Mary Louise Kelly appears in the following:
Dozens are reported dead in Kazakhstan, where an anti-government revolt is underway
Thursday, January 06, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Melinda Haring, Deputy Director for Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, on the situation in Kazakhstan and its implications for the rest of the world.
Sports leagues are scrambling during omicron
Thursday, January 06, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise talks with Christine Brennan from USA Today about sports and vaccines, as sports leagues everywhere are scrambling to find enough healthy athletes to fill out rosters during omicron.
Rep. Jamie Raskin on growing through trauma in year since Jan. 6 and his son's death
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., about leading an impeachment effort against President Trump. Raskin was inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6.
Reigning Australian Open men's champion denied entry into Australia to defend title
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
The reigning Australian Open men's champion Novak Djokovic — who is famously skeptical about the COVID vaccine and received a medical exemption from being vaccinated — was not admitted to the country.
Things seem grim now. But America's COVID situation could get better in 6-8 weeks
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco, offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.
A timeline of how the Jan. 6 attack unfolded — including who said what and when
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
This week marks the one year anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Here's a timeline of how the day unfolded.
The case for COVID optimism, despite sky-high infection rates
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
In the face of rising COVID cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California San Francisco offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.
After snowstorm, hundreds are stranded on I-95, including Virginia Senator Tim Kaine
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., about being one of the many people stuck in his car overnight when hundreds of vehicles were stranded Interstate 95 outside of Virginia.
These are the numbers health officials are watching at this point in the pandemic
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
In the midst of record COVID case numbers in the U.S., biostatistician Natalie Dean walks us through how to assess the metrics.
What the numbers tell us, or don't tell us, about the omicron surge
Monday, January 03, 2022
In the midst of record high COVID case numbers in the U.S., NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with biostatistician Natalie Dean about how to assess COVID metrics.
2 years after the U.S. killed Iran's Qasem Soleimani, tensions remain
Monday, January 03, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the impact of the U.S.'s assassination of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
A pediatrician's advice to parents of kids under 5 on omicron, travel and day care
Sunday, January 02, 2022
Amid the omicron surge there is understandable anxiety among parents, particularly for those with kids under 5. Pediatric infectious disease doctor Ibukun Kalu answers some of their questions.
Americans didn't count down the new year until the 1970s
Friday, December 31, 2021
Looking back, countdowns weren't always good news. Think atomic bomb tests. Americans also counted down moon missions and Top 40 hits. It wasn't until 1979 that a Times Square crowd joined in.
Rep. Joe Neguse says wildfires consumed neighborhoods with 'unprecedented' speed
Friday, December 31, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse about wildfires that tore through towns outside of Denver, forcing more than 30,000 residents to evacuate.
Energy got a lot more expensive in 2021
Friday, December 31, 2021
Compared to this time last year, we're all paying a lot more to use many kinds energy — whether it's gasoline for our cars or heating fuel for our homes.
Colorado residents assess damage from wildfires
Friday, December 31, 2021
Residents of Denver's suburbs who had to flee Thursday's wildfires describe the damage.
A glimpse into how Times Square's ball drop celebration will be different this year
Friday, December 31, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Thomas Harris, president of the Times Square Alliance, about the preparations being made for the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City.
Words that define 2021 include vaccine, infrastructure and insurrection
Friday, December 31, 2021
If you had to define 2021 with just one word what would it be? Merriam-Webster Editor-at-Large Peter Sokolowski talks about what words were most on people's minds throughout the year.
A look back at attacks on voting rights in 2021 — and what could be next
Friday, December 31, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wendy Weiser, who directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the threats to our elections in 2022 and 2024.
A pediatrician's advice to parents on omicron, travel and vaccines
Friday, December 31, 2021
Children are being hospitalized for COVID-19 at record rates amid the current surge. Mary Louise Kelly puts questions from parents of kids under 5 to pediatric infectious disease doctor, Ibukun Kalu.