'Being dismissed for being different': Adam Duritz on new music with Counting Crows
In 1993, Adam Duritz and his band Counting Crows took roots-rock to new heights with their debut August and Everything After. More than 30 years later, they offer a new album, cut from the same cloth.
A West African gray parrot is back with its owner after being stolen 3 years ago
In France, someone in Marseilles tried to sell the parrot, but the species is protected and the sale was blocked. The bird wouldn't stop squawking its name Jako, which helped police find the owner.
Crocs is selling cowboy boots for a limited time staring later this month
The footwear company, whose foam clogs became wildly popular again during the pandemic, is trying something new. It's releasing a Crocs-style cowboy boot --spurs and all!
After Hamas attack, Biden assures Netanyahu that U.S. stands with Israel
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer about how the Biden administration plans to show support for Israel after the weekend attack by Hamas.
A U.S. congressional delegation visits China — the first since 2019
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer held a rare one-on-one with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The visit by a bipartisan delegation represents political engagement absent during the pandemic.
Some Christians want to make amends for the church's treatment of Indigenous people
Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the destruction of Indigenous people and culture. (Story aired on ATC on Oct. 5, 2023.)
Deaf football team debuts 5G-connected augmented reality helmet to call plays
A first-of-its-kind football helmet will allow coaches at Gallaudet University, a school for deaf and hard of hearing students, to transmit plays to their quarterback via an augmented reality screen.
Morning news brief
Hamas attack on Israel touches off an all-out war. How did Hamas militants plan and carry out such a large attack without advance warning? Series of quakes in Afghanistan kills over 2,000 people.
Rescue workers hurry to reach hundreds of Afghans buried under quake debris
A powerful earthquake has killed more than 2,000 people in western Afghanistan.
Palestinians ask nations to press Israel to end reprisal attacks on civilians
NPR's Michel Martin talks with former Palestinian peace talks adviser Diana Buttu about the attacks on Israel by Hamas militants.
Guatemalans protest attempts to overturn the results of presidential election
For over a week now, thousands of people in Guatemala have been blockading roads and taking to the streets in protest at attempts to undermine the president-elect's transition to power.
There is mixed reaction in the region to the fighting in Israel and the Gaza Strip
Hamas leaders have called for nearby countries to join them in a war against Israel. The response has been mixed.