Rob Schmitz
Stories
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World
Why are people in Serbia protesting plans to dig a giant lithium mine?
Thousands filled the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade on Saturday to protest plans to mine one of Europe’s largest deposits of lithium. Lithium is a crucial material for electric car batteries.
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World
Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Wall Street Journal reporter, ex-Marine
The Wall Street Journal reporter and the former U.S. Marine have been released by Russia in exchange for Russian prisoners held in the U.S. and Europe, in what the U.S. calls a historic prisoner swap.
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World
Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan among Americans freed from Russian custody in prisoner swap
Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was detained in Russia in March 2023 on espionage charges that the newspaper and U.S. government say are false. Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, has been detained in Russia since 2018.
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Sports
What to expect in the Copa America soccer tournament
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Paul Tenorio, soccer writer with The Athletic, about the Copa America soccer tournament, in which the best teams from North and South America will compete in U.S. cities.
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San Francisco Giants announcer Dave Flemming remembers Willie Mays
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with San Francisco Giants announcer Dave Flemming about the career and life of Willie Mays, who was considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
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Sports
Over the next month, 24 countries vie to be the men's European football champion
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with FIFA agent Jeremy Pastel about the 2024 UEFA Men's European Football Championship, which kicks off Friday with Germany vs. France
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Technology
White House moves to secure rural health care systems from cyberattacks
There’s finally a consensus that ongoing digital attacks on the U.S. healthcare system constitute a crisis. The U.S. government is trying to work with partners to staunch the bleeding.
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Pope Francis is expected to give a speech on artificial intelligence at the G7 summit
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Christopher White of the National Catholic Reporter about why the pope is interested in AI.
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World
Morning news brief
Supreme Court rejects challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone. Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in a shareholder vote. White House moves to secure rural health care systems.
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Music
Every song is a novella for The Decemberists. The band has released a new collection
Colin Meloy writes novels in the forms of songs. His band The Decemberists returns with their ninth studio album, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.
