Edward Miller

Dec 8, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Juliana Kim |Edward Miller

Bashar al-Assad's residence in Damascus was ransacked Sunday after rebels seized control of the Syrian capital, forcing the deposed president to flee the country. Photos from the Associated Press show Assad's residence in shambles, with empty cabinets and books, paintings and other personal belongings scattered across the floors. In one image, a man is seen attempting to take a lamp while others canvas the room. In another, a group of people pose with smiles and peace signs where Assad once lived.

Dec 8, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Willem Marx |Edward Miller

Updated December 08, 2024 at 14:03 PM ETA rapid advance by Syrian rebel groups on the country's capital has led to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's control of a nation his family had ruled for half a century. Crowds celebrated the seismic political shift in the streets of Damascus overnight and into Sunday, as Syrian state television broadcast a statement from a group of rebels, one dressed in a black hoodie, who announced that Assad had been deposed.

Dec 8, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Luke Garrett |Edward Miller

President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on levying tariffs in his first days in office, minimizing his prior emphasis on retribution against his perceived enemies, in his first network interview since he won the election. Trump spoke onNBC News' Meet The Press with Kristen Welker about his vows to implement his top campaign promises — deporting all those in the U.S. illegally, pardoning Jan. 6 rioters and extending major tax cuts.

Dec 8, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Yuki Noguchi |Edward Miller

EJ Beck was a bookish, wispy 10-year-old when a doctor found the thyroid cancer on her tiny neck that upended her life. Treatment for that cancer took Beck's joyful school routine and replaced it with a complicated surgery, followed by a harrowing radiation treatment that made her so sick and radioactive, it required her to remain in a sealed chamber without human contact for many days.

Dec 8, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Edward Miller

The emergency call comes in just before midnight. In the driver's seat of a battered Toyota Hilux pickup truck, 29-year-old Chamunolwa Jimayi chats briefly with the caller. He hangs up the phone and shouts to his two colleagues in the back to hold on tight, then shoots off at high speed through the city center, careening around the traffic. Jimayi's job is not your regular 9-to-5.