Jordan-Marie Smith
Stories
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National
This 'venom manager' says rattlesnakes are misunderstood
It's snake season in the American Southwest. And as snakes show up in yards and garages, Cale Morris of the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary teaches people how to keep snakes — and themselves — safe.
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Environment
The brown pelican crisis of 2024 is here
Brown pelicans are appearing on California's coastline. They are showing up emaciated, starving and weak. Dr. Elizabeth Wood of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County explains.
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Arts & Life
This film festival spotlights efforts to preserve and discover lost movies
The Restored and Rediscovered film festival begins Monday at the Jacob Burns Film Festival in New York City. It's meant to put a spotlight on movies that have been since lost.
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National
Sexual abuse hotlines see a surge in calls after Weinstein's overturned conviction
With Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction being recently overturned in New York, sexual abuse hotlines are seeing a surge in calls.
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Arts & Life
What Taylor Swift's cultural impact looks like to fans
Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department" is out today. But there's more to Swift than just her music. NPR's All Things Considered examines her cultural impact.
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Sports
How a visually impaired marathoner will compete in Boston
Around 30,000 runners will participate in the Boston Marathon, and that includes some runners with disabilities. We meet a visually impaired runner and his guide as they trained for the race.
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Science
Terrance the octopus came to live with a family. Then she laid dozens of eggs
The Clifford family was as prepared as possible to welcome Terrance the octopus. But there was one thing they missed: she was pregnant. And then she laid a whole lot of eggs.
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Arts & Life
She reads the newspaper on TikTok — and her videos are going viral
Newspapers are losing the battle against smartphones as the place to learn the news, but one woman has found a way to bridge the divide and bring the print to the people.
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Politics
Mexico could strong-arm Biden over Texas' immigration law SB4
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Washington Post columnist Eduardo Porter about Texas' immigration law SB4, and Mexico's reaction to it.
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Politics
This senator tells NPR why he's leading a charge against TikTok — and what comes next
The House has voted overwhelmingly to ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell it. So now the future of the wildly popular social media platform is in the hands of the Senate.