Adrian Florido
Stories
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Arts & Life
Cookbook author Grace Young is on a mission to save America's Chinatowns
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with cookbook author and activist Grace Young about her work to save America's Chinatowns.
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National
The city of Memphis preparing for the funeral of Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols, killed after a police traffic stop, will be buried Wednesday in Memphis. National civil rights advocates and politicians will join his family, who have called for police reforms.
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National
Monterey Park victims' names are released as the gunman's motives are investigated
Authorities have released the names of all 11 people killed in the Monterey Park, Calif., shooting. The investigation continues into the gunman's motive.
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Politics
Rep. Bass is elected mayor of Los Angeles in a contentious and close race
Congresswoman Karen Bass was elected mayor of Los Angeles, making her the first woman and second African American to lead the city. The race was dominated by voters' concerns about homelessness.
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2 drag queens have advice for women in 'Working Girls'
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with drag queens Katya Zamolodchikova and Trixie Mattel about their new book, Working Girls: Trixie and Katya's Guide to Professional Womanhood.
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Movies
In conversation with 'Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues' director Sacha Jenkins
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with director Sacha Jenkins about his latest film, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues, streaming on AppleTV+.
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National
Former president of the L.A. City Council resigns after she made racist comments
The former president of the L.A. City Council resigned her council seat three days after the release of a secret recording in which she and colleagues engaged in racist conversation.
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Food
In Puerto Rico, people rush to eat and share avocados knocked off trees by hurricane
Hurricane Fiona knocked many of Puerto Rico's avocados off their trees. In the days since the storm, everywhere you go, people are scrambling to eat and give away avocados before they rot.
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National
Puerto Rico's southern coast takes stock of the destruction left by Hurricane Fiona
Hurricane Fiona has left Puerto Rico, but left behind a terrible mess. Whole communities have been cut off by mudslides. Roads and bridges are washed out, which is complicating the recovery effort.
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National
Hurricane Fiona hits Puerto Rico causing an assortment of problems
Power remains out for hundreds of thousands of people on Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona stormed ashore. Flash flooding, mudslides and downed trees have made it difficult to assess the damage.