Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Movies
Oh the horror! A director-critic tells us her favorite scary flicks of 2024
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024.
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Latin America
Researchers discover a Mayan settlement thought to be more than 1,000 years old
Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden deep in the jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula thought to have been built over a thousand years ago.
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Food
A deconstructed chile relleno taco is the best taco in Texas, says 'Texas Monthly'
NPR talks with Jose Ralat, the taco editor at Texas Monthly, about the best tacos in the state.
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Politics
Want to understand the dramatic shift in Latino views on abortion? Go to Arizona
Arizona has seen rising support for abortion rights among Latinos. The reasons are varied and complicated.
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Politics
Why voting security in Arizona's largest jurisdiction is more intense in 2024
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stephen Richer, the Republican Maricopa County Recorder, about his office's intense preparations to secure early voting in the swing state of Arizona.
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Elections
Barbed wire, high fences: some election locations in Arizona close, but others step up
A church and a community college are stepping up to serve as voting locations after others pulled out due to security threats.
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Politics
Election workers in Arizona are facing slurs and death threats
NPR's Ailsa Chang and her team are reporting from Arizona, a key swing state that will help decide who becomes the next president.
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Arts & Life
Latino voters have changed their views on abortion, research shows
Research shows 62% of Latinos believe abortion should be mostly legal. That’s a big jump from 20 years ago.
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The Middle East war widens as Iranian missiles shoot into Israel
The war in the Middle East appears to be widening. Iran sent a volley of missiles at Israel just days after Israel killed the leader of Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah.
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Pete Rose, all-time hits leader who was then banned from baseball, has died at 83
Baseball great Pete Rose has died. He's known as MLB's all-time hits leader, but was banned from the sport in 1989 for gambling. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Keith O'Brien about Rose’s legacy.