Protests Swell Across Russia Calling For The Release Of Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny
Updated at 4:00 p.m. ET Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets in protest on Saturday to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, braving the threat of mass arrests in what were some of the largest demonstrations against the Kremlin in years. From the port city of Vladivostok in the east to the capital of Moscow seven time zones away in the west, protesters swept across the country in open defiance of warnings from Russian authorities that the demonstrations...
Senate Democrats File Ethics Complaint Against Cruz, Hawley After Capitol Riot
A group of Senate Democrats filed an ethics complaint Thursday against Republican Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz over their objections to the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results that coincided with the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. By objecting to the certification, Cruz, and Hawley, "lent legitimacy" to the violent mob of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol, the letter sent to incoming Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Chris Coons, D-Del., and Vice Chairman...
6 Numbers That Show President Biden's Greatest Challenges
President Biden is calling for unity to address each of the nation's concurrent crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, race relations and climate change. It won't be easy because as he settles into office, Biden also inherits a country that is deeply divided. Democrats and Republicans live in very different worlds and get their news and information from very different places , cordoned off by ideology and worldview. Bringing America together when the trials it faces are, in...
She Resisted Getting Her Kids The Usual Vaccines. Then The Pandemic Hit
"I just remember being very scared." That's how Lydia, a 39-year-old mother of three in Canada, describes feeling when she was pregnant in 2008 with her daughter and had questions about vaccinating. She worried it might cause more harm than good. "I remember feeling some trepidation and saying to my husband, 'We can't undo this once we do it,' " she says. NPR is not using Lydia's full name because she's worried about backlash from a community she once believed in — people opposed to vaccines....
'The Separate and Unequal Health System' Highlighted By COVID-19
On a recent Friday afternoon, the critical care charge nurse at a South Los Angeles hospital tries to send another nurse off to grab lunch. Maria Arechiga is interrupted by the beeping of an alarm, the vitals of a patient declining, organs failing. She dons a surgical gown and unzips a plastic tarp that hangs from the doorway of a hospital room — a makeshift isolation room on this floor temporarily transformed into a larger intensive care unit to make space for the patients that just keep...
Finding Joy In The Wreckage: Acknowledging Trauma In The Post-Trump Era
The pandemic, the acknowledgment of racism in the U.S. and the presidential election have left so many Americans feeling collectively traumatized. It's something Kiese Laymon has been writing about. Hes a professor of English and creative writing at the University of Mississippi and an author of several books that confront and unpack trauma. Laymon believes we're now having a mainstream conversation about trauma through writing and even 24-hour news. "In my lifetime, I think weve suffered the...
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Biden Administration: Here's Who Has Been Confirmed So Far
Updated on Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. ET Hours after he was sworn in Wednesday, the U.S. Senate began confirming President Biden's nominees for key positions in his administration. That's a slower pace than for recent administrations. Former President Donald Trump had two Cabinet members confirmed by Inauguration Day in 2017, while former President Barack Obama had six by the time he took the oath of office. Biden has announced acting officials to temporarily lead federal agencies. For permanent roles...
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