Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten …
3 days ago · Key Texas legislators say they intend to pass a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The move would add some big-state momentum to a trend started by Louisiana last year with a law that is blocked in court but has other states looking at similar proposals.
Social Vidoes: Far from the front lines, Ukrainians fight a war to ...
4 days ago · Catie Dull (she/her) is a short-form video producer and photojournalist on the NPR visuals team. She is from Wilmington, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Photo and Video Journalism.
Ceasefire goes into effect in Gaza, Israel says, after initial delay
4 days ago · Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire between Israel's military and Hamas has begun. The Israeli government announced the ceasefire with Hamas would take effect at 11:15 local time (4:15 am US ET) — around three hours after the originally scheduled time for hostilities to cease.
A conversation about MLK's legacy, and a second Trump …
3 days ago · Monday marks both the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day and the inauguration of Donald Trump as our 47th President. We reflect on this with scholars Tressie McMillan Cottom and Eddie Glaude.
'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA ...
5 days ago · Nick McMillan is a fellow with NPR's Investigations Unit. He utilizes data driven techniques, video and motion graphics to tell stories. Previously, McMillan worked at Newsy on investigative documentaries where he contributed to stories uncovering white supremacists in the U.S. military and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rican school children.
President Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and members of Jan. 6 Panel
3 days ago · In a statement, Biden said the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing." President-elect Trump has criticized many officials Biden pardoned.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and …
6 days ago · The Pitt on Max is a show about an emergency room in Pittsburgh, which is part of why it's called "The Pitt." As a '90s kid, I'm never mad at Noah Wyle employment. He plays the head doctor and every episode is an hour at his ER during one day. The whole season is going to add up to 24 hours.
'All the hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic recounts LA ...
5 days ago · On the morning of Jan. 7, a firefighter near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles observed a 10-acre brush fire along a ridgeline and sent out a warning. "Just to give you guys a heads up," he radioed to others. "This has the potential for 200 acres plus." The Palisades fire and the ...
Strong Santa Ana winds hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles -- again
3 days ago · As firefighters battle the Eaton and Palisades fires in Southern California, strong Santa Ana winds are hitting the fire-ravaged region again — posing renewed risks for the fires to spread and for new ones to spark. The National Weather Service issued "particularly dangerous" red flag warnings to ...
What to know for Trump's inauguration. And, a Civil Rights icon ...
3 days ago · 🎧 There is a full day of activities planned, including a midday ceremony that could involve Trump signing executive orders, NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben tells Up First.The move indoors will also make a lot of time today feel like a traditional Trump rally, she adds.At last night's rally, Trump talked about carrying out mass deportations quickly and pardoning people convicted for their actions ...