Steve Inskeep appears in the following:
News brief: Ga. murder trial, Trump sues over documents, mental health access
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Jury selection begins in the trial of those accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Ex-President Trump tries to stop the release of Capitol riot documents. The latest on mental health needs for children.
This book of poetry says, 'I have fists,' and the world needs to know
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Chinese American poet Jane Wong's new collection, How Not to Be Afraid of Everything, grapples with fear and anger at her family's silence about what they suffered in China's Great Leap Forward.
Colin Powell dies at 84 of COVID-19 complications
Monday, October 18, 2021
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died early Monday due to complications from COVID-19.
Amid a construction slowdown, China's economic growth weakens
Monday, October 18, 2021
Concerns about a faltering property company and widespread power shortages have resulted in China's slowest economic growth figures in a year.
News brief: Haiti kidnappings, China's economy slows, COVID boosters
Monday, October 18, 2021
A group of U.S.-based aid workers and their families are kidnapped in Haiti. The growth rate for China's economy has slowed. More big moves on COVID-19 vaccine boosters are expected this week.
Behind-the-scenes workers in Hollywood avert a strike
Monday, October 18, 2021
Crew members in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees have reached a deal. A strike would have shut down much of the film and TV production across the country.
The White House steps in to unclog the overwhelmed shipping industry
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Global supply chain issues have hampered the economic recovery. The Biden administration is trying to fix some of those issues through deals with the private sector.
News brief: COVID boosters, Jan. 6 probe, shipping backlog
Thursday, October 14, 2021
A COVID-19 booster study suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best. A House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack issues more subpoenas. The Biden administration aims to break up shipping logjams.
News brief: Texas abortion law, jobs report, CIA's focus on China
Friday, October 08, 2021
Some clinics in Texas are offering abortions again after a federal judge intervened. The Labor Department issues its monthly jobs report. The CIA director says China is the agency's main focus.
2021's Nobel Prize in literature goes to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah
Thursday, October 07, 2021
Abdulrazak Gurnah, who is from Zanzibar, has written 10 novels, including 1994's Paradise, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. U.S. poet Louise Glück won the 2020 Nobel Prize in literature.
Enforcement of the new abortion law in Texas is blocked by a federal judge
Thursday, October 07, 2021
A federal judge has blocked the state's controversial abortion law, finding it was designed to make it difficult for people to exercise their constitutional rights. Texas will appeal.
News brief: abortion law blocked, debt limit fix, caregivers' COVID deaths
Thursday, October 07, 2021
Texas' abortion law is temporarily blocked. Congress appears closer to a deal that keeps the government paying its bills. A study estimates more than 140,00 children have lost a caregiver to COVID-19.
Hearing about Facebook was billed as focusing on protecting kids online
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun.
Ex-Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies before Senate panel
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
Democrats and Republicans vow to work together to strengthen online child-privacy laws after Haugen testified about Instagram and Facebook dangers for young users. Facebook rejects her portrayal.
News brief: Facebook hearing, California oil leak, French Catholic Church abuse
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
Facebook whistleblower testifies on Capitol Hill. A broken pipeline off California's coast spewed crude into the ocean. A huge number of children were sexually abused in the French Catholic Church.
CDC Director Walensky Overrules Advisers On Boosters For At-Risk Workers
Friday, September 24, 2021
Walensky made a recommendation that CDC advisers rejected — giving a third shot to at-risk workers such as those in the health care industry. Her decision sides with what the FDA recommended.
White House, House Democrats Agree On A Framework To Pay For Their Spending Plan
Friday, September 24, 2021
House leaders on Thursday announced an agreement with the White House on a loose framework for how they will pay for their spending package. No specifics were announced about the framework.
News Brief: Booster Shots, Trump Loyalists Subpoenaed, White House Quad Summit
Friday, September 24, 2021
The CDC director endorses booster shots for at-risk workers. The House panel probing the Jan. 6 attack issues subpoenas to four ex-Trump officials. The U.S. hosts a summit that will talk about China.
How Haitian Migrants Are Getting To The U.S., And Where They May Go Next
Thursday, September 23, 2021
U.S. border agents are allowing some Haitian migrants into the country on a temporary basis, while others are being deported or heading back over the border to Mexico.
News Brief: Booster Shots, Haitian Migrants, U.N. Famine Warning
Thursday, September 23, 2021
The FDA OKs a Pfizer booster for people 65+ or at high risk for severe COVID-19. Some Haitian migrants have been released into the U.S. The U.N. says people in an area of Ethiopia face severe hunger.