Top Regional News
Reykdal says state discrimination law takes priority over Trump orders in Mead and parents' rights bill still needs work, ID public schools could hire chaplins under new bill, WA aims to support federal workers after mass layoffs with resource webinars, and furloughing state workers on the table to solve state budget shortfall.
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Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender play a high-ranking spy couple in Steven Soderbergh's new film. Black Bag offers Bond-style globe-trotting intrigue and marital dramedy.
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Arts & Culture
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SpIFF Artistic Director Pete Porter and renowned actor Matthew Modine join host Henry McNulty in the studio to discuss the festival's 40th anniversary screening of Vision Quest. -
Director Stimson Snead joins host Henry McNulty in the studio for an interview about his feature film, “Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox,” screening at 8:30pm, Saturday March 8th, at the Garland Theater in Spokane as part of the Spokane International Film Festival (SpIFF). -
Spokane International Film Festival representatives Tom Dineen, Aaron Spickelmire, and Pete Porter join host Henry McNulty in the studio for a conversation about SpIFF 2025.
Events
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Tune in for a KPBX live broadcast featuring a selection of Fall Folk Festival performers. -
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The next Free KPBX Kids' Concert features The Radio Helpers in the Great Room at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, Saturday, November 23rd at 1 pm
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In North Dakota, many farmers are still recovering from the 2018 trade war and are now bracing for more losses as President Trump levies sweeping tariffs on everything from soybeans to pork. -
The president's contention that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional is considered a fringe view because the Supreme Court ruled to the contrary 127 years ago. -
Democrats face a dilemma. Should they help pass a GOP spending bill or allow the government to shut down? NPR speaks with Faiz Shakir, senior adviser to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.
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Senate to vote on GOP spending bill as government shutdown deadline looms, Trump to give speech at DOJ about law and order, judges order federal agencies to reinstate thousands of fired workers.
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In a pair of rulings Thursday, judges ordered federal agencies to reinstate thousands of workers who were recently fired. In both cases, the judges said the mass firings appear illegal.
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The meeting came days after Iran rebuffed President Trump's proposal for nuclear talks. Trump sent a letter calling for Iran to either enter into negotiations or face possible military action. -
One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Sofia Gubaidulina, wrote bold music inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies and the joy of sound itself.
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President Trump has repeatedly tied his political fortunes to the financial markets. But as his tariff policies impact investors, he's shifting his rhetoric.
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During the COVID pandemic, NPR's Morning Edition commissioned pieces by musicians from various genres. Five years later, we listen back on the project.
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NPR speaks with former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams about her new memoir, "Careless People," in an interview held before she was barred from discussing her criticism of the company.
