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Bad Bunny will be the first Latino to lead a live-action Marvel movie

Lilly Quiroz — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:37:00 +0000

Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny will play the title character in the Spider-Man spinoff El Muerto — about a wrestler who gets superpowers from a mask. Sony Pictures plans a 2024 release.

CNN anchor Zain Asher looks back on the tragedy that helped drive her success

Dave Davies — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:27:00 +0000

Asher's father died in a car crash in Nigeria when she was 5. Afterward, her mom raised four children on her own in a crime-ridden London neighborhood. Asher's memoir is Where the Children Take Us.

The Big Broadcast: May 1, 2022

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:10:48 +0000

Little Orphan Annie has a secret message for you this week -- do you have your secret decoder badge ready? And we're off to races, marking the Kentucky Derby with comedy from Jack Benny, a race-results predicting photo-computer, and a suspenseful murder rap. Plus, we're thrilled to have child radio star Kenny Best from The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour tell us about children in old time radio.

Listen: What the change in mask requirements on public transportation means for the region

Jordan Pascale, Esther Ciammachilli — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:54:44 +0000

Different local agencies adopted different policies last week, which led to some confusion.

Elon Musk, Twitter, and free speech

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:41:48 +0000

Talk, it’s been said, is cheap. Tweets can cost you a fortune.

As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, what is the endgame for sanctions?

Asma Khalid — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:34:00 +0000

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, the threat of harsh economic sanctions was wielded as a deterrent. But the White House message has evolved.

NATO defense officials meet in Germany to decide the next steps for Ukraine

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:34:00 +0000

The U.S. wants to weaken Russia to the point where it can't wage a war like this again. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about what options NATO has left.

Will the Supreme Court be as deferential to Biden on immigration as it was to Trump?

Nina Totenberg — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:38:00 +0000

The court is weighing whether the Biden administration must continue to enforce the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program, which keeps some asylum-seekers in Mexico while they await a U.S. hearing.

Supreme Court seems sympathetic to coach who claims right to pray on the 50-yard-line

Nina Totenberg — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:01:00 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing the case of Joe Kennedy, a former assistant high school football coach who was suspended after praying on the field.

A lead COVID test investigator on how well at-home rapid tests work for BA.2

Jon Hamilton — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:01:00 +0000

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Wilbur Lam, a lead investigator assessing COVID-19 diagnostic tests for the U.S. government, about detecting the omicron BA.2 subvariant with rapid tests.