A Buddhist DJ hopes to spin followers toward the faith in South Korea
Yoon Seong-ho is a 47-year-old Buddhist, comedian, DJ and rising celebrity.
World News
When a Foreign Government is Trying to Kill You on U.S. Soil
The United States Justice Department says it has foiled at least four assassination plots sponsored by foreign governments on U.S. soil. One of the targets of those assassination attempts is Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist and activist who Iran allegedly tried to have killed in New York. We hear how knowing she is at such risk has turned Alinejad's life upside down.
Morning news brief
President Biden's news conference monitored for mistakes. After Biden-Trump debate, poll on presidential race is out. Palestinians who fled parts of Gaza City return to find little left of their homes.
Sexual assault cases involving U.S. military personnel strain relations with Japan
Allegations of U.S. military servicemen's sexual assaults against women in Okinawa have been an irritant to the U.S.-Japan alliance. Several cases, which were kept from the public, have come to light.
Strike on children’s hospital marks another Ukrainian facility hit by Russian attack
The funeral for a doctor who was killed in a Russian missile strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv accentuates the wartime danger and losses for Ukraine's medical community.
Israel again orders thousands of people in Gaza City to evacuate
Many residents are ignoring the order as Israel renews military action in Gaza's largest city. A local civil defense group said the neighborhood of Shujaiya is uninhabitable.
Why poor debate may not have hurt Biden. And, Israel orders another Gaza City evacuation
A new NPR poll shows where things stand after Biden's bad debate. Many Palestinian residents in Gaza were just returning to find their homes gone.
The world's population is projected to peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s, U.N. says
Additionally, the global life expectancy is beginning to climb again post-COVID pandemic, and is now 73.3 years of age. It is anticipated to climb to 77.4 years in 2054.
Introducing Tested from NPR and CBC
Who gets to compete? Since the beginning of women's sports, there has been a struggle over who qualifies for the women's category. Tested follows the unfolding story of elite female runners who have been told they can no longer race as women, because of their biology. As the Olympics approach, they face hard choices: take drugs to lower their natural testosterone levels, give up their sport entirely, or fight. To understand how we got here, we trace the surprising, 100-year history of sex testing. Tested is a new 6-part series from NPR's Embedded and CBC. Hosted by journalist Rose Eveleth, it launches July 15, ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Embedded+ supporters enjoy early and ad-free access.
How leaders at NATO summit are responding to Hungarian prime minister's Moscow visit
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived at the NATO summit in Washington after a controversial trip to Russia and China, and he’s planning to visit former President Trump in Florida.