Celebrating NPR's 50th Anniversary; Deadly Boat Accident; English Soccer's Social Media Ban To Fight Online Racism

Plus, Idaho's transgender sports ban faces a major legal hurdle. by Jill Hudson First Up [Protesters who have just been arrested during the 1971 "May Day" demonstrations continue to shout their opposition to the war in Vietnam.]( Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty Images Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast. The same day, over 20,000 protesters were in Washington, D.C., protesting America's involvement in the Vietnam War. All Things Considered documented all sides of the antiwar protest with a visceral 24-minute sound portrait. [Click here to listen to the original show](. Four people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected human smuggling boat capsized and split into pieces off the coast of San Diego on Sunday. Emergency responders rescued 25 people from the water after a boat tipped [over close to shore](. North Korea warned on Sunday that the United States will face a grave situation if it continues to pursue its "hostile policy" toward Pyongyang's nuclear program. [Read about it here](. Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question will be argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today. [Listen here]( or [read the story](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens W. W. Norton & Company In a new book, author Michael Lewis writes about public health officers who tried to get officials to look at the early data on COVID-19 and act to make sure the virus didn't spread in the United States. [Listen]( or [read](. One of the world's best restaurants — Eleven Madison Park in New York — is planning a big change: It is going all plant-based. No more Kobe beef, no more poultry or fish. So why now? [Hear the story](. [Germany's Sarah Voss competes in the women's beam qualifications during the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel, Switzerland, on April 21. She was one of three German female gymnasts at the European championships who grabbed headlines for wearing unitards rather than leotards.]( Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Female gymnasts from Germany wore full-length unitards instead of leotards in a recent competition. Psychology professor Elizabeth Daniels says it's a statement about comfort over outward appearance. [Listen to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro's story]( or [read the excerpts here](. The Biden administration says four families who were separated at the Mexico border during the Trump administration would be reunited in the U.S. during the first week of May. [Hear the details]( or [read them](. [Ben Barnes plays General Kirigan and Jessie Mei Li plays Alina Starkov in Netflix's Shadow and Bone.]( Netflix Shadow and Bone is the latest Netflix fantasy series based on a successful set of novels. There's a lot to take in — at least six main characters, people who can wield wind and shadow and light, a Chosen One who is prophesied to defeat a great wall of darkness, and charming rogues who are out for themselves. The good news: the show has enough new stuff to make it worth watching. [Hear the latest episode]( of the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. When kids age out of foster care, they face high rates of unemployment and homelessness. [Listen to the details of the NPR investigation]( which found that many of these youths were entitled to federal funds that could have helped. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Picture Show [Kijini Primary School students learn to float, swim and perform rescues on Oct. 25, 2016, in the Indian Ocean at Muyuni, Zanzibar. "It was phenomenal to watch their facial expressions and body language shift from total fear and utter trepidation to peaceful, and then to what ultimately revealed itself as confidence and joy," says photographer Anna Boyiazis, who won one of this year's awards.]( Anna Boyiazis Girls learning how to swim in the Indian Ocean on Zanzibar's coast — a beautiful and calm image. It's also a revolutionary act: For years, these girls had been prohibited from going in the water by their conservative Muslim culture. They are not only acquiring a potentially life-saving skill but also gaining access to a new space. Photographer Anna Boyiazis' photos were chosen for this year's Leica Women Foto Project. [Click here to see more award-winning images](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Sheffield United's English striker Rhian Brewster joins other players in taking a knee against racism ahead of kick off of the English Premier League football match.]( Mike Ergerton/AFP via Getty Images - English soccer clubs, coaches, players, journalists and the Premier League boycotted social media over the weekend. The players wants companies to do more to [stop online abuse and racism](. - Emmy Award-winning comedian W. Kamau Bell says he sees himself as a "forever student," and his show, United Shades of America, is [sort of like "Sesame Street for grown-ups."]( The sixth season premiered Sunday on CNN. - Four astronauts splashed down safely on Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico in their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule [after six months in orbit](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]