Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence
President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans. (Image...
View ArticleNo Safe Drinking Water On Reservation Leaves Thousands Improvising
The Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon has been without safe drinking water since late May, and some people don't have any running water at all. (Image credit: Emily Cureton/OPB)
View ArticleDayton Survivor Who Lost Dad After Tornado Hit His Home: 'I Can't Rebuild A...
Dion Green is a Dayton resident grappling with double loss. His father was killed last weekend in the Dayton mass shooting. Just months before, his house was badly damaged by tornadoes. (Image credit:...
View ArticleAt 'High Five' Camp, Struggling With A Disability Is The Point
A day camp in Nashville uses "constraint-induced therapy" to help kids who have physical weakness on one side — often because of a stroke or cerebral palsy — gain strength and independence. (Image...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren's New Plan On Guns Has A Goal: Reduce Gun Deaths By 80%
The Massachusetts senator introduced a sweeping gun control plan Saturday. She also said people have to maintain pressure on President Trump for more immediate change. (Image credit: Andrew Spear for...
View ArticleJeffrey Epstein Found Dead In Manhattan Jail
The New York City Medical Examiner's office tells NPR News that the wealthy financier and accused sex offender was found dead early Saturday morning. Multiple media reports say he killed himself....
View ArticleOpinion: Much Of Argentina Wants Its Populists Back
The election four years ago of pro-market Mauricio Macri was a rebuke of the populism of the Kirchners. As the country heads into a new election season, the populists look to be making a comeback....
View ArticleLatest On Jeffrey Epstein's Death
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Michael Gold of the New York Times about Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide this morning in Manhattan.
View ArticleHong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas As Demonstrations Continue
Pro-democracy protests, now in their 10th straight weekend, are posing one of the biggest tests to China's leadership since the 1997 handover from Britain. (Image credit: Vincent Thian/AP)
View ArticleAt Least 62 Dead After Fuel Tanker Explodes In Tanzania
A crowd was gathered around the damaged truck, trying to collect the fuel that was leaking from it, when an explosion occurred. (Image credit: AP)
View ArticleCash Back Guarantee: The U.S. Redeems Damaged Bills Because The Dollar...
The Treasury reviews some 24,000 cases a year and reimburses around $30 million to people whose money has been burned, flooded or otherwise damaged. This service helps underpin the dollar's integrity....
View ArticleWith Congressional Blessing, Space Force Is Closer To Launch
It started as a joke, as President Trump riffed on the idea last year. Now, Congress could create the first, new military service in more than 70 years. (Image credit: Walter Scriptunas II/Courtesy...
View ArticleA U.S.-China Currency War? What You Need To Know
After China let its yuan drop in value, the U.S. accused the country of being a "currency manipulator." Here is how China manages its money and what a dispute with the U.S. could mean. (Image credit:...
View ArticleFrom Pain To Purpose: 5 Ways To Cope In The Wake Of Trauma
If recent violent events have left you upset and scared, you're not alone. But psychologists say, there are ways to help yourselves and those you love overcome fear and move forward. (Image credit:...
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