This year’s Lasker Prize for public service goes to South African researchers Salim and Quarraisha Abdool-Karim. The married couple made a startling discovery about HIV — and did something about it.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
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FAQ: Your house flooded. Now what?
Experts say the first thing is to make sure it’s safe to go back inside. Then you need to dry things out as fast as possible.
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Two major student loan grace periods are set to expire this week. Here’s what to know
Two federal programs that helped federal student loan borrowers ease back into payments are ending. It will have the biggest impact on borrowers with defaulted loans or borrowers who miss payments moving forward.
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Harris talks about marijuana and racial identity in ‘All the Smoke’ interview
Vice President Harris made her comments during a wide-ranging conversation with former NBA stars Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes for their podcast All the Smoke.
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Why the most climate-resistant glaciers are hiding in plain sight
In the American West, white glaciers and snow fields are outnumbered by long-overlooked “rock glaciers.” The rock covering these vast hunks of ice makes them far less affected by warming temperatures.
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Ryan Routh pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump
Shackled and dressed in khaki prison garb at a hearing in West Palm Beach, Fla., Routh also requested a jury trial. He faces four other charges, such as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Ina Garten shares her secret for a great dinner party: 6 people and round table
“I like when everybody’s knees are almost touching and it feels very intimate,” the Barefoot Contessa host says. Garten’s new memoir is Be Ready When the Luck Happens.
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San Francisco ramps up policing of homeless camps, with the Supreme Court’s blessing
There are fewer tents on San Francisco sidewalks. The city has ramped up enforcement of anti-camping laws, and police are playing a bigger role.
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Maryland seemed poised this year to legalize medical aid in dying. What happened?
Most Americans support allowing some terminally ill patients to end their own lives. But a Maryland bill’s narrow defeat shows the issue is still religiously fraught and politically delicate.
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An NPR investigation: A murder in Hebron
Was the murder of a young Palestinian man in the West Bank an anti-gay hate crime? NPR identifies the accused killer and explores the parallel systems of justice that have yet to resolve this case.
