Leila Fadel appears in the following:
Morning news brief
Friday, July 21, 2023
Trump legal woes put GOP candidates in difficult positions. White House taking steps to manage advances of AI. Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid.
New bill would fine Congress members for trading stocks and owning blind trusts
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says lawmakers and executive branch officials can have the upper hand when it comes to stock trading and access to undisclosed information.
Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar will release its first album in 23 years
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The band said that they hope their new single "Everything Turns Around" brings a "positive vibe" that makes your day "a little lighter." Dogstar's "most excellent" tour starts next month.
New study finds a genetic variant may explain why some get COVID but have no symptoms
Thursday, July 20, 2023
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Dr. Jill Hollenbach, a professor of neurology and epidemiology at UC San Francisco who organized a study of genes linked to asymptomatic COVID-19.
Arab Center's Yousef Munayyer discusses evolving Palestinian American views on Israel
Thursday, July 20, 2023
After a handful of Democrats boycotted Israeli President Herzog's address before Congress, NPR speaks with the Arab Center's Yousef Munayyer about evolving Palestinian American views on Israel.
Correspondent describes reports of mistreatment of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border
Thursday, July 20, 2023
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dallas Morning News Austin bureau correspondent Aarón Torres about reports that Texas border agents have been told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande.
Birds are using anti-bird spikes to protect their nests, a Netherlands team has found
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
A research team has found birds' nests around Europe that contain strips of anti-bird metal spikes. They say birds seem to be protecting their nests with devices people use to shoo birds away.
Former prosecutor Mintz discusses Trump's claims he's the target of grand jury probe
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
NPR speaks with former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz about former President Donald Trump's claims that he's a target of the grand jury probe into Jan. 6.
Michigan's attorney general charges 16 people in false elector scheme
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Michigan's attorney general is charging 16 people with election law and forgery felonies, alleging that they falsely stated they were electors for Donald Trump after the 2020 presidential election.
A boy caught a South American fish with human-like teeth in an Oklahoma pond
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
A boy caught a South American fish with human-like teeth in Oklahoma. The Pacu, a relative of the piranha, is vegetarian. Wildlife officials remind us not to dump exotic pets in local waters.
Attorneys for Trump attend first pretrial hearing in classified documents case
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Attorneys for former President Trump, his aide Walt Nauta and the federal government were in court in Florida on Tuesday for the first pretrial hearing in the classified documents case.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Michigan's attorney general has charged 16 people in a false elector scheme. Trump's lawyers appeared in court in the classified documents case. A Biden administration asylum rule is being challenged.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog set to address Congress
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Israeli President Isaac Herzog <> will address a joint meeting of Congress today. He speaks a day after the House passed a resolution in support of Israel, despite recent tensions.
Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student debt forgiveness program
Friday, June 30, 2023
Millions of federal borrowers will not see their debts decreased or erased. Roughly 1 in 8 Americans will have to restart loan payments as soon as September.
Morning news brief
Friday, June 30, 2023
The Supreme Court strikes down college affirmative action programs, and will rule on challenges to the student debt forgiveness plan. The contract between actors and studios expires at midnight.
Ukraine monitors the fallout from the Wagner Group's failed revolt in Russia
Thursday, June 29, 2023
A general in Ukraine's armed forces weighs in on the Ukrainian offensive, and how the rebellion by mercenary fighters in Russia may change dynamics on the battlefield.
Morning news brief
Thursday, June 29, 2023
A Ukrainian general talks about Russia and the counteroffensive. Smoke and heat create unhealthy air in many U.S. areas. Protests in France after police killed a teen during a traffic stop.
Deadly police shooting of teenager triggers protests and arrests across France
Thursday, June 29, 2023
There have been more protests in France after a 17-year-old was shot dead by police during a traffic stop outside Paris.
Heat and smoke can be a health hazard — combined it's worse
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Canadian wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality in the U.S. while hot temperatures are spreading in the South.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Record-breaking heat hits Texas. Five non-travel related cases of malaria have been reported in Texas and Florida. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent, watchdog says.