Shondalese Duster
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-18-2025 5AM EST
Suzanne, a resident of Maryland who requested that her last name be withheld because she fears retaliation against her family, says she and her husband, who is a federal employee with a financial regulatory agency, are worried he will be laid off.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-18-2025 5AM EST
The protests were organized by the 50-50-1 movement, which means 50 protests, 50 states, one movement. Shondalese Duster, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-18-2025 5AM EST
Amid frigid temperatures and 20-mile-per-hour wind gusts, large crowds gathered at the Capitol reflecting pool. Chanting, do your job, protesters demanded lawmakers take action against mass firings at governmental agencies.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-08-2024 3AM EDT
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft will do what the agency is calling a crash scene investigation of two asteroids. One of the asteroids is smaller and orbits a larger one. The smaller asteroid was struck by a NASA spacecraft as part of a double asteroid redirection test.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-08-2024 3AM EDT
The agency says the asteroids are not a threat to Earth. Hera is set to reach the asteroids in the fall of 2026. Shondalese Duster, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-23-2025 6PM EST
New York Yankees Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced the team will no longer prohibit facial hair such as beards. He said he came to the conclusion after speaking with current and former players and that he worried the old policy was keeping them from recruiting star players.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-23-2025 6PM EST
He added that there will be parameters for the new policy and that he told players it's going to be a well-groomed, clean look. Shondelise Duster, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-22-2024 10PM EST
Travelers at several airports like Boston Logan International Airport have experienced delays because of snow and ice. Heavy fog has also been the blame for hundreds of delays at San Diego International Airport. Nearly 3,500 flights in and out of the U.S. have been delayed as of Sunday afternoon.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-22-2024 10PM EST
The National Weather Service says rain will fall across parts of the West Coast early this week, and snow will blanket portions of the Great Lakes. Travel will also be messy for some on Christmas Eve because of thunderstorms and wintry weather. The National Weather Service also says travelers in the Northeast could see one to three inches of snow.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-22-2024 10PM EST
TSA says travelers should arrive at airports early and allow more time to check luggage and move through airport security. Shondalese Duster, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-11-2024 4PM EST
The north and south torrid meteor showers happen toward the end of each year. The number of meteors vary, and astronomers say at its peak, this shower may have fewer than five meteors per hour. But the meteors are known to be very bright and are often called fireballs. The American Meteor Society says the best chance to see the meteors will be after midnight.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-21-2025 3PM EDT
Scientists with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Group say when the universe formed, dark energy, the mysterious force behind its rapid expansion, was very strong. But scientists say dark energy is weakening and that will continue. Mustafa Ishak, co-chair of the group and astrophysics professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, says this could allow matter to get stronger.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-21-2025 3PM EDT
which could be the force that causes the universe to ultimately collapse.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-21-2025 3PM EDT
He and other scientists also say there is no current evidence that the universe has stopped expanding. Shondelise Duster, NPR News.