Play4min 43secMinneapolis artist sings her family’s immigration historyFebruary 23, 2024 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightSarah Larsson’s new ensemble Red Thread has released a debut album “Immigrantke” that combines traditional and original music in four languages, exploring stories of immigration.
Play10min 45sec‘It’s absolutely treacherous’: Minnesota photojournalist on capturing 2 years of war in UkraineFebruary 23, 2024 4:00 AMBy Aleesa Kuznetsov and Cathy WurzerSaturday marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, beginning a deadly battle and changing the lives of millions. A Minneapolis-based photojournalist is documenting the war from the front lines.
China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year, reintroducing panda diplomacyFebruary 22, 2024 6:29 AMBy The Associated PressChina is planning to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo after a few years in which nearly all the iconic bears in the U.S. were sent home.
Play7min 12secHow are students learning about war in Ukraine and Gaza? We asked a veteran social studies teacherFebruary 22, 2024 4:00 AMBy Gracie Stockton and Cathy WurzerSaturday marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Israel-Hamas war has been raging on for more than four months. So how are classrooms approaching these violent, longstanding current events?
How much humanitarian aid is getting into Gaza? The exact answer can be hard to knowFebruary 21, 2024 1:33 PMBy D. Parvaz and Anas Baba The need for humanitarian aid in Gaza is enormous, but trying to decipher how much aid is getting into the territory and where it's going can be tricky.
Play4min 41secA grieving Palestinian, an Irish artist and the mural that brought them togetherFebruary 21, 2024 4:00 AMBy Lauren Frayer and Fatima Al-Kassab Artist Emmalene Blake's mural on the wall of a Dublin pub became an iconic image of Gaza's grief. Then one day, she got an Instagram message from the Palestinian woman in the image.
Israel ponders restricting access to one of Islam's holiest sites for RamadanFebruary 20, 2024 2:49 PMBy D. Parvaz The proposal comes at a time when the war between Israel and Hamas has put Palestinians and Israelis on edge.
The U.S. has again vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in GazaFebruary 20, 2024 12:19 PMBy Michele Kelemen Tuesday’s vote marked the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The Arab nations behind the plan hoped to show broad support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.
WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final legal battle to avoid extradition to U.S.February 20, 2024 2:10 AMBy The Associated PressJulian Assange's lawyers will begin their final U.K. legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges.
Wife of assassinated Haitian president is indicted in his killingFebruary 19, 2024 11:48 PMBy The Associated PressA judge in Haiti probing the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the ex-chief of Haiti's National Police, Léon Charles.