Katia Riddle
Stories
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Science
Anxious at the Portland airport? Beni the Llama is here for you, spreading joy
The gentle animals are part of Portland International Airport's effort to counter travel stress with soothing elements from nature.
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Health Care
Medicaid can now pay for care given on sidewalks. It could help mitigate homelessness
Medicaid can now pay for medical and mental health care delivered on the sidewalk. This will transform how care for unhoused people can be given in the states that take advantage of the policy change.
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'What If We Get It Right?': Experts talk about addressing climate crisis in new book
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about her new book, What If We Get It Right?: Visons of Climate Futures.
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Politics
What does a busy president want to eat? This White House chef has the answer
You know that old line, "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are"? If that's true, then Cristeta Comerford knows the last five presidents of the United States better than almost anyone.
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Arts & Life
Cristeta Comerford reflects on cooking for five presidents as White House chef
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Cristeta Comerford about retiring after nearly 30 years at White House chef. She was the first woman and first person of color to hold the White House kitchen's top job.
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History
A secret chamber has been discovered in the Smithsonian
A 30-foot-deep chamber was recently uncovered under the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Construction crews found the cistern as part of an effort to revitalize part of the historic building.
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Video game Black Myth Wukong explores traditional mythology
The new video game Black Myth: Wukong is one of the most popular video games in the world -- and yet another adaptation of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.
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National
Why the U.S. isn't ready for wars of the future, according to experts
These experts argue technological developments have changed warfare more in the past several years than the decades spanning from the introduction of the airplane.
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Latin America
One month after presidential vote, Venezuela remains in limbo
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols, about what lies ahead for Venezuela, one month after a disputed presidential election.
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Education
American public schools face an existential enrollment crisis
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with ProPublica ’s Alec MacGillis about his recent reporting on how declining enrollment is a crisis for American public schools.
