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Chapter 1: What is the new four-part series 'Safe to Drink' about?
This message comes from the Pulitzer finalist NHPR team. Their new four-part series, Safe to Drink, investigates one of the largest water contamination events in New Hampshire's history and the people who fought for answers. Follow Safe to Drink wherever you're listening.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The National Governors Association says it will no longer be involved in an annual White House dinner when the bipartisan group meets in Washington next week. That's according to a letter obtained by member station WIPR in Baltimore. WIPR's Sarah Petrowich reports.
The letter, provided by a source familiar with it but not authorized to speak on it publicly, was sent to governors by NGA Chair and Republican Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt, announcing the association would no longer serve as the dinner's facilitator.
Stitt said the decision was made following notice that the White House would be limiting invitations to the annual business meeting to Republican governors only. He wrote the NGA represents all governors equally and that the dinner is no longer in its official program. He said the group would seek clarity about the invitations.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said Trump would have a dinner and, quote, invite whomever he wants. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Petrowich in Annapolis.
An immigration judge has blocked the deportation of Tufts University Ph.D. student Ramesa Ozturk. She was detained for over a month last year. as part of the Trump administration's effort to target and deport international students advocating for Palestinian rights. From member station WBUR in Boston, Simone Rios has more.
The judge's ruling stops efforts by ICE to deport her to Turkey, but Osterk still faces legal challenges. Her attorney, Masa Kanbabi, says federal court proceedings regarding her client's legal status are ongoing in Vermont.
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Chapter 2: Why is the National Governors Association withdrawing from the White House dinner?
We are arguing that the Secretary of State shouldn't be able to just revoke a person's visa without having a valid basis in law. But we're celebrating this huge win and really excited to see that justice is prevailing.
Ozturk is also suing the government for deactivating her status in a program that allows foreign students to study in the U.S. For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston.
The Food and Drug Administration has dealt a setback to a biotech company that created one of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. NPR's Sydney Lupkin has the story on the agency's rejection of a new kind of flu vaccine.
Vaccine maker Moderna says the FDA is refusing to consider approving the company's first flu vaccine, which also uses mRNA technology. The FDA told the company the agency isn't satisfied with the company's study comparing Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine to a standard dose flu vaccine already on the market. The study showed the Moderna flu vaccine was more effective.
The decision by the FDA, which Moderna said is inconsistent with the agency's previous feedback, is the latest blow the Trump administration has delivered to efforts to use mRNA technology to develop new vaccines. Sydney Lepkin, NPR News.
Shoppers unexpectedly slowed spending in December, closing out the holiday season and the year on a lackluster note. The Commerce Department reports surprised economists who are looking for growth despite mounting concerns about slowing job numbers. This is NPR News from Washington. Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins says she'll run for re-election.
Democrats are targeting the seat in their effort to retake the Senate majority in Congress in this year's midterm elections. A GOP moderate, Collins has defended the seat for decades, casting herself as a reflection of Maine's independent spirit. But she's facing criticism for not condemning President Trump's immigration crackdown.
Democratic Governor Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner are top Democratic challengers. Archivists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts were browsing their collection when they came across a disc labeled fish noises. What they heard on the recording was not that. Bianca Garcia from member station WBUR has more.
Almost 80 years ago, an unidentified scientist pressed record on a dictation machine.
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