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Brazil's floods leave more than 100 people dead and thousands displaced
NPR· 5 days agoMARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: On yesterday's show, we heard about floods that have plagued East Africa for months, a combination of natural ...
A new rule might speed up asylum claims at the Southern border
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 6 days agoThe Biden administration has proposed a new rule intended to speed up the asylum claims process at the southern border. It says this rule is about making the country safer rather than curbing ...
New line of Swiss Army Knives will come without the knife
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 6 days agoIt's a question that the maker of the Swiss Army Knife has just answered in the form of a new line of pocket knives without blades. Victorinox, the company behind the ubiquitous multitool, has ...
Should commercial space companies contribute to the FAA the way airlines do?
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 6 days agoCommercial space companies are sending up more rockets than ever before. WAILIN WONG, BYLINE: In 1969, Michael Huerta was one of the tens of millions of Americans watching the Apollo 11 moon ...
How a trio of Villanova Wildcats are fueling the New York Knicks' playoff run
WUNC Chapel Hill· 6 days agoIt is playoff time in the NBA, the point in the season where casual fans engage and rabid fans are on fire. The energy was intense last night at Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knicks ...
Biden campaign says stance on Middle East isn't led by politics
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 5 days agoDonald Trump spent much of this week in court for his New York hush money trial. Joe Biden has been dealing, among other things, with the war in Gaza and how much influence the U.S. has over how Israel conducts that war.
Federal forecasters say El Nino is waning, after contributing to a record heat year
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 6 days agoFederal forecasters say the El Nino weather pattern is on its way out. This past year, it helped drive temperatures to new records. Lauren Sommer has more from NPR's climate ...
What 'Pop Culture Happy Hour' thinks of Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart movie 'Unfrosted'
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 5 days agoThe Netflix movie Unfrosted tells a made-up version of Pop-Tarts' origin story. It hasn't been received favorably, including by NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts.
Thousands of Black women are suing chemical relaxer makers over cancer risks
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 5 days agoPeople spend tens of billions of dollars a year on hair products, including chemical relaxers, which can straighten curly hair. Now thousands of Black women are suing the makers of hair relaxers ...
The U.S. is withholding aid to Israel. Will it work?
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 5 days agoThis week President Biden's ironclad support for Israel started to sound a little more complicated. The Biden administration paused a shipment of more than 3,000 bombs to Israel. On Wednesday ...