Ava Pukach
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-02-2025 3PM EST
NPR's Ava Pukac reports. The Danish-Swedish farm dog is a small, compact, lively, smooth-coated working dog initially known for hunting rodents and herding livestock. The American Kennel Club says it also sometimes appeared in circuses as the clown's playmate. Denmark and Sweden recognized the breed in 1987.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-02-2025 3PM EST
This year, the Danish-Swedish farm dog will be eligible to compete for Best in Show trophies at the National Dog Show and the American Kennel Club National Championship. And next year, it'll be eligible to compete at the most well-known show of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. The American Kennel Club now recognizes 202 breeds. Ava Pukach, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-14-2024 8PM EST
Jackson isn't new to the stage. She studied theater at Harvard University while earning her law degree and even once had future Oscar winner Matt Damon as a scene partner. Speaking to NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, Jackson said tonight fulfills a lifelong fantasy.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-14-2024 8PM EST
The show reimagines the ending of the Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet. Jackson said she was invited for a walk-on role specifically created for her. After the performance, the Supreme Court Justice is participating in an audience talkback. Ava Pukach, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-16-2025 8PM EST
On a website set up by his attorneys to provide updates on the case, a statement from Mangione reads, Pennsylvania's Governor-Democrat Josh Shapiro and other lawmakers have said that Mangione should not be treated like a folk hero. Mangione pleaded not guilty to 11 charges in New York, including first-degree murder. He also faces charges in federal court as well as in Pennsylvania.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-16-2025 8PM EST
While New York has abolished the death penalty, prosecutors could pursue it in the federal case. Eva Pukach, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-14-2025 2PM EDT
Interim Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong says DHS federal agents with warrants searched two rooms in university residences. This comes at a time when Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia graduate student who helped lead protests on campus... has been detained and faces possible deportation despite being a lawful permanent U.S. resident.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-14-2025 2PM EDT
President Trump has said Khalil's arrest is, quote, the first of many to come. The Trump administration recently announced it is stripping the university of more than $400 million in federal funds over what it says are failures to protect students from anti-Semitism on campus. Ava Pukach, NPR News.