NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart and Michael Steinberger) - JD Vance’s Blunt Warning to Israel, and Why Waymo Is Struggling to Go National
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
NYTIMES (Edward Wong and Aruni Soni) - The Costs of the Iran War: Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars
The human toll and economic costs mounted rapidly after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
WASHINGTONPOST (Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Jeremy Roebuck) - Activists indicted in alleged ‘antifa’ plot say charges are boosting protest effort
Defendants in the Minneapolis case say the Trump administration labeled them “antifa” to criminalize dissent.
NPR (Ashley Lopez) - These Wisconsin swing voters say Trump's war in Iran wasn't worth it
The war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to Wisconsin swing voters who participated in two online focus groups that NPR observed.
The war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to Wisconsin swing voters who participated in two online focus groups that NPR observed.Open
NPR (Emma Bowman) - Get with the times — here's what a 'Luddite' means today
It's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back at the not so backwards-looking Luddites.
It's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back at the not so backwards-looking Luddites.Open
NPR (Carrie Johnson) - Meet the law students working to bring workplace protections to federal courts
A student-led group at Emory Law School has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the judiciary's system for policing bad behavior within its own ranks.
A student-led group at Emory Law School has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the judiciary's system for policing bad behavior within its own ranks.Open
NPR (Scott Neuman) - Juneteenth: How news of the Emancipation Proclamation spread through the South
While some enslaved people did not know about Lincoln's order, many learned of it while the fighting was still ongoing through informal networks, rumors and sometimes from slaveholders themselves.
While some enslaved people did not know about Lincoln's order, many learned of it while the fighting was still ongoing through informal networks, rumors and sometimes from slaveholders themselves.Open
NPR (Holly J. Morris) - Why did the newly refurbished Reflecting Pool turn green? The quiz knows
Plus, keep an eye out for our World Cup pun, intrigue around a tarp, and the Obama Presidential Center.
Plus, keep an eye out for our World Cup pun, intrigue around a tarp, and the Obama Presidential Center.Open
NPR (Tonya Mosley) - How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we see today
In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank, which was created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2024.
In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank, which was created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2024.Open
NPR (Meg Anderson) - Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app
A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.
A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.Open