NPR’s Mary Louse Kelly talks with Kim Hyun-woo, who — until 2014 — held a senior post in North Korea’s Ministry of State Security in his first interview. Read More at NPR
Read More »Behind the ousting of CNN CEO Chris Licht after one tumultuous year
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Puck media reporter Dylan Byers on the ousting of CNN CEO Chris Licht after barely one year. Read More at NPR
Read More »6 months in, Hakeem Jeffries reflects on the debt ceiling drama and replacing Pelosi
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sat down with All Things Considered’s Juana Summers to talk about the recent debt ceiling negotiations and what this says about the direction Congress is headed. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »On new album, Ben Folds reflects on ‘What Matters Most’
Ben Folds reflects on his songwriting process, injecting empathy into lyrics, and why he believes that “we don’t need any new albums.” Read More at NPR
Read More »Here’s what’s driving the lifeguard shortage
As we head into summer, a lifeguard shortage is affecting public pools throughout the country. Read More at NPR
Read More »Wolverine (the animal, not the X-Man) makes rare appearance in California
A Wolverine spotted recently seen in Sierra Nevada’s is only the second confirmed sighting of the creature in state in the last 100 years. They disappeared from California likely due to hunting. Read More at NPR
Read More »Guam is still working to restore power to thousands of people two weeks after typhoon
Thousands of people on Guam still don’t have power and electricity after being hit by Typhoon Mawar on May 24. The local government says it aims to change that soon. Read More at NPR
Read More »U.S. skies in the Northeast and the Midwest are hazy with smoke from Canada
A good chunk of the United States is dealing with smoke following a series of wildfires in Canada. Winds have carried the smoke across the Northeast and parts of the Midwest. Read More at NPR
Read More »Female wrestlers in India are detained after making sexual harassment allegations
The International Olympic Committee has condemned the Indian police’s treatment of the countries’ top wrestlers, who accuse a ruling party lawmaker of sexual harassment. Read More at NPR
Read More »What the flooding is like in Kherson, Ukraine, after the Kakhovka dam breach upstream
Journalist in Ukraine Olena Nikolova describes what it’s like in Kherson following flooding from a massive breach in the Kakhovka dam, which occurred upstream from the city. Read More at NPR
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