Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted of killing Ajike “A.J.” Owens, 35, after the jury rejected Lorincz’s claims that she fired through her door in self-defense amid a dispute over kids playing outside.
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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A Hamas leader says they will give up governing Gaza, but won’t lay down arms
Basem Naim, a leader in Hamas’ politburo, met with NPR in Qatar for an interview about the war with Israel, prospects for a cease-fire and how the Palestinian group now views its Oct. 7 attack.
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What’s Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and gaming
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour share what’s bringing them joy. This week: the show Bel-Air, the video game Thank Goodness You’re Here, and a podcast episode about sweat.
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X’s chatbot can now generate AI images. A lack of guardrails raises election concerns
NPR was able to produce depictions that appear to show ballot drop boxes being stuffed and of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump holding firearms.
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Our interview with “TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year,” inventor of a cancer-fighting soap
Last year NPR interviewed Heman Bekele about his invention of a soap to fight skin cancer. He was motivated by his childhood in Ethiopia: He saw people working in the sun and thought of health risks.
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Roger Fortson’s family demands charges against sheriff’s deputy who killed him
In a news conference, attorneys representing the 23-year-old airman’s family expressed concern that the investigation into his May shooting death is taking longer than expected.
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U.S. presses the ‘reset button’ on technology that lets cars talk to each other
Safety advocates have long touted the potential of technology that lets vehicles communicate wirelessly. Now the Transportation Department is releasing a new plan that aims to speed up the rollout.
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Raygun and Australian officials speak out against ‘hate’ over Olympic breaking
Not many early-round exits at the Olympics trigger conspiracy theories, fact-checkers, a week’s worth of memes and an online petition.
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John Lansing, the steady CEO who led NPR through the pandemic’s crises, dies at 67
Lansing tangled with titans, kept the network’s shows on the air even as its offices closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and steered NPR through what he defined as an “existential” financial crisis.
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Many Afghan men believe in women’s rights. But they’re afraid to speak out
Men rarely speak out to protest the Taliban’s stripping away of the rights of girls and women. A new study finds that many believe those lost rights should be restored.
