Kelly McEvers
Kelly McEvers is a two-time Peabody Award-winning journalist and former host of NPR's flagship newsmagazine, All Things Considered. She spent much of her career as an international correspondent, reporting from Asia, the former Soviet Union, and the Middle East. She is the creator and host of the acclaimed Embedded podcast, a documentary show that goes to hard places to make sense of the news. She began her career as a newspaper reporter in Chicago.
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A huge amount of U.S. imports and exports come through the L.A. and Long Beach ports. Port officials say truckers, longshore members and customs house brokers will see less work and fewer hours ahead.
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One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.
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Many seniors who left their homes in the Pacific Palisades area evacuated to emergency shelters. Now they're trying to navigate life without their belongings. Several say learning basic information about the status of the wildfires is a struggle. -
California voters have overwhelmingly approved strengthening penalties for certain theft and drug crimes. They also ousted Los Angeles County's progressive district attorney.
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The Dodgers beat the Yankees to win their eighth World Series title. An estimates 200,000 turned out for a celebratory parade in Los Angeles.
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In Los Angeles, a 9-1-1 diversion program sends unarmed civilians to respond to calls that involve unhoused people, and help connect them with resources. Amidst the city's ongoing homelessness crisis, housing experts say that only goes so far in addressing the problem.
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The United Nations tribunal tasked with finding and prosecuting war criminals from the Rwandan genocide has wrapped up operations, nearly 30 years after it was created.
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The Oscar-nominated documentary Bobi Wine: The People's President is the gripping story of Ugandan singer Bobi Wine and his campaign against the country's long-standing president.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of the least popular politicians in the country, and yet he has exerted significant power over the direction of the U.S. government.
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In Florida, about 1.5 million people are barred from voting because they have a past felony conviction. To get back the right to vote, they have to ask the governor directly. This year, voters will decide whether to change this practice.
