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A brewery and creamery teamed up to make blue cheese beer
Monday, December 18, 2023
Maybe you've heard of beer cheese, but what about blue cheese beer? Oregon brewery Crux Fermentation Project teamed up with Rogue Creamery to take on the challenge.
Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai goes on trial
Monday, December 18, 2023
Hong Kong media mogul and democracy activist Jimmy Lai goes on trial after more than 1,000 days of pre-trial detention.
As lawmakers negotiate border policy, GOP candidates make immigration the focus
Monday, December 18, 2023
While lawmakers try to negotiate new border policy, former President Donald Trump is doubling down on anti-immigrant rhetoric.
How to deal with grief during the holidays
Monday, December 18, 2023
For people dealing with grief, the holidays may feel anything but merry. NPR's Michel Martin asks Michelle Palmer of the Wendt Center for Loss and Healing about navigating loss.
Ukrainians worry over wavering U.S. and EU support as Christmas approaches
Monday, December 18, 2023
As Ukrainians prepare to celebrate Christmas according to the Western calendar for the first time, they fear the support of their biggest allies – the U.S. and the European Union – is wavering.
Morning news brief
Monday, December 18, 2023
The latest on the Israel-Hamas war. As lawmakers negotiate border policy, the GOP makes immigration the focus. Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai goes on trial.
What are the global consequences of Washington's staunch support for Israel?
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
What are the global consequences of Washington's staunch support for Israel's war with Hamas? NPR's Michel Martin talks to Fawaz Gerges from the London School of Economics.
Legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan has announced a Las Vegas residency
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The Wu-Tang Clan has announced a Las Vegas residency. Their show debuts during Super Bowl weekend, performing Feb. 9 and 10, and then returning for a weekend during March Madness.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The House is set to vote on formalizing an impeachment inquiry. Biden makes critical comments about Israel's response to Hamas. Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas.
E3, once the 'Superbowl of video games, has been canceled for good
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
After two decades, an event once called "the Super Bowl of video games," has been canceled. And this time, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is gone for good.
COP28 in Dubai ends with agreement for nations to transition away from fossil fuels
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The COP28 climate negotiations in Dubai wrapped up early today with an agreement that calls on nations to transition away from fossil fuels. But some counties say this still doesn't go far enough.
Volunteering in the U.S. is on the decline, reports say
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Soup kitchens and homeless shelters are struggling to keep up with demand, even as volunteering is on the decline.
The special counsel has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The Supreme Court has been asked to fast track a case that centers on whether former President Donald Trump should be shielded from criminal prosecution.
Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman discusses Zelenskyy's push for more U.S. aid
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
NPR's Michel Martin talks with retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's push for additional U.S. aid to fight Russia.
Morning news brief
Monday, December 11, 2023
World policy leaders meeting in Qatar discuss war in Gaza. Donald Trump plans to skip testifying for a second time in the New York civil fraud trial. Argentine President Javier Milei is inaugurated.
President Biden's son Hunter faces a second federal indictment
Friday, December 08, 2023
A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging Hunter Biden with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.
The Israeli military keeps pushing into central and southern Gaza
Friday, December 08, 2023
As Israel seeks to destroy Hamas, the massive displacement of Palestinians in Gaza continues. They're being pushed farther and farther south, into smaller and smaller spaces.
There are indications that the job market may be cooling off
Friday, December 08, 2023
The Labor Department reports on November's job gains Friday morning. Forecasters think employers added around 200,000 jobs last month.
After House's campus antisemitism hearing, college presidents are under fire
Friday, December 08, 2023
Tension builds over comments elite university presidents made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on campus.
Morning news brief
Thursday, December 07, 2023
Four GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack. Ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is retiring.