Leila Fadel appears in the following:
While job growth has slowed, the labor market remains an economic bright spot
Friday, July 08, 2022
A Labor Department report is expected to show U.S. employers added more than 200,000 jobs in June — a modest slowdown from May. The job market has proven resilient despite high inflation.
News brief: Shinzo Abe, Pat Cipollone, New NPR-Ipsos gun survey
Friday, July 08, 2022
An-ex Japanese prime minister was fatally shot while campaigning. A critical figure in the last days of the Trump era will testify before the Jan. 6 panel. A poll delved into gun-control measures.
Prime Minister Johnson will resign as the Conservatives' leader, British media report
Thursday, July 07, 2022
Johnson might try to stay on as caretaker prime minister for a few months until a new leader is selected. Johnson has faced mounting pressure to step down in the face of multiple political scandals.
G-20 foreign ministers, which includes Russia, China and the U.S., gather in Bali
Thursday, July 07, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading the U.S. delegation at the G-20 ministerial meeting. It could be the scene of some awkward diplomatic encounters involving Russia's war in Ukraine.
Boris Johnson announces he'll resign as Britain's Conservative Party leader
Thursday, July 07, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign as leader of the Conservatives, according to British reports. But he could remain in office through at least the summer.
News brief: Boris Johnson, review issued on Uvalde shooting, G-20 preview
Thursday, July 07, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will officially announce he's stepping down. A report says more could have been done to save the Uvalde massacre victims. G20 members are gathering in Bali.
News brief: Ill. shooting probe, Georgia subpoenas, U.K. government resignations
Wednesday, July 06, 2022
The Highland Park shooting suspect is charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. A Georgia grand jury subpoenas top Trump allies. Two key U.K. senior ministers quit Boris Johnson's government.
Latest 'Minions' movie set a box office record for the July 4th weekend
Wednesday, July 06, 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru brought out audiences in droves for the July fourth weekend. Its success is partly due to a TikTok trend.
A 4th of July parade in Illinois was the latest target of a mass shooter
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
A gunman on a rooftop in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, opened fire on the crowd that came together to celebrate. At least six people were killed. Police say a person of interest is in custody.
News brief: parade shooting, landmark opioid lawsuit, Shireen Abu Akleh's death
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
A man is in custody after a shooting in Highland Park, Ill. A judge sides with three major drug distributors in an opioid case. A probe continues into the death of a Palestinian-American journalist.
Federal judge sides with 3 major drug distributors in a landmark opioid lawsuit
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
In the West Virginia case, the federal judge ruled that three drug distributors are not responsible for paying to clean up the addiction crisis. It's a major victory for the drug industry.
News brief: Akron police shooting, Ukraine's Luhansk region, air travel woes
Monday, July 04, 2022
Akron police release bodycam video of the Jayland Walker shooting. Russia says it now controls one of two eastern regions in Ukraine. Airlines struggle to accommodate high demand this holiday weekend.
Kentucky doctors consider patient care following the Supreme Court's abortion ruling
Monday, June 27, 2022
Some states have already moved to ban nearly all abortions following the Supreme Court's decision to reverse Roe v. Wade. Kentucky doctors are struggling to decide how to care for their patients.
Kentucky's abortion trigger ban takes effect
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Kentucky's abortion ban went into effect immediately when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday morning. Opponents and supporters of the ban are now grappling with new realities.
People in Louisville share their stories as laws banning abortion go into effect
Saturday, June 25, 2022
The Supreme Court ruling yesterday triggered immediate abortion bans in Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota. But EMW Women's Surgical Center, a Louisville abortion clinic, is fighting to stay open.
The Senate passes a gun control bill and sends it to the House
Friday, June 24, 2022
The Senate passed the first major gun legislation in nearly three decades. It would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18 to 21-year-olds, among other measures.
Texas GOP platform embraces far-right and anti-gay rhetoric
Friday, June 24, 2022
Texas Republicans recently adopted homophobic and transphobic language in their party platform, part of a larger trend of moves against LGBTQ rights by conservatives.
MUNA's new album features growth and an 'astral projection anthem'
Friday, June 24, 2022
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin of the band MUNA about their third album: MUNA.
News brief: Senate gun vote, reaction to Supreme Court gun ruling, Jan. 6 hearing
Friday, June 24, 2022
The Senate passes a gun control bill and sends it to the House. The Supreme Court strikes down New York's law restricting concealed carrying of guns. A recap of Thursday's House Jan. 6 hearing.
News brief: 5th Jan. 6 hearing, Afghanistan quake, G7 and NATO preview
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The Jan. 6 hearing will outline pressure on the DOJ to help overturn the election. The death toll continues to climb after the earthquake in Afghanistan. President Biden will attend the G7 summit.