National

National

Tennessee Rep. Mark Hall on new bill that would make drunk drivers pay child support

5:54pm May 01, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tennessee State Representative Mark Hall about a bill that would require drunk drivers to pay child support if found responsible for the death of a minor's parent.

Queue Listen Now

The latest polls show Joe Biden is losing the love of younger Americans.

Polls show Biden is losing support from Gen Z. These young voters aren't surprised

1:42pm May 01, 2022

by Michael Levitt

As the political calendar inches towards the midterm elections in November, a run of recent polling all points to one thing: President Biden has a problem with young voters.

A 2012 file photo shows the Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford.

Connecticut looks to expand abortion rights in response to out-of-state restrictions

1:32pm May 01, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The legislation is partly a reaction to the wave of new measures in conservative states restricting abortions and in some cases levying civil and criminal penalties on people who perform them.

Lebanese-American designer and owner of ModernEID Jomana Siddiqui organizes her Ramadan and EID decor and gifts. there has been a rise in companies like hers that make Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, a more commercialized holiday.

Like Christmas, Eid is being commercialized – and that's a welcome thing

12:54pm May 01, 2022

by Rifat Malik

For many Muslims, western holiday celebrations like Christmas once felt like the kind of universal affirmation we could never attain. But, today, it's a markedly different story.

The Sports Bra is the spot to watch women's sports in Portland

9:11am May 01, 2022

by Deena Prichep

The many screens that adorn sports bars across the country almost always show men's sports. But a new bar in Portland seeks to change that. It's named The Sports Bra.

Los Angeles Sheriff deputies on March 3.

National

Some California police are biased. A report says they have no clear plans to fix that

8:00am May 01, 2022

by Eric Westervelt

A scathing report by California's Auditor of five large police departments finds evidence of officer bias against women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people, and there's no goal to improve.

President Joe Biden speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Washington.

President Biden mocks Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner

7:34am May 01, 2022

by Robbie Griffiths

Joe Biden addressed the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, the first time a president has spoken at the event in six years.

Firefighters search what's left of John's Animal World on Saturday in Andover, Kan., after a tornado hit the area.

National

A tornado in Kansas injured several people and damaged multiple buildings

9:51pm April 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

In addition to wreckage from the tornado itself, three meteorology students traveling back from storm chasing in Kansas were killed in a crash. The twister knocked out power for over 15,000 people.

National

What the leaked Jan. 6 recordings say about democracy right now

5:23pm April 30, 2022

Some Republicans are on the defensive about what they said or wrote privately after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. NPR's Michel Martin discusses that with Harvard professor Steven Levitsky.

National

Movie theater owners are optimistic about an industry return at this year's CinemaCon

5:23pm April 30, 2022

by John Horn

Movie theater owners from around the country gathered in Las Vegas this week to strategize about how they can get audiences back in front of their big screens.