Rachel Martin

Host, Weekend Edition Sunday

Rachel Martin appears in the following:

News brief: bipartisan gun deal, Jan. 6 hearing, Russia gains in eastern Ukraine

Monday, June 13, 2022

Senators reach a deal on measures to reduce gun violence. House Jan. 6 panel will hold its second hearing. Ukrainian officials warn the upcoming days could be crucial to a key city in eastern Ukraine.

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In an address to the nation, Biden renews his calls for gun control

Friday, June 03, 2022

President Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons or to raise the age to be able to buy one from 18 to 21 and other measures to curb gun violence. What's the reaction from Uvalde, Texas?

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News brief: Biden's gun speech, Uvalde shooting probe, May unemployment

Friday, June 03, 2022

An emotional President Biden pleads with Congress on gun control. Some in Uvalde, Texas, support limits on the most lethal firearms. May's jobs report is likely to show a moderate slowdown in hiring.

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The U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students

Thursday, June 02, 2022

The U.S. Department of Education has announced it will automatically erase the remaining student loan debts of more than half a million borrowers who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges.

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Bootsy Collins and Lettuce, positively helping to keep the funk alive

Thursday, June 02, 2022

At the beginning of lockdown, the legendary funk bassist began posting uplifting messages to Instagram, where they found a receptive audience in drummer Adam Deitch of the band Lettuce.

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News brief: Tulsa shooting, Corinthian student loans, inflation hits food banks

Thursday, June 02, 2022

There was a mass shooting in Tulsa, Okla. The Biden administration forgives nearly $6 billion in student loans linked to defunct Corinthian Colleges. Inflation has more people turning to food banks.

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'Who Will Clean Out The Desks' — A crowdsourced poem in praise of teachers

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

As part of teacher appreciation month, Morning Edition asked NPR's audience to write a poem about teachers who have had an impact on their lives.

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Biden visits Uvalde seeking to comfort the community after last week's shooting

Monday, May 30, 2022

While President Biden honored the 19 children and two teachers killed in the massacre at Robb Elementary School, residents want to know why the police were slow to respond to the shooting.

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News brief: Uvalde police response, Colombia election, pandemic mental illness

Monday, May 30, 2022

Biden visited Uvalde as DOJ announced a review of how police responded to the attack. There will be a presidential runoff in Colombia. People with serious mental illness struggled during the pandemic.

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Elif Batuman's sequel 'Either/Or' follows a young woman's sexual awakening

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Either/Or is Batuman's sequel to her bestselling Pulitzer finalist novel The Idiot.

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Biden begins a 5-day trip to Asia with a stop in South Korea

Friday, May 20, 2022

President Biden is on his first trip to Asia since taking office. In South Korea and Japan, he'll try to coordinate more closely with them on priorities including strategic competition with China.

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After a discrediting campaign, DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation

Friday, May 20, 2022

A disinformation expert looks back on how disinformation put on hold a new government board she was hired to lead to help coordinate the Biden administration's efforts to address false information.

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News brief: Mariupol latest, Biden's Asia visit, DHS Disinformation Board

Friday, May 20, 2022

Concerns mount over Ukrainian soldiers from Mariupol in Russian hands. Joe Biden makes his first presidential trip to Asia. A disinformation expert leaves her post heading a new government board.

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The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in Buffalo will be back in court

Thursday, May 19, 2022

A court hearing will be held Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y., for the white man accused of going on a deadly, racist rampage at a supermarket in a mostly Black neighborhood.

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News brief: abortion-rights poll, Buffalo hearing, NATO membership

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Two-thirds of Americans oppose reversing abortion rights in a new poll. The accused Buffalo shooter appears in court Thursday. And Turkey opposes Finnish and Swedish bids to join NATO.

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North Korea mobilizes the military to distribute medicine during COVID outbreak

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Before last Thursday, North Korea claimed to have not a single case of COVID-19. Now it's battling what it claims is its first outbreak.

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Biden will visit Buffalo, where residents are reeling from the mass shooting

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

In Buffalo, N.Y., people are still struggling to comprehend Saturday's attack that killed 10 people at a supermarket. Authorities say a self-avowed white supremacist targeted Black people.

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News brief: Mariupol evacuation, Buffalo shooting, baby formula agreement

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers are evacuated from a steel plant to Russian-held territory. President Biden will visit Buffalo after Saturday's mass shooting. FDA announces plans to ease the baby formula shortage.

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Black Buffalo community is tired of hearing promises when the killings don't stop

Monday, May 16, 2022

The Buffalo neighborhood that was attacked by a white supremacist has struggled for years with violence and poverty. Calls by politicians for the community to come together were met with skepticism.

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Why suppressing violent videos is a constant problem for tech companies

Monday, May 16, 2022

The mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket was streamed live online. In about two minutes, it was taken down. But then it began reappearing on the Internet.

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