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The Economic Mind of Tim Walz
In recent weeks, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz burst from relative obscurity to co-headlining the Democratic presidential ticket. Walz’s career rocket launch was fueled by his cutting political rhetoric, folksy midwestern charm, jovial dad vibes, and progressive principles and accomplishments. Before Walz was governor and a vice presidential candidate, he...
Here’s how you can keep finding new sports to love between now and the next Olympics
One of the attractions of watching the Olympics is getting sucked into and learning about sports you’ve barely heard of before. The Paralympic Games are just around the corner, with exciting sports including wheelchair rugby and goalball, a game for people who are blind or vision impaired, where the object is for players to stay on their hands and knees and throw a ball past opponents into their net to score.
Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Guard as Tropical Storm Ernesto nears
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico activated the National Guard and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters warned that the U.S. territory would be hit by Tropical Storm Ernesto, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for...
Mars and Jupiter pair up this week in a celestial dance unseen from Earth in years
Look up at the sky this week and you'll see Mars and Jupiter in a tight lineup not seen for years. On Wednesday, the two planets will be at their closest proximity to each other from Earth's perspective since 2018. In reality, the duo will be more than 350 million...
British Olympic diver Tom Daley announces he is retiring
British Olympic diver Tom Daley, who has won five medals and went viral in the Paris games for his sideline knitting, is retiring. “It was emotional at the end, up there on the platform, knowing it was going to be my last competitive dive,” he told Vogue in an interview published Monday. “But I have to make the decision at some point, and it feels like the right time. It’s the right time to call it a day.”
Arizona certifies abortion access measure for the November ballot
Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution. The Arizona secretary of state's office said Monday that it had certified 577,971 signatures — far above the required number that the coalition supporting the ballot measure had to submit in order to put the question before voters.
Light on news, heavy on personality in Elon Musk and Donald Trump X interview
Former President Donald Trump and billionaire X owner Elon Musk said a lot but made little news in a meandering interview marred by a lengthy technical delay on Monday night. Overwhelmingly, Trump’s comments followed the contours of one of his rally speeches: he blasted undocumented immigrants as dangerous, he bragged about his relationships with leaders of U.S. adversaries like Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin and he insulted his political opponents, particularly President Biden and Vice President Harris.
Plagued by technical issues, Trump-Musk interview on X gets off to a rocky start
A much-touted interview between former President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk got off to a late start on Monday after a lengthy technical delay that both men spun, without evidence, as an effort to silence them. The conversation did not have a smooth start. As people tried to...
FBI is investigating after Trump campaign says Iran hacked sensitive documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Monday it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran. The FBI released a brief statement reading, "We can confirm the FBI is investigating...
Earthquakes of the same magnitude can feel different. Here’s why
When the 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Los Angeles area Monday afternoon, Angelenos reported a lengthy quake with significant shaking. But the number attached to an earthquake only tells you so much about it. A variety of other factors influence how a quake is felt on the Earth’s surface, according to University of California, Berkeley Seismology Lab director Richard Allen.
How Springfield, Ohio, took center stage in the election immigration debate
In a recent speech at the National Conservativism Conference, vice presidential candidate JD Vance urged the audience to “go to Springfield, Ohio.”. It's not the first time the Ohio senator has spoken about the small midwestern city. In a presidential race where immigration is taking center stage, Vance has...
Why brutalist buildings should stay, even if people think they're ugly
If you’ve seen a large building made entirely out of concrete built sometime between the 1950s and 1970s, you’ve probably seen the style of architecture known as brutalism. People have a lot of feelings about these buildings. NPR interviewed people on the street in front of FBI headquarters...
Costco says it's going to start cracking down on membership sharing
Are you craving that $1.50 hot-dog-and-soda combo from Costco? Be sure to have your own membership card handy. Over the coming months, shoppers will have to start scanning their membership cards at the entrances to Costco warehouses rather than just presenting them to a store employee, the retail giant announced.
Leaders of the movement that protested Biden on Israel express some hope on Harris
Earlier this year, tens of thousands of Democratic primary voters cast ballots marked “uncommitted" in protest of Biden's policy on Israel and Gaza. So how are those voters feeling now, with Harris?. Don Gonyea. You're most likely to find NPR's Don Gonyea on the road, in some battleground state...
12 things that wowed us at the Paris Olympics
PARIS — An team of NPR journalists spent over two weeks covering the Paris Summer Olympics. Here are some of our standout moments from the Games. I tend to be a grump when it comes to mascots. When I arrived in Paris and saw the mascot for the Summer...
A geological feature called the 'Double Arch' in southern Utah has collapsed
A popular natural phenomenon in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah collapsed last week, the National Park Service said. According to NPS Rangers, the so-called “Double Arch” in the recreation area’s Rock Creek Bay crumbled on Thursday. “[T]his event serves as a reminder of...
Economics IE: August 12, 2024
With 91.9 KVCR News, I'm Madison Aument. This is Economics IE, where I speak to people who have their finger on the pulse of the Inland Empire to take the temperature of the region’s economic situation. For today’s episode, I spoke with Evan Sanford, who is the executive director of the Redlands Chamber of Commerce. Can you just talk about the goal of the Redlands Chamber of Commerce?
Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other
For some Americans, just saying “Chicago 68” is enough to bring it all back. Add the words, “Democratic National Convention” and millions more can visualize brawling delegates, billowing clouds of tear gas and police batons flailing at long-haired protestors. The chant went up from witnesses of...
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