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A historic first as Mexico elects its first female president
NPR· 2 days agoA MARTÍNEZ: OK, here's the sound of history being made in Mexico City. CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM: (Speaking Spanish). STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Presidential candidate ...
Forget about political news and everything else -- it's time to focus on pandas
NPR· 6 days agoA MARTÍNEZ, HOST: First Lady Jill Biden just dropped some big news for animal lovers. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JILL BIDEN: It's official - the ...
N.Y. Gov. Hochul takes up the cause of protecting children online
NPR· 2 days agoA MARTÍNEZ, HOST: For the last month, Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, has faced near-daily strikes from Russia. The border is about 20 miles away ...
In Mexico's historic presidential election season it’s down to 2 women
NPR· 6 days agoSTEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We take a listen to the sounds of an election in Mexico. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: That's the soundtrack for hundreds ...
Activists hope other countries will follow Colombia's lead and ban bullfighting
NPR· 6 days agoA MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The South American nation of Colombia is banning bullfighting. Animal welfare groups say lawmakers' approval this week, which was decades ...
Morning news brief
NPR· 2 days agoA MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The U.S. is putting new pressure on Hamas and Israel to permanently end the war in Gaza. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Yeah, President Biden surprised ...
Influencers on social media have teenage boys trying cologne
NPR· 2 days agoA MARTÍNEZ: If you live with a teenage boy and your home smells like a Macy's beauty counter, you can probably thank TikTok. That's because fragrance influencers ...
People in Taiwan are divided over whether to remove statues of Chiang Kai-shek
NPR· 6 days agoA MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Taiwan inaugurated a new president this month and that's again prompting a debate over whether to remove statues of the island's former ...
The Rochester Roosters are bringing back vintage ‘base ball’
NPR· 2 days agoA MARTÍNEZ, HOST: In Rochester, Minn., a vintage baseball team is playing the game like it's 1860. Minnesota Public Radio's Katherine Richard explains.
2 artists claim credit for ‘All eyes on Rafah.’ The internet's most viral AI image
NPR· 2 days agoA MARTÍNEZ, HOST: All eyes on Rafah. The slogan has been used to draw attention to the plight of Palestinians in southern Gaza, which is the latest front ...