's presidential nominee. But the front-runner — former President Donald Trump — was missing.