National Public Radio’s (NPR)’s new CEO denounced claims from a senior editor that the outlet has “lost America’s trust,” calling the comments made in an op-ed “disrespectful” and “hurtful.” Katherine Maher explained in a message to employees Friday that the editor, Uri Berliner, called the outlet’s mission into question in two ways: Critiquing the quality and integrity of the editorial process, and criticizing “who we are.” “Asking a question about whether we’re living up to our mission should always be fair game: after all, journalism is nothing if not hard...

University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari is leaving for the University of Arkansas. NPR's A Martinez talks to Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio about whether coaching is evolving.

The bombshell essay penned by veteran NPR editor Uri Berliner this week is reportedly causing "turmoil" at his news organization. Berliner made waves on Tuesday for calling out the liberal groupthink that has plagued NPR's newsroom, pointing to their mishandling of Russiagate, the Hunter Biden laptop, the COVID lab leak theory and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war as examples of its left-wing bias while prioritizing racial diversity over ideological diversity. On Thursday, The New York Times detailed the "internal tumult" that has erupted among Berliner's colleagues and NPR leadership.

Oregon drumline follows the rhythm to national competition NPR's Deepa Shivaram breaks down the Biden Administration's new rule requiring anyone who sells guns to run background checks. Then, OJ Simpson has died at 76. Laurie Levenson, who was an analyst for CBS during Simpson's murder trial, joins us. And, director René Ormae-Jarmer and snare drummer Grant Lord tell us how the Kingsmen Thunder Drumline from Milwaukie, Oregon, is preparing for one of the biggest competitions of their lives. Find more stories from today's show here. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram...

The VA has its fix for a home loan debacle, but many vets who got hurt won't get help The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a long-awaited new program on Wednesday to help thousands of veterans who were left on the verge of losing their homes after a pandemic aid effort went awry. But it appears that many who were harmed financially won't qualify to get this new help. "The purpose of this program is to assist the more than 40,000 veterans who are at the highest risk of foreclosure,"...