As the nation awaits a Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, some raise eyebrows at the judge
From playing Jeopardy and quoting Shakespeare to admonishing the lead prosecutor and dismissing a juror over possible bias, Judge Bruce Schroeder has repeatedly come under the spotlight.
U.S. COVID cases start to rise again as the holidays approach
After declining most of the fall, new infections are up again in more than half of U.S. states, worrying experts about what the holiday season may bring.
The Travis Scott shoe is postponed by Nike after the Astroworld deaths
With the passing of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the Astroworld death toll has risen to 10. Scott and Live Nation, the organizers of the festival, have been sued by numerous parties.
A stowaway roadrunner hitched a ride in a moving van from Las Vegas to Maine
A wayward roadrunner is on the mend at a bird rehabilitation facility in Maine after traveling across the country for four days in a moving van.
9-year-old dies after Astroworld festival crush, bringing death toll to 10
Ezra Blount of Dallas became the youngest to die from injuries sustained during a sudden crowd surge that took place at the Houston concert earlier this month.
In drought-plagued New Mexico, farmer places high hopes in infrastructure bill
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Greg Daviet, a pecan farmer in Las Cruces, N.M., about how the infrastructure plan passed by Congress may affect his business.
The factors driving ‘Striketober’
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Jasmine Kerrissey, professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about the recent wave of strikes and what it says about labor in America.
Flying for Thanksgiving? Expect packed planes, unruly passengers and cancellations
Millions of Americans are returning to the skies this holiday season. Crowded airports, staffing shortages, bad weather and disruptive passengers all could make the experience miserable.
Navajo Nation bans indoor smoking in public places, including casinos
Danielle Kurtzleben talks to Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson, expert on tobacco prevention in Native American communities, about the Navajo Nation’s new ban on indoor smoking in public places.
When a Hyundai is also the family home
To keep their three kids in a sought-after public school district, one family sleeps in a car in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania Walmart while the parents work the overnight shift at the store.
This Colorado ‘solar garden’ is literally a farm under solar panels
The newly passed infrastructure bill could lead to a boom in solar production requiring a lot more land, including farmland. But research is showing solar panels might actually help grow some crops.
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