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Red Cross prepares for the worst in eastern Ukraine

Array — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:48:00 +0000

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Pascal Hundt, the head of delegation at the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine, about helping evacuate and bringing aid to the country.

GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn has ruffled feathers in his 1st term

Steve Harrison — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:48:00 +0000

GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn has drawn several Republican primary challengers in his western North Carolina district. How are voters there feeling about the controversial congressman?

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees arrive at U.S.-Mexico Border

Adrian Florido — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:48:00 +0000

Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war have come to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, where immigration agents are letting them into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.

A long lost tape shows the artist Prince back when he was another kid in Minneapolis

Array — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:48:00 +0000

As a child, the late artist Prince was interviewed about a teacher's strike in Minneapolis for a local news story. The rediscovered tape proves that even artists as big as Prince were kids once.

Dr. Anthony Fauci talks about vaccine efficacy and second boosters

Array — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:48:00 +0000

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, about the new study on vaccines and the current COVID-19 wave.

Ukraine says a Russian missile hit a train station, killing at least 50

Eyder Peralta — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:48:00 +0000

A Russian missile strike on a train station in Eastern Ukraine has left at least 50 dead. People in that part of the country are looking at how to prepare for further attacks.

Can Russia Be Held Accountable For War Crimes?

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Diane talks to Stephen Rapp, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, about alleged atrocities in Ukraine and what accountability might look like.

NATO chief warns of heavier fighting in ‘new phase’ of Ukraine war

Array — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:16:00 +0000

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about Ukraine's renewed request for weaponry, and the latest predictions on how Russian forces will fight the war in the future.

Kazuo Ishiguro draws on his songwriting past to write novels about the future

Terry Gross — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:27:00 +0000

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist explains how he honed his craft earlier in his career. His book, Klara and the Sun, is set in the future and has an A.I. narrator. Originally published March 17, 2021.

’61st Street’ is a well-acted — but none too subtle — crime drama

David Bianculli — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:27:00 +0000

AMC's new series takes a detailed look at the intersection of crime, policing and the courts. But while its story is compelling, 61st Street is ultimately marred by a script that seems too obvious.