Ashley Westerman is a producer who occasionally directs the show. Since joining the staff in June 2015, she has produced a variety of stories including a coal mine closing near her hometown, the 2016 Republican National Convention, and the Rohingya refugee crisis in southern Bangladesh. She is also an occasional reporter for Morning Edition, and NPR.org, where she has contributed reports on both domestic and international news.
California denied parole for Erik Menendez, who along with his brother Lyle have spent more than three decades behind bars for their parents' murders. Lyle Menendez faces a parole hearing on Friday.
The Justice Department is starting to share files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein with the House Oversight Committee. NPR talks with James Marsh, a lawyer for some of his accusers.
A U.N.-backed panel of experts has declared that northern Gaza is suffering from famine. And, the DOJ is expected to release to Congress the first wave of documents related to its Jeffrey Epstein probe.