Peter Granitz appears in the following:
Department of Justice sues Missouri over gun rights law
Thursday, February 17, 2022
The federal government alleges Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act has endangered public safety by prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal agencies.
San Francisco voters recall 3 school board members
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Voters in famously liberal San Francisco ousted three members of the board who, critics argued, focused more on renaming students than getting schools back into classrooms.
Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Facebook's parent company could owe billions of dollars in damages for selling the biometric data of unknowing users.
German chancellor warns of far-reaching sanctions if Russia moves on Ukraine
Monday, February 14, 2022
Olaf Scholz did not elaborate on specifics during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday but he did pledge a new round of financial assistance to Kyiv.
Los Angeles Rams Win Super Bowl LVI
Sunday, February 13, 2022
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 after a late comeback to win their second Super Bowl title. It was a fourth-quarter touchdown with less than 2 minutes left that sealed the deal.
Uber adds passengers, food orders amid omicron surge
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Rival Lyft predicted the omicron surge would hinder growth, a sign that despite easing health restrictions, ride-hailing apps are still adapting to the pandemic.
Facebook just had its worst day ever on Wall Street
Thursday, February 03, 2022
Investors wiped more than $250 billion off the market value of Facebook owner Meta after the company warned competition from TikTok is weighing on growth.
Biden says ISIS leader is dead after U.S. operation
Thursday, February 03, 2022
A senior administration official said that during the raid, Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi "detonated a blast ... killing himself and several others, including his wife and children."
Tonga enters lockdown after first community transmitted COVID-19 cases detected
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
Two wharf workers tested positive Tuesday. The Ministry of Health has been testing workers there amid international aid shipments after last month's volcanic eruption.
Another winter storm now threatens a large swath of the Central and Eastern U.S.
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
The National Weather Service predicts a prolonged, major winter storm that could travel across parts of the Midwest into the Northeast later this week.
COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
Pfizer-BioNTech filed for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration for a vaccine regimen for children from six months to five years old.
Power has returned to some homes walloped by the weekend 'bomb cyclone'
Monday, January 31, 2022
Record snow in parts of the Northeast left thousands without power.
2 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery reach plea deals in hate crimes case
Monday, January 31, 2022
A federal hate crime trial for father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael is scheduled to begin in February.
Former Deputy Postmaster General: Changes Are Needed, But 'The Time Is Not Now'
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Ron Stroman resigned shortly before Louis DeJoy took over the Postal Service. Stroman says that changes underway should be halted if their effect is to slow mail and disenfranchise voters.
Meet Orville Peck, A Man With A Fringed Mask Who Sings Like Elvis
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Emerging country musician Orville Peck, who is gay, only appears in public in a cowboy hat and mask, and his voice has earned favorable comparisons to Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak and Elvis Presley.
Former Colorado Governor And 2020 Candidate Urges Distance From 'Socialism'
Monday, May 27, 2019
John Hickenlooper says Democrats are at risk of losing the next presidential election if they do not "stand up and say that we Democrats don't stand for socialism."
House Intel Chairman Schiff Vows To Get Trump Jr. Phone Records — And More
Thursday, January 17, 2019
The California Democrat says to expect new activity from the House intelligence committee this year. Read the transcript of his interview with NPR.
Despite Remaining ISIS Threats, Pompeo Says U.S. Made 'Caliphate In Syria Go Away'
Thursday, December 20, 2018
In an interview with NPR, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expanded on remarks by President Trump, who declared the U.S. had "won against ISIS" and would pull troops from Syria.
First Latina Elected To Congress Retires With A Warning To Republicans
Friday, December 14, 2018
Florida GOP Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen tells NPR her party is "going backward," focusing on "the white, male conservative" with potentially dire consequences in a changing country.
McCaskill Blames Senate Defeat On Democratic 'Failure' With Rural America
Friday, November 30, 2018
The Missouri Democrat reflected on her loss in an interview with NPR. McCaskill criticizes how Democrats handled the Kavanaugh nomination and warns her party against going too far investigating Trump.