Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Lower crime and birth rates mean America's prisons are emptying out
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Keith Humphreys, professor at Stanford, about the falling prison population in the U.S., and the reasons behind that trend.
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Texas flooding leaves more than a dozen people dead, 20 missing
At least 13 people are dead after a "catastrophic" storm and flooding in Texas.
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A look at different definitions of America through music
On America's 249th birthday, we look at the different definitions of America by revisiting NPR's American Anthem series.
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Cooking with Chef Roy Choi
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with chef Roy Choi about his new cookbook, The Choi of Cooking: Flavor-Packed, Rule-Breaking Recipes for a Delicious Life.
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Pre Civil-War Wisconsin law does not ban abortion, says state Supreme Court
A law from 1849 does not ban abortion in Wisconsin. That's what the state Supreme Court decided Wednesday.
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What the rollback of California's landmark environmental law could mean
California lawmakers passed legislation this week changing the state's landmark environmental law in an effort to lower barriers to affordable housing. We unpack the changes and their implications.
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Interstellar navigation and New Horizons
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled so far from Earth that the relative position of the stars is beginning to shift — a fact that could help future spacecraft navigate the galaxy on their own.
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Performing Madonna at Hebrew school was pivotal for this 'Failed Child Star'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tamara Yajia about her memoir, Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star and growing up with her unconventional family in the U.S. and Argentina.
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SCOTUS says Parents can opt kids out of lessons with LGBTQ+ characters. What's next?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stanford law professor Jeffrey Fisher about the Supreme Court ruling that parents have the right to remove their kids from class when books with LGBTQ+ themes are used.
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Sea lions return home after toxic algae exposure
After the longest toxic algal bloom on record off the southern California coast, marine mammal researchers are investigating how sea lions were affected, and releasing the last few back into the wild.
