The Latest Casual Friday with Joe Veyera and Phil Burton Some city governments in Washington are outsourcing all kinds of things to generative AI. Dogs are now free to roam around Washington state ferries, sort of. And more speed cameras in school zones might make school drop-off and pick up a little less intense. Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Comedian Phil Burton are here to break down the week. Vaughan Jones Politics Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country's leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics. The Associated Press Environment The Trump administration wants to build more roads through national forests The Trump administration argues that rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule will help wildland firefighters. Fire researchers warn that more roads could exacerbate the problem. Nathan Rott Arts & Life In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple at odds The actors tell All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly that their close relationship as real-life friends helped them get through some of their most toxic moments on screen. Kira Wakeam National The long recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 'ground zero' for Hurricane Katrina While much of the focus marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina is on New Orleans, where federal levees failed and flooded the city, the historic storm also decimated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Debbie Elliott National College football season is here. Here's what to know ahead of Saturday's kickoff This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time. Becky Sullivan Health Talking to kids about school shootings. Be truthful and follow their lead Parents are struggling to figure out what to say to their children after another school shooting. We talked to some experts, who offered these guidelines. Katia Riddle National Morning new brief Relatives and friends remember the victims of the Minneapolis shooting, a new CDC head has been appointed after a week of turmoil at the agency, Xi, Putin and Kim to unite at major military parade in Beijing. Leila Fadel Health New CDC head chosen after week of turmoil at the agency It's been a week of turmoil at the CDC, and now there's a new person tapped to be acting director of the agency. Leila Fadel Health Former CDC official on what agency shakeup could mean for pandemic readiness NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former CDC official Dr. Anne Schuchat about the shakeup at the health agency and what it could mean for the nation's pandemic readiness. Leila Fadel Prev 520 of 1650 Next Sponsored
Casual Friday with Joe Veyera and Phil Burton Some city governments in Washington are outsourcing all kinds of things to generative AI. Dogs are now free to roam around Washington state ferries, sort of. And more speed cameras in school zones might make school drop-off and pick up a little less intense. Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Comedian Phil Burton are here to break down the week. Vaughan Jones
Politics Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country's leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics. The Associated Press
Environment The Trump administration wants to build more roads through national forests The Trump administration argues that rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule will help wildland firefighters. Fire researchers warn that more roads could exacerbate the problem. Nathan Rott
Arts & Life In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple at odds The actors tell All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly that their close relationship as real-life friends helped them get through some of their most toxic moments on screen. Kira Wakeam
National The long recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 'ground zero' for Hurricane Katrina While much of the focus marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina is on New Orleans, where federal levees failed and flooded the city, the historic storm also decimated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Debbie Elliott
National College football season is here. Here's what to know ahead of Saturday's kickoff This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time. Becky Sullivan
Health Talking to kids about school shootings. Be truthful and follow their lead Parents are struggling to figure out what to say to their children after another school shooting. We talked to some experts, who offered these guidelines. Katia Riddle
National Morning new brief Relatives and friends remember the victims of the Minneapolis shooting, a new CDC head has been appointed after a week of turmoil at the agency, Xi, Putin and Kim to unite at major military parade in Beijing. Leila Fadel
Health New CDC head chosen after week of turmoil at the agency It's been a week of turmoil at the CDC, and now there's a new person tapped to be acting director of the agency. Leila Fadel
Health Former CDC official on what agency shakeup could mean for pandemic readiness NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former CDC official Dr. Anne Schuchat about the shakeup at the health agency and what it could mean for the nation's pandemic readiness. Leila Fadel