Shea Stevens
speaker
1,296 appearances
59 recordings
1 series
first heard Oct 2024
last heard 9 Jan
Shea Stevens’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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President Trump has fired Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, according to an email obtained by the Associated Press and NPR. Hayden's 10-year term in the post was set to expire next year. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffrey says Hayden is accomplished, principled, and distinguished, and calls her dismissal the latest effort to ban books.
Organizations providing HIV-AIDS outreach and care in the Deep South are feeling the shock of funding cuts to health agencies. From our partner KFF Health News, Amy Maxman has more.
U.S. futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR. A detained University of Alabama student has decided to self-deport to his native country, Iran. His attorney says Alireza Daruti is no longer facing the charge that precipitated his arrest, but did not want to spend any more time in jail fighting his deportation on a second charge.
Daruti's visa was revoked in June 2023, but the reason is unclear. A jury in Manhattan has heard from the second of three women expected to make accusations against Harvey Weinstein. Ilya Maris has more on the former film producer's retrial.
For the second year in a row, singer-songwriter Laini Wilson has been named Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. The 60th annual ACM Awards was once again hosted by country music legend Reba McEntire, with performances by Jelly Roll, Shaboosie, and others. Again, U.S. futures are flat, and after-hours trading on Asia-Pacific market shares are mixed. This is NPR News.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. The first American pope was elected on Thursday by secret ballot inside the Sistine Chapel. As NPR's Sarah Ventry reports, from the Vatican, the crowd was shocked when Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV.
Catholics around the world are rejoicing over the election of a new pope, but perhaps nowhere more than in the United States. Pope Leo XIV has a missionary background and hails from south suburban Chicago, as WBEZ's Anna Sofchenko reports.
A federal court has struck down Alabama's congressional map, saying it purposely discriminates against Black voters. The ruling comes in an ongoing voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress. More from NPR's Debbie Elliott.
U.S. futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR. President Trump has announced a trade deal with Britain. Trump says the U.S. will lower tariffs on steel and aluminum from Britain in exchange for increased beef and other farm exports to the U.K. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the deal will protect U.K. businesses and jobs.
Details of the deal are still being finalized. U.S. trade talks with China are set to begin this weekend. The United States and Ukraine are calling their deal on critical minerals and natural resources a win for both nations. As NPR's Joanna Kakisis reports from Kiev, Ukrainian lawmakers still want more clarity on security guarantees for their nation.
Fox News host Janine Pirro has been tapped to serve as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. Pirro is a former judge who also served two decades as district attorney for Westchester County in New York. This is NPR News.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. In what would be the first agreement since U.S. tariffs on global imports took effect, President Trump says he'll announce a trade deal later today. The announcement on Truth Social did not mention which country would be involved in the deal.
The trade war is among the factors considered in the latest decision by Federal Reserve Board policymakers to leave interest rates unchanged. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says the risks of rising unemployment and inflation will increase if the tariffs are sustained.
Powell says the central bank is using its tools to foster maximum employment and price stability. with no consideration for the political pressure to lower its key rate. Many Afghans who've had temporary protective status in the U.S. since their government fell to the Taliban fear that their lives would be in danger if sent home.
From Houston Public Media, Andrew Schneider reports that the Trump administration is ending programs that have allowed thousands of Afghans to remain in the Houston area.
A new accuser has taken the witness stand in the second New York sex crimes trial of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Ilya Maritz has details.
U.S. futures are virtually unchanged in after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR. The judge overseeing the sex trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy trial of Sean Diddy Combs says that a jury is likely to be seated this week. Many of the prospective jurors questioned so far said they believe they could be impartial.
Forty-five people have been chosen for the pool from which 12 jurors plus alternates will be picked. Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. The cardinal electors gathered at the Vatican will hold a second vote on candidates to replace Pope Francis. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports that the first round of voting at the papal conclave had not produced a successor.
There have been no reports of any major issues now that the real ID requirement is in effect. Domestic air travelers and people visiting federal buildings are now required to have a real ID or some other government-issued identification. Many airports reported wait times of only a few minutes at security checkpoints.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. House Republicans are trying to finalize a spending bill amid disagreement over proposed steep cuts to Medicaid. Moderate Republicans have won some concessions, but NPR's Lena Moore reports that GOP conservatives are pushing back.
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