Natalie Escobar

Jan 14, 2025 | npr.org | Natalie Escobar

The remains of a burned home are seen after the home was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Jan. 8. Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images As the wildfires in Los Angeles tear through hillsides, raze neighborhoods and displace residents, it's too early to know how vast the destruction will be when the last of the flames is put out.

Aug 2, 2023 | npr.org | Natalie Escobar

Delano Lewis, a former president of National Public Radio and U.S. ambassador to South Africa, is dead at 84. NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR Delano Lewis, a former president of National Public Radio and U.S. ambassador to South Africa, is dead at 84. He died on Wednesday while in hospice care in Las Cruces, N.M., according to the Las Cruces Bulletin. Lewis was named president of NPR in 1993, becoming the first Black person to take the role.