West Virginia is giving its vaccine incentive program a boost to get more residents immunized from the coronavirus, Gov. Jim Justice announced on Tuesday. All residents who get a COVID-19 vaccine will be enrolled in the chance to win a college scholarship, a tricked out truck, or hunting rifles, in addition to a $1.588 million grand prize. The program, which will run from June 20 through Aug. 4, will be paid for through federal pandemic relief funds. "The faster we get people across the finish line the more lives we save. That's all there is to it," Justice said. "If the tab just keeps running ..read more

Tonight is all about the women of Hawaiian music - nā leo wāhine - of both yesterday and today . Listen to the Audio Archive Follow DJ Mermaid on Facebook Shoot her an Email Follow her on Instagram I want a STICKER ..read more

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To Colorado now and a story about neighbors and fences. The owners of the Tenacious Unicorn sheep and alpaca ranch say they have had to build a high fence around their property because of harassment. They are trans, and they say their conservative neighbors won't accept them. Colorado Public Radio's Dan Boyce reports. (SOUNDBITE OF ENGINE TURNING) DAN BOYCE, BYLINE: Eight-foot-tall wooden fence posts - 2 feet in the ground, 6 above. BONNIE NELSON: So right now, we have around 360 posts. BOYCE: Tenacious Unicorn Ranch co-owner Bonn ..read more

Honolulu City Council transportation committee chair on the rail project; High demand, challenges for vacation rental owners; Honoring British seaman and citizens at Oahu Cemetery ..read more

Military-grade autonomous drones can fly themselves to a specific location, pick their own targets and kill without the assistance of a remote human operator. Such weapons are known to be in development, but until recently there were no reported cases of autonomous drones killing fighters on the battlefield. Now, a United Nations report about a March 2020 skirmish in the military conflict in Libya says such a drone, known as a lethal autonomous weapons system — or LAWS — has made its wartime debut. But the report does not say explicitly that the LAWS killed anyone. "If anyone was killed in an ..read more

A man has been arrested after an unprovoked attack on a woman of Asian descent on Monday in New York City's Chinatown. The incident was highlighted on Twitter by New York State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, who represents some Lower Manhattan neighborhoods, including Chinatown. The disturbing footage is included in the tweet. Security camera video from Monday evening shows people walking on a sidewalk next to a restaurant's outdoor seating. A woman walks in from the right of frame while a man coming from the opposite direction swings his left arm wide, hitting her in the face. The force of th ..read more

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer for many and for some, that includes a closer look at baseball season. But in parts of the Asia Pacific, this has been a very different season for fans ..read more

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To Colorado now and a story about neighbors and fences. The owners of the Tenacious Unicorn sheep and alpaca ranch say they have had to build a high fence around their property because of harassment. They are trans, and they say their conservative neighbors won't accept them. Colorado Public Radio's Dan Boyce reports. (SOUNDBITE OF ENGINE TURNING) DAN BOYCE, BYLINE: Eight-foot-tall wooden fence posts - 2 feet in the ground, 6 above. BONNIE NELSON: So right now, we have around 360 posts. BOYCE: Tenacious Unicorn Ranch co-owner Bonn ..read more

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To Colorado now and a story about neighbors and fences. The owners of the Tenacious Unicorn sheep and alpaca ranch say they have had to build a high fence around their property because of harassment. They are trans, and they say their conservative neighbors won't accept them. Colorado Public Radio's Dan Boyce reports. (SOUNDBITE OF ENGINE TURNING) DAN BOYCE, BYLINE: Eight-foot-tall wooden fence posts - 2 feet in the ground, 6 above. BONNIE NELSON: So right now, we have around 360 posts. BOYCE: Tenacious Unicorn Ranch co-owner Bonn ..read more

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To Colorado now and a story about neighbors and fences. The owners of the Tenacious Unicorn sheep and alpaca ranch say they have had to build a high fence around their property because of harassment. They are trans, and they say their conservative neighbors won't accept them. Colorado Public Radio's Dan Boyce reports. (SOUNDBITE OF ENGINE TURNING) DAN BOYCE, BYLINE: Eight-foot-tall wooden fence posts - 2 feet in the ground, 6 above. BONNIE NELSON: So right now, we have around 360 posts. BOYCE: Tenacious Unicorn Ranch co-owner Bonn ..read more