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A look at the stream of weapons the U.S. is supplying to Ukraine

Greg Myre — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:52:00 +0000

Ukraine may be outgunned, but to the surprise of many, it has punched back hard against Russia. The U.S. is supplying lots of Ukraine's most effective weapons, which are coming into the country daily.

Watching Ketanji Brown Jackson’s brutal confirmation hearings

Array — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:52:00 +0000

NPR's Juana Summers revisits Petee Talley, a supporter of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to discuss the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Editor-in-chief of Russia’s last remaining independent TV station on media’s role now

Array — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:52:00 +0000

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of TV Rain, Russia's last remaining independent TV station that recently went off air. He and his family fled to Tbilisi, Georgia.

War in Ukraine shows little sign of slowing

Nathan Rott — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:52:00 +0000

One in four Ukrainians have been displaced in the month since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of them children. In recent days, there hasn't been a lot of movement on either side of the war.

Get Out There: Thrifting new clothes for spring

Alexya Brown, Kayla Hewitt — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:06:43 +0000

For this week’s Get Out There, we chatted about where you can find your new favorite local thrift shop.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:24:45 +0000

Many of the questions she’s faced during her confirmation hearings have had little to do with her or the court.

Madeleine Albright had a lot to say about Putin — and she didn’t mince words

Jonathan Franklin — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:11:00 +0000

The former U.S. secretary of state recalled the first time she met Russian President Vladimir Putin back in 1999 during the Clinton administration.

Madeleine Albright kept up her trailblazing work long after being secretary of state

Barbara Sprunt — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:38:00 +0000

Albright, who arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, became the first woman to serve as secretary of state. She died on Wednesday at the age of 84.

Idaho will ban most abortions in the state as the governor signs Texas-style law

Array — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:04:00 +0000

Most abortions will be illegal in Idaho in about a month — unless the courts intervene. A new law in Idaho is modeled after a Texas abortion ban that took effect in September.

Life in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv — one month into the war

Leila Fadel — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:12:00 +0000

As Russia's war on Ukraine grinds on, so too does life for Ukrainians who still live in Kyiv. We examine how people in the capital city are adapting to life under war a month into Russia's invasion.