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For hard-core Trump supporters latest indictment doesn't raise doubts
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Republican primary voters in upstate New York are angry over the latest Trump indictment, but some say they're weary of his drama.
Trump is indicted on 4 counts related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Former President Donald Trump is now facing a third indictment. The latest charges stem from his efforts to cling to power after losing the 2020 election.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Donald Trump is indicted on felony charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. How conservative media are covering the indictment. Fitch strips the U.S. of its Triple-A bond rating.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Donald Trump's legal woes haven't hurt him in the polls. The ACLU files a lawsuit to block the country's first religious public charter school. Kenya offers to step in to bolster security in Haiti.
Ukraine's troops are slowly pushing Russian forces out of occupied Ukrainian land
Monday, July 31, 2023
As Ukraine claims a strategic victory in a long, grinding counteroffensive, its troops say they need more long-range weapons to fight increasingly entrenched Russian troops.
Pakistan's government vows to find those behind a deadly bombing
Monday, July 31, 2023
Pakistan is vowing to hunt down those behind a massive suicide bombing on Sunday that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric. Dozens of people were killed and nearly 200 wounded.
It's the end of the road for Yellow, one of the nation's largest freight carriers
Monday, July 31, 2023
Trucking company Yellow is shutting down after taking a $700 million federal pandemic loan three years ago. The closure would mean the loss of approximately 30,000 jobs — 22,000 of them Teamsters.
Morning news brief
Monday, July 31, 2023
A bombing kills dozens on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Ukraine retakes a small village from Russia. Some 30,000 people are losing their jobs as trucking company Yellow shuts down.
Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar discusses Putin, Zelenskyy and the war in Ukraine
Thursday, July 27, 2023
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar about his book on Putin, Zelenskyy and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Hassan Jabareen discusses how Israel's judicial crisis may affect Palestinians
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Hassan Jabareen, a Palestinian legal expert, about how Israel's judicial crisis may affect Palestinians.
'Oksoberfest,' a booze-free version of Oktoberfest, is coming to Chicago
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Oktoberfest is getting an an alcohol-free treatment this fall. Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is hosting the booze-free variation of the Bavarian tradition and calling it "Oksoberfest."
Morning news brief
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Fed is expected to raise interest rate again. The Biden administration wants insurance companies to expand mental health coverage. The U.S. plays the Netherlands in the Women's World Cup.
Federal judge blocks Biden asylum-seekers rule, but administration can appeal
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. But the judge also put his ruling on hold, giving the administration a chance to appeal.
What does dating look like after 50?
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The "Golden Bachelor" is looking to find love this fall on ABC. We speak to a few experts about what dating actually looks like when you're over 50.
What will Twitter be named in Japan, since 'X Japan' is already taken by a rock band?
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
What will Twitter Japan be called now that the parent company is called X? Yoshiki, leader of the band X Japan, say the name is trademarked. Some suggest "X Nippon" — the Japanese name for Japan.
Firefighters and researchers are turning to AI to help fight fires
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Firefighters and researchers in California are using a new tool to spot fires faster: artificial intelligence.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Reaction to passage of judicial reform law in Israel. New study looks at connection of climate change to current heat waves. A new national monument will honor Emmett Till and his mother.
What will happen to Greece's economy as wildfires impact tourism?
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Doug Lansky, a tourism expert based in Sweden, about the impact of wildfires on tourism in Greece.
Protesters react after Israel passes disputed measure to overhaul judiciary
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Protesters react after Israel passes a disputed overhaul of the judiciary despite nationwide protests against the measure.
A new study looks at the role climate change is playing in current heat waves
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
A new study looks at the role climate change has had globally in this summer's heat waves that have scorched much of the southern U.S., Europe and India.