NPR (Julia Haney) - Crossing the line: Emotional abuse in college sports
Researchers have found that athletes experience emotional abuse more than any other form of harm. Some athletes maintain that this kind of abuse by coaches can cause lasting, even irreparable damage.
NPR (Kate Bartlett) - The iconic South African theater that took on apartheid
South Africa's iconic Market Theater, born in the darkest days of apartheid and a force for change, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
NPR (Elena Moore) - Rifts over Iran, but unity for Trump: Takeaways from CPAC 2026
Members of the MAGA faithful gathered in Texas for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. While tensions over Iran split some attendees, Trump remained the glue holding them together.
NPR (Kat McGowan) - 'What if I die first?' Making a plan is key for family caregivers. Here's how
People who care for an adult child, partner or sibling have to face the reality that their loved may outlive them. Planning ahead is key but it's not easy.
NPR (Bill Chappell) - Stuck in a long TSA line? Here are some strategies if you need to rebook your flight
Extreme TSA lines at airports have left many passengers scrambling to rebook flights missed due to delays. But while airlines say they're helping flyers, they're not obligated to do so.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - The US bombed a farm and lied -Ecuadorian community leader
The Grayzone’s Oscar Leon interviews the community leader who exposed the lie behind an Ecuadorian military assault which the US Department of War claimed had targeted a drug trafficking “terrorist” training camp.
Don Vicente was threatened with brutal retaliation for his testimony that the military had attacked a dairy farm and viciously abused local farmers. The incident exposes how the phony “War on Drugs” of the Trump administration has transformed into a war on poor people. Meanwhile, the real culprits enjoy wealth and protection in government offices, banks, and luxury residential developments. Watch the full report hereOpen
REDSTATE (Tommy Sears) - Speaker Johnson Kills Senate Filibuster?
AXIOS (Megan Morrone) - OpenAI is narrowing its focus on things that make money
OpenAI spent the last year trying to be everything — a video platform, a shopping portal, even a purveyor of AI erotica. - Now it's racing to become a thing that makes money. Why it matters: OpenAI is retreating from risky consumer features like adult content while prioritizing business tools and revenue growth — just as competition from Anthropic intensifies. - Business customers present the clearest revenue models. Those users want to generate text and build an army of agents to 10x the productivity of everyone left on their staff, not engage in erotic chatbot play. Catch up quick: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the proposed erotica feature last October amid reports of declining time spent on ChatGPT. - But it ran into…
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - What the GLP-1 era means for body positivity
A cultural shift toward downsizing fueled by a GLP-1 drug boom and slimming celebrities is destabilizing for people trying to achieve acceptance, mental health experts and body positivity advocates tell Axios. Why it matters: Still, the body positivity movement, advocates say, is an ongoing fight that won't shrink with the trends. - "Our brains must see evidence of body diversity," says Zoë Bisbing, a psychotherapist and the founder of Body-Positive Therapy NYC. If we don't, "our brains clock our bodies as wrong." Flashback: Following the heroin-chic aesthetic of the '90s and early aughts, the 2010s brought curvy anthem "All About That Bass" and an attempt from some brands to elevate more realistic body standards. - But now, the…