Women's March Draws A Smaller, But Passionate Crowd
In its fourth annual iteration, the anti-Trump protest focused on climate change, reproductive justice and immigration. (Image credit: Isabella Gomez Sarmiento/NPR)
View ArticleAfter A Fall At Baylor, Ken Starr Became A Fox Regular, And Then, A Trump...
Ken Starr was stripped of his presidency at Baylor University in 2016, accused of overseeing an administration that ignored a campus sexual assault scandal. (Image credit: Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
View Article'You Need To Act Now': Meet 4 Girls Working To Save The Warming World
"When we organize, we model the world we want to see," says teenager Xiye Bastida. Activist girls like Bastida have been especially visible in the fight against climate change. (Image credit: LA...
View ArticleHis Dad Died In A Venezuelan Hospital. What He Saw In The Morgue Still Haunts...
When this reporter's father died, he accompanied the body as it was taken to the morgue. The grieving son says it was the hardest walk of his life. (Image credit: Family photo courtesy of Gustavo...
View Article$11 Billion And Counting: Trump's Border Wall Would Be The World's Most Costly
The costs keep piling up for Trump's border wall which has a current pricetag of $11 billion — nearly $20 million per mile. It's more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world....
View ArticleJazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died
The saxophonist and composer — an artist who wrote for Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, and who nurtured John Coltrane — died Sunday at age 93. (Image credit: Lonnie Timmons III/Getty Images)
View ArticleSpaceX Celebrates Test Of Crew Dragon Capsule That Will Carry NASA Astronauts
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and SpaceX's Elon Musk called the test of the Crew Dragon capsule a success. NASA hopes to use the capsule to bring astronauts to the International Space Station....
View ArticleU.S. Navy To Name Aircraft Carrier After WWII Hero Doris Miller
Miller was a mess attendant on the West Virginia when he jumped in to man a machine gun during the Pearl Harbor attack. He is the first African American to have an aircraft carrier named after him....
View ArticleCanada Sends Armed Forces To Help Newfoundlanders Dig Out After Blizzard
In the capital city of St. John's, the snowstorm completely buried cars and caused thousands to lose power. As much as 30 inches of snow fell in some parts of the city.
View ArticlePatients Still Struggle To Balance High Costs Of MS Treatment, Despite Generic
Drugs to treat multiple sclerosis can run $70,000 a year or more. Patients hoped competition from a generic version of one of the most popular brands would spur relief, but prices went up. Here's why....
View ArticleExtradition Trial For Huawei Executive Facing U.S. Fraud Charges Begins In...
Meng Wanzhou was arrested in 2018 as she changed planes in Vancouver. The U.S. says the Chinese technology giant misled banks about the nature of Huawei's business in Iran. (Image credit: Jeff...
View ArticleRichmond Gun Rally: Thousands Of Gun Owners Converge On Virginia Capitol On...
"This is about losing one of the base freedoms that we have," a gun rights backer says in Richmond. The rally drew an estimated 22,000 people; officials say one person was arrested. (Image credit:...
View ArticleChinese Universities Are Enshrining Communist Party Control In Their Charters
Some schools are nixing language about academic freedom and are stressing loyalty to the ruling party, which plants spies to denounce professors and students who voice their minds, academics say....
View ArticleREAD: Trump Legal Filing Accuses Democrats Of 'Dangerous Perversion' Of...
The White House is releasing a formal legal brief to the Senate laying out Trump's defense, ahead of the Tuesday start to the impeachment trial. An executive summary was obtained by NPR. (Image...
View ArticleHonolulu Police Search For Remains Of Suspect Who Killed 2 Officers, Set...
Investigators are sifting through the remains of seven homes burned to the ground Honolulu. Authorities say a man facing eviction stabbed his landlord, set a fire and fatally shot the two officers....
View ArticleCoronavirus In China: Over 200 Cases, Human-To-Human Transmission
The World Health Organization will convene a meeting on Wednesday to determine if the newly discovered virus presents a "public health emergency of international concern." (Image credit: Getty Images)
View ArticleDestructive Hail And A Massive Dust Storm Descend On Fire-Ravaged Australia
Canberra, Melbourne and other areas of southeast Australia were hit by golf-ball-sized hail that destroyed car windshields, killed birds and shredded the leaves off trees. (Image credit: Ying Tan/via...
View ArticleAmtrak To Drop $25,000 Ticket Price For Two Wheelchair Users After Complaints
NPR reported on Friday that the ticket for a two-hour ride between Chicago and Bloomington-Normal, Ill., stations usually costs $16. Amtrak had based the higher price on adjustments to train cars....
View ArticlePolitical Unrest In Puerto Rico After Discovery Of Unused Hurricane Aid
Fed up with what they say is rampant corruption, protesters are demanding the resignation of Gov. Wanda Vázquez, who just months ago served as the island's Justice Secretary. (Image credit: Gladys...
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