‘Hell yeah’: the New Yorkers in AOC’s district excited about Trump Ahead of the inauguration, Republicans believe the tide is turning – even in the city’s most diverse neighborhoods The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2025
Who was Juan de Oñate, ruthless conquistador whose statues have inspired two shootings? Spanish conqueror is celebrated by many of Hispanic origin, but reviled by indigenous Americans The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
A Sanctuary for Sounds A well-traveled journalist reveals world music to Austin via a unique new series of live concert performances. Texas Observer · Aug 29, 2023
Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a divide between old and new musicians Known for its thumping backbeat, vocals and shimmering accordion riffs, Conjunto has been around for more than a century. Now more young musicians are picking up the beat. WEKU · Jul 10, 2023
Eliza Batman, the Irish convict reinvented as 'Melbourne's founding mother', was both colonised and coloniser on two violent frontiers On June 8 1835, 188 years ago today, pastoralist John Batman crossed the Bass Strait and arrived on the shores of Naarm (now Melbourne city), on Kulin lands. His Irish-born convict wife, Eliza Batman, and their seven daughters arrived at Port Phillip the following year. The Conversation · Jun 7, 2023
Charlatans, False Prophets and Flimflammers A veteran NPR reporter tells all about his misadventures covering religion in America during the rise of Christian nationalism. Texas Observer · May 25, 2023
The blues returns to Mississippi's Parchman Prison Farm Mississippi's Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates education - including the blues. WEKU · May 13, 2023
Clermont faces being left with no permanent GP, despite $500k recruitment package In Clermont, the last standing GP says it's been in crisis for years. Now Sarah McLay says she's facing an impossible choice — the town or her children. ABC News · Oct 22, 2022
Hurricane Ian highlighted the vulnerabilities of older mobile homes Mobile homes built before 1994 can't withstand the kind of ferocious winds of a major hurricane. In Florida, there are thousands of these older homes that crumble during big storms like Ian WEKU · Oct 9, 2022
The National Park Service expands its African-American history sites The National Park Service is trying to include more Black history into the story of America. Some of the proposed sites are painful, others are controversial. WEKU · Jun 26, 2022
Texas' abortion law led some to get abortion pills in Mexico, with grim consequences Since Texas passed its anti-abortion law, more and more women have been getting abortion pills at unregulated pharmacies in Mexican border towns — where they are freely sold without a prescription. WEKU · May 6, 2022