Trump's Impact On Federal Courts: Judicial Nominees By The Numbers
Conservatives are delighted by a promise kept to nominate a wave of young judges. Liberals fear effects for decades — and peril for abortion rights. The judges are also largely white and male.
View Article'We Don't Think People Need These Kind Of Guns,' Dayton Mayor Tells Trump
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Mayor Nan Whaley about the aftermath of the mass shooting that killed nine people and hurt 27 more there early Sunday morning, and what should come from it.
View ArticleMan's Recycling Mistake Nearly Gave New Meaning To 'Going Green'
Workers at a California recycling facility noticed a shoebox leaking something unusual: cash. They were able to return nearly all of the $23,000 life savings a man accidentally set out on the curb.
View ArticleIn Unprecedented Move, India Revokes Kashmir's Special Status, Sparks Fears...
In the days ahead of the move, India placed local politicians under house arrest, ordered tourists to evacuate and sent tens of thousands of troops into the region. (Image credit: Manish Swarup/AP)
View ArticleLet's Drink To Your Health? Alcohol Producers Tout Wellness Benefits
As millennials continue to fuel the decline in wine sales, some alcohol brands are making health claims as a way to attract consumers. But this has scientists and wellness experts on edge. (Image...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: Trump Speaks Following El Paso And Dayton Shootings
President Trump is delivering remarks from the White House at 10 a.m. in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend, one linked to white nationalist extremism. (Image credit: Nicholas...
View ArticleIn Seattle, A Move Across Town Could Be A Path Out Of Poverty
Studies show poor children living in "high opportunity" areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results....
View ArticleRunning Away Or Skipping School Could Get A Kid Locked Up. Now That's Changing.
The number of girls in the juvenile justice system has been rising because of arrests for low level offenses like running away or violating curfew. Kentucky is now taking a different approach. (Image...
View ArticleObama Urges Americans To Reject Language That 'Feeds A Climate Of Fear'
In a rare political post-presidency statement, former President Barack Obama called for tighter gun laws after the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. "We are not helpless here," he said. (Image...
View ArticleFlorida Man Who Mailed Bombs To Democrats, Media Gets 20 Years In Prison
Cesar Sayoc blamed his attempted bombing spree on his mental illness and excessive use of steroids. His attorneys said he was obsessed with President Trump. (Image credit: Broward County Sheriff's...
View ArticleTreasury Declares China A 'Currency Manipulator,' Escalating Trade War
The Trump administration made the declaration after Beijing allowed its currency to drop sharply. China's move triggered a sell-off on Wall Street. (Image credit: Richard Drew/AP)
View ArticleAll Songs Rewind: The Worst Songs Of All Time?
Carrie Brownstein joins the All Songs gang to chat about relentless earworms, annoying novelty songs and other songs our hosts think of as quite possibly the worst of all time (Image credit: Jonathan...
View ArticleAmid Protests In Hawaii Against Giant Telescope, Astronomers Look To 'Plan B'
An international consortium planning the Thirty Meter Telescope still prefers to site it atop the Big Island's Mauna Kea. But local protests may drive the project to the Canary Islands. (Image credit:...
View ArticleBeijing Warns Hong Kong Protesters: Don't 'Play With Fire'
Speaking in the capital, a spokesman for China's Hong Kong affairs office said protesters will be "held accountable" and said that Beijing had "tremendous power" to put down the protests. (Image...
View ArticleToni Morrison, Whose Soaring Novels Were Rooted In Black Lives, Dies At 88
Morrison was the author of Beloved, Song of Solomon and The Bluest Eye. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Image...
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