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Pharrell Williams poses at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month.

Pharrell Williams succeeds Virgil Abloh as the head of men's designs at Louis Vuitton

4:57pm February 15, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The singer, producer and designer has a long history of working with fashion brands — as well as big shoes to fill. Williams' first Louis Vuitton collection will debut at Men's Fashion Week in June.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced Wednesday that she would step down.

World News

Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon, supporter of independence and trans rights, will resign

4:45pm February 15, 2023

by Emily Olson

Nicola Sturgeon will resign from her first minister post, she announced Wednesday. The move is prompting a new conversations about trans rights, independence and Jacinda Ardern.

Music & Culture

Fousheé: Tiny Desk Concert

4:21pm February 15, 2023

by Ashley Pointer

Britanny Fousheé is not an artist who can be boxed in. In her Tiny Desk set, she flexes her eclectic artistry and vocal — and emotional — range.

The documentary Wattstax celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. It will be returning to theaters alongside a new box set called Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection.

Music & Culture

50 years later, the celebrations and contradictions of 'Wattstax' still resonate

4:15pm February 15, 2023

by Ashawnta Jackson

The documentary returns to theaters this month alongside the release of a new box set. It's a chance to consider what it captures (and doesn't) about music, race and justice in the 1970s and today.

Nikki Haley opposed Donald Trump's candidacy for president in 2016, criticizing his unwillingness at one point to denounce the KKK. However, she went on to serve as UN ambassador in his administration.

Politics & Government

How the politics of race will play a key role in Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign

4:00pm February 15, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Haley is a woman of color who led South Carolina in taking down the Confederate flag from its state capitol. That makes campaigning complex in the party of Trump.

A U.S. Air Force member releases a weather balloon from the deck of the U.S.S. Portland off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, in December 2022.

Balloon shoot-down has U.S. on alert. Weather forecasters know how to steer clear

3:54pm February 15, 2023

by Mallika Seshadri

The U.S. military started tracking more airborne objects it calls "low speed clutter" after shooting down the Chinese balloon. The National Weather Service says it launches about 184 balloons a day.

An accident involving a commercial tanker truck caused a hazardous material to leak onto Interstate 10 outside Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, prompting state troopers to shut down traffic on the freeway.

National

A hazardous spill in Arizona closes down an interstate and forces an evacuation

3:07pm February 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

A portion of the main freeway that links the state's two largest cities remains closed outside Tucson a day after a deadly crash caused a hazardous material leak and forced evacuations nearby.

"Say, do any of you guys know how to Madison?" Scott (Paul Rudd) and Cassie (Kathryn Newton) greeted by residents of the Quantum Realm.

Arts

In 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,' the setting is subatomic — as are the stakes

2:37pm February 15, 2023

by Glen Weldon

The third film in Marvel's Ant-Man trilogy sends the MCU's tinest titans into a subatomic universe, where they — and we the viewers — get stuck.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 6, 2021. Last week, the mayor of Philadelphia declared it "Philly Loves Yannick Week," in celebration of him extending his contract with the Philadelphia Orchestra for four more years.

Music & Culture

From Beyoncé to Debussy, Yannick Nézet-Séguin shares music that inspires him

2:18pm February 15, 2023

by Terry Gross

What do great conductors listen to when they're not on the podium? Nézet-Séguin made a playlist, specifically for Fresh Air, of music that inspires him (plus one of his cats' favorite songs).

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A person stands at a memorial for the victims of the May 2022 shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y.

National

The Buffalo Tops shooter has been sentenced to life in prison without parole

12:37pm February 15, 2023

The 19-year-old also faces 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence. He will make an appearance in federal court this week.