Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Education
Why a Department of Education closure is concern for students with disabilities
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kristy Hedler, mother of a son with Down syndrome, about what eliminating the Department of Education would mean for kids who receive special education services.
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Poorna Jagannathan plays a gangster auntie in the new comedy 'Deli Boys'
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Poorna Jagannathan about her role as the boss of a cocaine crime ring in the new Hulu series Deli Boys.
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Business
AI is creating unrealistic expectations for clients of stylists, vendors and designers
Professionals are tired of clients coming in with AI photos of what they want their hair, wedding dress or other products to look like. Washington Post reporter Tatum Hunter explains this new reality.
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World
'Sisyphean task' of bringing Marc Fogel home from Russian prison has happy ending
Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania schoolteacher, has been release from Russian prison. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with his sister, Anne Fogel, about how the family is feeling now.
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World
A closer look at the short- and long-term ramifications of freezing USAID
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jake Johnston, a Haiti aid expert, about what USAID support has meant to that country and what a funding halt could mean.
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Health
Researcher calls out Trump administration for a 'digital book burning'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nancy Krieger, a social epidemiologist at Harvard University, about her efforts to preserve federal health data that recently disappeared from government websites.
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Health
Louisiana vaccine advocate discouraged by senator's RFK Jr. confirmation
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Herricks, the founder of Louisiana Families for Vaccines, a group that organized a letter asking Sen. Bill Cassidy to denounce RFK Jr.'s HHS nomination.
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Politics
The Trump administration wants to shut down USAID. Rep. Raskin vows to fight that
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland about the Trump administration's move to effectively close down the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID.
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Sports
Luka Doncic trade shocks NBA fans, seems to ensure Lakers' future
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jason Gay, a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal, about the Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic, widely considered a once-in-a-generation talent, becoming a Laker.
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Arts & Life
Rapper Fat Tony is performing to help others, even as he mourns his 'Altadena dream'
Rapper and musician Anthony Obi, known by his stage name Fat Tony, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about losing his home in Altadena to the Eaton Fire earlier this month.
