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Up First briefing: Gun violence and trauma; women in the workforce; tip-flation
Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Gun violence takes a long-lasting toll on entire communities, not just those injured or killed. Women return to the job market in droves. Three reasons why tipping has gotten out of control.
Up first briefing: Supreme Court and 2024 elections; French protests; Twitter limits
Monday, July 03, 2023
How will the recent Supreme Court rulings affect presidential campaigns? Protests over the police killing of a French teen raged for nearly a week. Elon Musk limits how many Tweets users can read.
Up First briefing: affirmative action; student loan forgiveness; actors strike looms
Friday, June 30, 2023
The Supreme Court effectively ends affirmative action. The ruling on Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is expected today. The contract between actors and studios expires tonight.
Up First briefing: smoke and heat waves; French protests; gravitational waves
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Canadian wildfire smoke and heat make for unhealthy U.S. air. Protests erupt in France after police kill a teen boy during a traffic stop. A new physics discovery could help us understand black holes.
Up First briefing: Extreme heat; pandemic fraud; Supreme Court election theory ruling
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The South faces record-breaking heat. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent. The Supreme Court rejects the controversial independant state leglistatures theory.
Up First briefing: Putin on Wagner; Biden on Putin; scientists on fasting
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Vladimir Putin presented a united front after an attempted mutiny. President Biden says the U.S. was not involved. Researchers say intermittent fasting could be as effective as calorie counting.
Up First briefing: Russian rebellion; 'Cop City' protests; Alzheimer's drug approval
Monday, June 26, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a failed rebellion in Russia. Activists in Atlanta hold a week of action against a police training facility. An Alzheimer's drug could be approved soon, but hurdles remain.
Up First: Titan implosion; 1 year after Roe; Evan Gershkovich's appeal rejected
Friday, June 23, 2023
All five people aboard the Titan are believed dead after an implosion. Saturday marks a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. The FDA approves the first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.
Up First: Modi's state visit, Titan search continues, East Palestine train hearings
Thursday, June 22, 2023
President Biden rolls out the red carpet for India's prime minister. Time is running out in the search for the Titan submersible. And, the NTSB holds hearings on the East Ohio train derailments.
Up First: Titan submersible search; abortion poll; anxiety screenings
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Crews detected "underwater noises" this morning while searching for the Titan. A majority of Americans oppose the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe. And, why you should be screened for anxiety.
Food blogging reminds me of what I'm capable of and how my heritage is my own
Saturday, May 20, 2023
I started my Vietnamese cooking blog to preserve my family's recipes. It taught me that heritage is about mixing what I've been taught with my own experiences, and cooking up something entirely new.
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Monday, May 15, 2023
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and NPR is celebrating with new stories, Tiny Desk concerts and podcasts! Follow along here for content updates.
'Sesame Street' introduces TJ, the show's first Filipino American muppet
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
TJ the muppet joined actor Kal Penn and Korean American muppet Ji-Young this week to discuss the word of the day: confidence. He debuts during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
While many ring in the Year of the Rabbit, Vietnam celebrates the cat
Saturday, January 21, 2023
This Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese will observe a different animal in the zodiac, the cat. The reasons are murky: could be linguistics or the landscape — or maybe cats are just plain friendlier.
Lunar New Year traditions evolve in the Asian diaspora
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
While Lunar New Year traditions have been carried on for years in Asia, festivities for members of the Asian diaspora have evolved as celebrants welcome in loved ones from other cultures.
K-Pop Group BTS And McDonald's Launch Exclusive Meal And Clothing Line
Thursday, May 27, 2021
The meal includes Chicken McNuggets, a medium order of french fries, a medium Coke and two new sauces inspired by McDonald's South Korea.
4 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Where Asian Americans Fought For Civil Rights
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Over the years, many Asian Americans have fought unjust laws in the courts and changed the course of human rights in the U.S. We look at key Supreme Court decisions.
Bombing Near Kabul School Kills At Least 50, Many Of Them Girls
Saturday, May 08, 2021
Many of the victims were young students. No group has claimed responsibility. The U.S. and NATO are in the process of removing their troops from the country, raising fears of increased attacks.
House Lawmakers Advance Historic Bill To Form Reparations Commission
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The legislation would create a commission that would study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings and recommend "appropriate remedies" to Congress.
Rapper DMX On Life Support Following Heart Attack
Sunday, April 04, 2021
A longtime lawyer for DMX told The Associated Press that the 50-year-old rapper is "quite ill."