Author: WNYC

An election rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump became official after the two clinched the nominations for their respective parties this week. Media outlets have experience reporting on the two of them, but the stakes seem higher this time around. Will covering 2024 like a traditional election create the same pitfalls journalists have fallen…

It was an anti-immigrant initiative in his home state of California that pushed Alex Padilla into politics, now he is making history as the first Latino to represent California in the U.S. Senate. In an extended interview with Padilla, Maria Hinojosa asks the senator about Prop 187, the controversial 1994 ballot measure that politicized Padilla,…

Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying…

Jurors found James Crumbley guilty on all four counts of involuntary manslaughter over his teenage son’s mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School in November 2021. Four students died when Ethan Crumbley opened fire that day. Six other students and a teacher were wounded. Thursday’s verdict came roughly a month after Crumbley’s wife, Jennifer, was…

We keep a close eye on the price of oil because it feeds so many industries and hints at what’s coming for the global economy. And right now, the price of crude is going up along with gas at the pump. One reason is that OPEC is holding back on supply. Another: Spring is coming.…

Thursday on the NewsHour, we hear from the European Union’s top diplomat on global efforts to get more aid into Gaza and to support Ukraine. A legal settlement allows Florida teachers and students to talk about LGBTQ+ issues, but some restrictions remain. Plus, the pregnancy struggles of both Israeli survivors of Oct. 7 and Gazans…

Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters as he leaves federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Thursday. Wilfredo Lee/AP A federal judge has denied a motion by former President Donald Trump to dismiss the charges in one of the criminal indictments he’s facing. Trump is accused of withholding and concealing classified and top-secret documents…

San Francisco Symphony music director Esa-Pekka Salonen. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP The San Francisco Symphony announced Thursday the resignation of its music director, Esa-Pekka Salonen. The famed Finnish conductor and composer said he plans to leave when his contract expires at the end of the 2024-25 season. “I have decided not to continue as music director…

It’s a day at the races for 1A! The popularity of F1 in the US skyrocketed after Liberty Media bought Formula 1 in 2017. Netflix’s Drive to Survive helped boost interest in the sport (for both new and old fans) during the height of the pandemic. Netflix’s series has remained popular ever since and is…

Today, we present some conversations with the filmmakers and artists recognized as this year’s NAACP Image Awards. [REBROADCAST FROM January 19, 2024] Ava DuVernay wrote and directed the new film, “Origin,” which has been called “one of a kind,” “powerful” and “ambitious.” The story is based around the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson, played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and follows…