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The suspected gunman in the New York City subway shooting has been arrested

Jasmine Garsd — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:24:00 +0000

Authorities are trying to learn more information about the suspect identified following a mass shooting at a New York City subway station on Tuesday.

Russian forces may be preparing for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine

Tim Mak — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:24:00 +0000

Ukraine continues to battle Russian forces focusing their assault on the nation's east. The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are meeting with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

‘The First Lady’ is far from perfect—but its lead performances make it worth watching

David Bianculli — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:46:00 +0000

Showtime's new 10-part series dramatizes the lives of three presidential spouses: Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama, played by Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Viola Davis.

Delia Ephron on surviving cancer and the defiance of falling in love in your 70s

Terry Gross — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:46:00 +0000

In her new memoir Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life, Delia Ephron writes about losing her first husband, finding new love, and how surviving cancer has changed her outlook on life.

Inflation adds to voters’ frustrations in a key congressional district

Asma Khalid — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:49:00 +0000

President Biden's popularity has crumbled since he first took office. A trip to Michigan's 7th Congressional District — one of the most competitive in the country — is a window into why.

NYC authorities identify suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting

Gwynne Hogan — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:37:00 +0000

New York City authorities have identified a suspect in a subway shooting Tuesday morning in Brooklyn that left 23 people wounded.

NYPD releases information about a person of interest in a subway shooting

Caroline Lewis — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:56:00 +0000

New York City authorities have identified 62-year-old Frank R. James as a "person of interest" in a subway shooting Tuesday morning in Brooklyn that left 23 people wounded.

Why there are growing fears the U.S. is headed to a recession

Scott Horsley — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:37:00 +0000

With inflation at a four-decade high, a growing number of forecasters worry the U.S. economy may be headed to a recession as the Fed gears up to raise interest rates aggressively.

Sounds of America: The class of 2022

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:28:51 +0000

The 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, joins us to explain how this year’s pieces were chosen.

WBEZ’s ‘Motive’ explores stories and scandals from prisons in rural America

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:18:14 +0000

And according to a 2009 report from the National Library of Medicine, an estimated 21 percent of male inmates are physically assaulted in a six-month span of time.