Unpacking the $10 billion sale of the LA Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team will be sold for $10 billion. Author and historian Jeff Pearlman explains what this means for the franchise and the sport of basketball.
9 years on, the meaning of the Maidan protests persists in Ukraine
Eight years before Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's president fled to Moscow after the Maidan protests forced him from office.
U.S.-China tensions are growing and that could be a problem for Apple
When Apple was on the brink of bankruptcy, a vast supply chain in China helped reverse its fortunes. But following pandemic disruptions and tensions between the U.S. and China, that might change.
Mormon church leader uses his faith to spread anti-racist principles
James Jones is a Black member of the Church of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon Church, who is using his church's theology to teach anti-racist principles to fellow members.
A year into Russia's war in Ukraine, UN ambassador says diplomacy is still an option
What more can the United Nations do, as Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year? NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
How courts fail survivors of domestic violence
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Dr. Judith Herman, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who says the courts fail to secure meaningful justice for survivors of domestic violence.
The New York Times' coverage of transgender people sparks newsroom divide
A union that represents many of The New York Times' journalists sided with writers who signed a petition critical of the paper's coverage of trans people. That sparked a backlash in the newsroom.
Nigerians head to polls on a competitive election day
Election day dawns in Africa's biggest democracy, as Nigerians vote in one of the most consequential elections in decades.
The parallels between Vonnegut's science fiction and our modern-day world
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Robin Murphy, professor at Texas A&M University, about the through line between a science fiction novel and the current state of AI and automation.
This winter's respiratory virus surge revealed problems in how we care for sick kids
After a surge of respiratory viruses early this winter, many children's hospitals are finally returning to normal. But next time they surge, beds for young patients could again be hard to come by.
Do work requirements for SNAP assistance actually lead to economic self-sufficiency?
SNAP, a federal nutrition assistance program, will again require some recipients to work in order to receive aid. But new research raises questions about whether work requirements actually work.
The ATF director explains what the bureau is doing about gun violence
The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives speaks out about mass shootings and what his agency is doing to help solve violent crimes.