Andrea Elliott

Dec 1, 2023 | boisestatepublicradio.org | David Neiwert |Bob Kustra |Sean Carberry |Andrea Elliott

From a few ominous right-wing compounds in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s, to the shocking January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, America has seen the culmination of a long-building war on democracy, waged by an anti-democratic, far-right movement. So how did we get here?

Nov 20, 2023 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Andrea Elliott |Troy Oppie

The State of Idaho announced it will livestream hearings in the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students just over a year ago. Lewiston District Judge John Judge wrote all audio visual production will be handled by the court. No courtroom attendees will be allowed to take their own video or audio records, or photographs. All livestreams will take place on Judge John Judge's YouTube channel.

Nov 20, 2023 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Andrea Elliott |Richard Lawler

In a shock firing, the board at OpenAi ousted CEO Sam Altman last Friday. The move has left the start-up in turmoil as hundreds of employees threatened to resign in the wake of the board’s decision. Altman is set to lead a new artificial intelligence research team at Microsoft. We get more from Richard Lawler, senior editor at The Verge. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Nov 20, 2023 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Andrea Elliott

Israel and Hamas are closing in on a deal to free some hostages taken by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack on southern Israeli towns in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The pending agreement could result in a possible pause in fighting. Meanwhile, heavy fighting continues around Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital, which saw targeted attacks over the weekend. We get the latest from NPR’s Lauren Frayer. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Nov 20, 2023 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Andrea Elliott

Traditionally, video games are viewed as an isolating experience: sitting alone, in a basement or locked room, staring at a television for hours on end, and not speaking to anyone. Honestly, most of that last sentence is true, minus the last bit. Since the early days of the console wars, gamers have gathered around televisions and online to do what they love.