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4 days ago | wwno.org | Willem Marx

GENEVA — Officials from the United States and China began trade-related talks here Saturday, marking the first face-to-face conversations since President Trump placed new tariffs of 145% on Chinese goods. The meetings in a Swiss city known for its discretion and conflict resolution represent the first potential efforts to end a trade war that has frazzled financial markets in recent weeks, and caused billions of dollars' worth of import disruption across both the United States and China.

5 days ago | wwno.org | Brooke Thorington

The House Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday voted 10-6 along party lines for HB 421, a bill that would to remove mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) courses for state employees and college students. Several Black committee members spoke in opposition of the bill, and questioned why they had less than 24 hours to review the legislation, which was heavily revised. There’s been a national push to remove DEI curriculums and job requirements at federal agencies and private businesses.

5 days ago | wwno.org | Susan Larson

Susan Larson interviews Daniel Brook about his fascinating new book, The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin. Here’s what’s on tap in the literary life this week:Morgan Jerkins signs her new novel, “Zeal,” Friday, May 9, 4-6 p.m. at Baldwin & Co. This is a ticketed event. Naomi S. DeBerry presents a story time, “My Daddy Needs a Gift,” Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. at Garden District Book Shop.

6 days ago | wwno.org | Bob Pavlovich |Alana Schreiber

It’s Thursday, and time to catch up on the week in politics with Stephanie Grace, editorial director and columnist for the Times-Picayune/The Advocate. Today we hear about the latest rift between Mayor Cantrell and the city council – this time over trash pickup in the French Quarter. Downriver from NOLA, a small Mississippi River offshoot, dubbed Neptune Pass, formed in 2020. The Army Corps of Engineers are looking at closing the opening as it presents problems for navigation.

6 days ago | wwno.org | Terry Jones

Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave this country’s nearly 200 remaining coal-fired power plants until 2027 to install or improve air quality monitoring devices on smokestacks to meet federal guidelines to cut hazardous pollutants including mercury, arsenic, lead and particulate matter.