Asma Khalid

4 days ago | tpr.org | Asma Khalid |Lynn Menegon

After the U.S. bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran, President Trump mused online about a regime change in the country. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that some residents of Tehran took to the streets on Sunday to protest the U.S. and its involvement in the conflict. “What I can see here in Iran from the social and political point of view, [the U.S.] made a mistake,” said Ali Safari, former news editor and Tehran resident.

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Asma Khalid |Jill Ryan

Next week, members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine advisory panel are slated to discuss COVID-19 booster shots, as well as other vaccines. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently fired members of that panel, to the criticism of a number of health experts. One of those critics is Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as surgeon general in the first Trump administration.

1 week ago | wypr.org | Asma Khalid |Hafsa Quraishi

On June 14, President Trump turned 79 years old. The Army held a parade to celebrate 250 years since the Continental Army was formed in 1775. Meanwhile, millions of people across the country took to the streets to protest the Trump administration’s policies — including the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids taking place in Los Angeles and other parts of the country — in what they referred to as No Kings Day.

3 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Asma Khalid

Updated June 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM EDTPresident Trump is banning travelers from 12 countries and partially restricting travelers from seven others, starting on Monday, June 9, a measure he said was necessary for national security. Trump had campaigned on a promise to restore the first-term travel ban that he had put in place for Muslim-majority countries, and said on Thursday that the measure "can't come soon enough. "We want to get them out. We want to get them out now.

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Ashley Locke |Asma Khalid

Ms. Rachel, the YouTube personality who has become wildly popular among toddlers, says she’s willing to “risk her career” to stand up for children in war-torn Gaza. Ms. Rachel, whose full name is Rachel Accurso, is a children’s educator who has become a sort of modern-day Mr. Rogers — with denim overalls, a pink headband and a cheery smile. She has billions of views on YouTube, where her videos and songs focus on language development. Recently, even Netflix began streaming some of her episodes.