As Insurers Offer Discounts For Fitness Trackers, Wearers Should Step With Caution
Millions of Americans use wearable devices to monitor their diet and fitness. Some insurance companies offer incentives to use them, but privacy advocates caution customers not to share too much data.
Big Latino Turnout In Midterms Raises Stakes For 2020
Latino turnout was up dramatically in the midterms, according to early voting and other preliminary data. Democrats say Latino votes helped flip house and senate races across the country.
Puerto Ricans Want Their Government To Be More Transparent
The movement in Puerto Rico is growing. It’s taken on greater urgency after Hurricane Maria, as the island prepares for the arrival of tens of billions in federal recovery grants.
Wildfires Razed Calif. Neighborhoods But What About Untouched Homes?
How do you go back to a place where there is no community and it’s just your home left standing after a wildfire? This is question facing some people in California who ponder their next move.
Should Trump Rhetoric Be Considered In Kansas Bomb Plot Sentencing?
Lawyers representing 3 men convicted of plotting to bomb Muslim Somali refugees argue their clients deserve a break at sentencing because the president’s rhetoric inflamed their hatred of migrants.
Calif. Authorities Raise Wildfire Death Toll To 80, Lower Number Of Missing Persons
At least 80 people have died throughout California since the Camp Fire and Woolsey Fire broke out earlier this month. The official missing persons list spans 993 names.
Serving Time, And Fighting California Wildfires For $2 A Day
Close to 1,500 inmates have been sent to battle the wildfires in Northern California.
Death Toll Continues To Rise In California Wildfire, As Does The Number Missing
Those that lost their homes are struggling to figure out what’s next as they plan an uncertain future.
As Migrant Caravans Arrive At Tijuana Border, Tensions Mount With Local Residents
Central Americans moving across Mexico are arriving at the Tijuana border crossing into the U.S. Their arrival increases pressures on local authorities and tensions with residents.
Education Secretary Proposes Enhanced Protections For Those Accused Of Sexual Assault On Campus
NPR’s Lakshmi Singh speaks with Cynthia Garrett, the co-president of Families Advocating for Campus Equality, who supports recently proposed changes to Title IX rules.
Virginia Could Be The State To Give Women Equal Rights Nationwide
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in Virginia is working to make the state the 38th and final state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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