Before-and-after images of tornado-ravaged Kentucky; Chris Wallace quits Fox; Kim at a crossroads

The first person to get the COVID shot devotes herself to convincing others [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Carol Ritchie First up [Two people share an embrace while surrounded by the damage left from a series of deadly tornadoes that swept through Kentucky and other states Friday night through Saturday morning. Mayfield, Ky.]( Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Here's what we're following today: Rescuers are searching for survivors throughout Western Kentucky after [a series of catastrophic tornadoes decimated parts of the state]( Friday evening and Saturday morning, leaving many communities shattered. Dozens were killed. ➡️ Before-and-after satellite images [show the scale of devastation]( in three of the states that were hit. ➡️ Tens of thousands of Kentuckians lost power and many are without shelter. [Here's how you can help](. Chris Wallace, one of the most respected journalists at Fox News, [is calling it quits](. CNN announced that Wallace would anchor a weekly interview show on its new subscription streaming service, CNN+. ➡️ Wallace has rebuked his Fox colleagues in the past over their fawning coverage of former President Donald Trump. ➡️ He has also warned network executives about Tucker Carlson's coverage of the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, which relied on conspiracy theories and outright lies. Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to empower private citizens to enforce California's ban on assault weapons in the state, [citing the same authority claimed by conservative lawmakers in Texas]( to outlaw most abortions after about six weeks. ➡️ "If the most efficient way to keep these devastating weapons off our streets is to add the threat of private lawsuits, we should do just that," Newsom said. Kim Jong Un marks a decade as North Korea's leader this week. He may be facing his toughest moment yet, as [crushing sanctions, the pandemic and growing economic trouble converge](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Picture show [Nurse Sandra Lindsay, the first person in the U.S. to get the COVID shot, serves as grand marshal of the Hometown Heroes parade in New York City in July. The event honored essential pandemic workers.]( Cindy Ord/Getty Images Nurse Sandra Lindsay rolled up her sleeve a year ago to become the first person in the U.S. to get the COVID-19 shot. Since then, she has devoted herself to motivating the vaccine-hesitant to get the jab. [She shares five persuasive tips](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s listen [Jaquel Spivey performs as Usher in A Strange Loop at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington D.C.]( Teresa Castracane/Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Association with Playwrights Horizons and Page 73 Productions Theaters across the country were shuttered and dark in April 2020 when playwright Michael R. Jackson's shattering debut musical, A Strange Loop, won the Pulitzer Prize. Now the show is headed to Broadway. 🎧 [Listen as Jackson describes his inspirations]( — from Stephen Sondheim to Liz Phair to Tori Amos to Joni Mitchell — or [read the story here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go [Nesmith with his bandmates Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork, photographed in Los Angeles in 1967]( Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images - Musician and producer Michael Nesmith was the only member of The Monkees who had prior recording experience, and his influential career went on long after the band fizzled out. [Nesmith died last week at 78](. - Reddit users flooded the Kellogg Company's job portal with fake applications after [the company recently announced it will replace its striking union workers](. - Got the COVID shot and didn't get knocked out afterward? No worries. An immunologist explains [why the vaccine works no matter how it makes you feel](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 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]