Deadly Storms Sweep Through Southern United States, Leaving At Least 11 Dead
Violent thunderstorms got underway in Texas and Oklahoma on Friday, dumping rain and bringing high winds before moving east and northeast. Deaths were reported in five states. (Image credit: Bill...
View ArticleWhy The Most Coveted Democratic Endorser In Iowa Isn't Picking Sides
State Auditor Rob Sand is often mentioned as a potential candidate for higher office but despite being courted by Democratic presidential campaigns, Sand says endorsements "barely" matter "at all."...
View ArticleReady For Your First Marathon? Training Can Cut Years Off Your Cardiovascular...
More reasons to commit to a race: A new study shows that novice runners who take on a marathon significantly improved their heart health. We've got tips to get you started. (Image credit:...
View ArticleAustralia's Wildfires Are Releasing Vast Amounts Of Carbon
The Australian bushfires are emitting huge amounts of climate warming carbon into the atmosphere. Normally, new vegetation that grows back would recapture it, but that may be changing. (Image credit:...
View ArticleA 'Lost Decade': Haiti Still Struggles To Recover 10 Years After Massive...
Billions of dollars poured into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, giving the economy a boost. But reconstruction hasn't lived up to what was promised and Haitians tell NPR they feel forgotten. (Image...
View ArticleAustralia's Massive Fires Threaten To Slow Decades-Long Economic Boom
Australia hasn't had a recession in nearly 30 years, an impressive track record for an industrialized county. But the fires threaten two pillars of the country's economy. (Image credit: Jenny...
View ArticleHaiti In Ruins: A Look Back At The 2010 Earthquake
NPR photographer David Gilkey and correspondent Jason Beaubien were among those who rushed to Haiti immediately after the quake. (Image credit: David Gilkey/NPR)
View ArticleU.S. Official: A Dozen Saudi Military Students Set To Be Expelled In Wake Of...
The Pentagon has suspended operational training of all Saudi Arabian military students indefinitely, as federal investigators conduct a security review of the more than 800 Saudi students in the U.S....
View ArticleSprawling Homeless Camps — Modern 'Hoovervilles' — Vex California
The wrangling over what to do about a sprawling homeless camp in Santa Rosa, Calif., highlights how hard it is to find answers for a growing crisis across California and much of the West. (Image...
View ArticlePharmaceutical Executives Face Prison Time In Case Linked To Opioid Crisis
John Kapoor, the former billionaire who founded drugmaker Insys Therapeutics, is among the executives to be sentenced for racketeering. (Image credit: Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
View ArticleAs New CEO Takes Charge, Boeing's Challenges Remain
Boeing's new CEO David Calhoun has served on the company's board of directors since 2009, leading some to worry he can't bring an outsider's perspective and shake things up. (Image credit: Mark...
View ArticleMan Admits To Murdering Investigative Journalist, A Crime That Rocked Slovakia
When he was killed, Jan Kuciak had been reporting on alleged ties between high-ranking people in Slovakia's government and the Italian mafia. His fiancée was shot to death along with him. (Image...
View ArticleThe Oscar Nominations: In With The Old, And 'Congratulations To Those Men'
From South Korean director Bong Joon-ho to Netflix's Martin Scorsese, from men who drive fast to men who are sad clowns, plenty of men cleaned up at this morning's Oscar nominations. Some women, too....
View ArticleCory Booker Drops Out Of Presidential Race
The New Jersey Democrat cited a lack of money to sustain a campaign that can win the Democratic nomination. His exit reduces the diversity of the field further, as three candidates of color remain....
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