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Supreme Court justices need a strong code of ethics, Sen. Hirono says
NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen. Maizie Hirono of Hawaii about the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings on ethics reforms and the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Roberts declined to testify.
Norway unveils a life-size sculpture of Freya, the euthanized walrus
Freya became a global celebrity last year after she was seen frolicking and basking in a Oslo fjord before she was euthanized by the authorities. A bronze sculpture now honors her in Norway's capital.
🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/1173012403/walrus-freya-euthanized-oslo-norway-sculpture
'I'll lose my family.' A husband's dread during an abortion ordeal in Oklahoma
Jaci and Dustin Statton didn't think Oklahoma's abortion bans would affect them. They were open to having more kids. They didn't imagine Jaci would face a life-threatening pregnancy, though.
Tracking the impact of U.S.-China tensions on global financial institutions
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the president of a China-led development bank about the impact of the friction between the U.S. and China.
🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/1170862191/china-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-us-tensions
How the Telugu immigrant community is instilling their culture in the next generation
Telugu Americans are a huge part of the Indian population living abroad. Visual storyteller Akash Pamarthy shares his experience as part of the Telugu community in the United States.
Digital news sites fight to survive as online ad dollars dry up
Social media giants like Facebook redefined how we use the internet. Now many major companies are seeing big changes. What does it mean for news online and what might come next?
Comparing college costs to the amount a student expects to earn after graduation
NPR's A Martinez talks to Jeff Strohl, who studies education and the workforce at Georgetown University, about what to consider when deciding which college to attend.
Failed bank First Republic is bought by JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase is buying the troubled First Republic Bank's deposits, a "substantial amount of their assets and certain liabilities," JPMorgan Chase said in a press release Monday.
🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/1172868295/first-republic-bank-failure-fdic-jpmorgan-chase
Paraguay's long-ruling party scores an easy presidential election win
The Colorado Party remained the dominant force of Paraguayan politics as the vote count from Sunday's election gave an overwhelming lead to its presidential candidate, Santiago Peña.
🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/1172994525/paraguays-ruling-party-presidential-victory
Basketball legend Larry 'Gator' Rivers, longtime Globetrotter, has died at 73
Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a county commissioner in his native Savannah, died on Saturday.
🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/1172992780/basketball-globetrotters-larry-rivers-dies-73