A Martínez

Los Angeles

Co-Host at Morning Edition

Co-Host at Up First from NPR

Co-host of @NPR @MorningEdition & @UpFirst out of @NPRWest. Bluesky, Instagram and Threads also @AMartinezLA

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Morning news brief

1 day ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Steve Inskeep |A Martínez

President Trump is back after a NATO summit in the Netherlands, what's next for Kilmar Abrego Garcia? The man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, Senate Republicans rush to pass President Trump's signature policy bill. Copyright 2025 NPR
Morning news brief

1 day ago | bpr.org | Steve Inskeep |A Martínez

President Trump is back after a NATO summit in the Netherlands, what's next for Kilmar Abrego Garcia? The man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, Senate Republicans rush to pass President Trump's signature policy bill. Copyright 2025 NPR
How will lawmakers protect themselves from political attacks?

1 week ago | wunc.org | A Martínez |Destinee Adams |Steve Inskeep

Questions loom about how to keep publicly elected officials safe after authorities in Minnesota say that Vance Boelter, the man arrested and charged with murdering one state lawmaker and wounding another, possessed a "hit list" with the names of dozens of other elected officials. Officials say Boelter, 57, shot and killed Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, and her husband, Mark, in their Brooklyn Park, Minn., home while impersonating a police officer.
Suspect in Minnesota shootings faces federal and state murder charges

1 week ago | kunr.org | A Martínez |Meg Anderson

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West. Meg Anderson is an editor on NPR's Investigations team, where she shapes the team's groundbreaking work for radio, digital and social platforms. She served as a producer on the Peabody Award-winning series Lost Mothers, which investigated the high rate of maternal mortality in the United States.
Suspect in Minnesota shootings faces federal and state murder charges

1 week ago | wusf.org | A Martínez |Meg Anderson

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband now faces federal and state murder charges. Authorities say he had a "hit list" of 45 elected officials.
Suspect in Minnesota shootings faces federal and state murder charges

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | A Martínez |Meg Anderson

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Suspect in Minnesota shootings faces federal and state murder charges

1 week ago | wxxinews.org | A Martínez |Meg Anderson

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Three albums in 3 months? No sweat for violinist Anne Akiko Meyers

1 week ago | wusf.org | Olivia Hampton |Iman Maani |A Martínez |Tom Huizenga

Anne Akiko Meyers is on a mission to bring new music to the world. This spring alone, the violinist has released three albums in as many months featuring new works she commissioned. Meyers, 55, started playing the violin at age four. She has collaborated with some of today's most prominent composers like Arvo Pärt, Jennifer Higdon, Arturo Márquez and Wynton Marsalis. "I get so moved by their music," she says.
Sending troops to LA an 'unnecessary escalation,' says California attorney general

2 weeks ago | wusf.org | A Martínez |Jan Johnson

Updated June 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM EDT California's attorney general says the Trump administration's mobilization of 700 Marines to Los Angeles to support dual deployments of National Guard troops in the city is an "unnecessary escalation." In an interview with Morning Edition, California Attorney General Rob Bonta insisted that local law enforcement are using available resources to "meet the moment" of protests against immigration raids that, at times, have escalated to sporadic confrontations...
Trump administration's travel ban goes into effect Monday

2 weeks ago | wlrn.org | A Martínez |Deepa Shivaram

The Trump administration's travel ban goes into effect on Monday, which puts a full ban on 12 countries and a partial ban on seven others.

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