Big Chill With China Takes Its Toll On Flow Of Money, People And Ideas
As tensions deepen, the flow of tourists, students, researchers and entrepreneurs has slowed between the U.S. and China. (Image credit: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images)
View ArticleAn Immortal Reflection Of Bessie Smith, In Feeling And Form
Precision isn't the word most associated with the blues, but Romare Bearden's 1974 collage depicts Bessie Smith in a way that illuminates her expressiveness and her high level of artistic control....
View ArticleNew Lawsuit Reveals More Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Boy Scouts Of America
A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week could be the first in a wave of new sexual assault allegations against the Boy Scouts of America. (Image credit: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
View ArticleDeepening Fears About The Global Economy Send Stocks Falling Again
Stocks resumed their slide amid escalating fears that the U.S.-China trade war will further damage a worldwide economy that's already slowing. Central banks in Asia and New Zealand cut rates. (Image...
View ArticleCyntoia Brown Released After 15 Years In Prison For Murder
Brown, 31, was released from a Tennessee prison after serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man when she was a teenager. She was granted clemency in January. (Image credit: Lacy Atkins/AP)
View ArticleThe Broadcast On 'Truth' That Is Transfixing The Nation Of Gambia
In the West African nation of Gambia, people are tuning in — on TV, radios and cellphones — to testimony about alleged abuses by former president Yahya Jammeh. (Image credit: Samantha Reinders for NPR)
View ArticleCoordinating Care Of Mind And Body Might Help Medicaid Save Money And Lives
Tennessee's innovative Medicaid program is offering bonuses to mental health providers who help make sure their Medicaid patients get preventive help and treatment for physical ailments too. (Image...
View ArticleTaliban Attack In Kabul Kills At Least 14
The bomb attack outside a police center came as talks continue between the U.S. and the Taliban, and sparked fresh security concerns in the lead-up to Afghanistan's presidential elections next month....
View ArticlePuerto Rico's Supreme Court Rules Pierluisi Unconstitutionally Sworn In As...
The decision voids Pedro Perluisi's swearing-in because he was not previously approved as secretary of state by both Puerto Rico's Senate and House. He has been ordered to resign by 5 p.m. Wednesday....
View ArticleMississippi Immigration Raids Lead To Arrests Of Hundreds Of Workers
The ICE raids are likely the largest operation since 2008, when 400 unauthorized workers were arrested in Iowa. (Image credit: Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
View ArticleSilver Jews' David Berman Dies At 52
The master lyricist and poet leaves behind a catalog of oblique indie rock that inspired a cult following. (Image credit: Shawn Ehlers/WireImage)
View ArticleIn Kyrgyzstan, Attempt To Arrest Former President Turns Into Deadly Encounter
Security forces were met by a hail of bullets from former President Almazbek Atambayev's residence as political supporters barricaded themselves inside. (Image credit: Vladimir Voronin/AP)
View ArticleTo Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must Change
The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report by the United Nations panel on climate change....
View ArticleAfter World Cup Win, Other U.S. Women's Sports Leagues Ask, 'What About Us?'
Will latest U.S. victory in the Women's World Cup lead to a surge of popularity in other women's pro sports leagues? Executives and players hope so. (Image credit: Elaine Thompson/AP)
View ArticleWhy Competition Hasn't Brought Down The High Price Of Snakebite Treatment
The snakebite antivenin CroFab, on the U.S. market since 2000, now faces competition from a drug called Anavip. But both are expensive. "Perverse incentives" keep prices high, says one legal scholar....
View ArticleHouse Retirement Tracker: GOP Exits Mount, Hurting Chances To Flip Control In...
Over the past two weeks alone, seven House Republicans have announced they won't run again, including two of just 13 GOP women in the House and the chamber's lone African American Republican. (Image...
View ArticleVeterans Urge Changes Before Expansion Of VA Caregivers Program
Veterans are warning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has not resolved serious flaws in the way the program is administered. (Image credit: Eve Edelheit for NPR)
View ArticleKids And Adults With Autism Flying Easier In Pittsburgh, With Airport's Help
Pittsburgh International Airport has opened a 1500-square-foot "sensory space" to help people on the autism spectrum decompress during travel. Soothing colors, and private soundproof rooms are a hit....
View ArticleThe Couple Killed Saving Their Baby In El Paso Had Just Found A Future Together
Andre and Jordan Anchondo were two of the 22 people killed in El Paso on Saturday. President Trump visited El Paso to meet with survivors as families grieve and mourn their loved ones. (Image credit:...
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