Amy Held

Jan 24, 2025 | kpbs.org | Amy Held

A panda drought — that has been unbearable for some — is finally over. Two Giant pandas are now available for public viewing in the nation's capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao are out of quarantine and in the spotlight after a three month wait and 8,000 mile trip from China. They now stand — or clumsily climb or roll around — and are ready to make their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

Jan 24, 2025 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Amy Held

A panda drought — that has been unbearable for some — is finally over. Two Giant pandas are now available for public viewing in the nation's capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao are out of quarantine and in the spotlight after a three month wait and 8,000 mile trip from China.

Jan 24, 2025 | npr.org | Amy Held |Tyrone Turner |Brian Munoz

Photos: See the pandas official return to the National Zoo : The Picture Show Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are out of quarantine and in the spotlight. After a three month wait and 8,000 mile trip from China. January 24, 20253:51 PM ET Qing Bao, one of the Smithsonian National Zoo's new Giant Pandas, eats an apple on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

Jan 24, 2025 | interlochenpublicradio.org | Amy Held

A panda drought — that has been unbearable for some — is finally over. Two Giant pandas are now available for public viewing in the nation's capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao are out of quarantine and in the spotlight after a three month wait and 8,000 mile trip from China.

Nov 14, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Amy Held

After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Eddie Slaughter, 37, a barbershop owner, and Trump voter, in Dunedin, Fla., was celebrating. Slaughter is also a father of four. His two older kids, who are 11 and 13, had a different reaction to the results. They came to him expressing uncertainty. "The questions were like, 'If Trump becomes president, Dad, is the world going to end?' " Slaughter recalled. He believes social media may have fed into the anxiety.