Want To Keep Your Brain Sharp? Take Care Of Your Eyes And Ears
Two large studies show that age-related memory loss can be slowed significantly when older people promptly address hearing and vision loss.
President Trump Says U.S. Will Leave Arms Control Treaty With Russia
President Trump says he’ll pull the U.S. out of a 1987 nuclear missile treaty with Russia.
How The Clergy Abuse Scandal Is Affecting Catholics In Pennsylvania
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Maria Panaritis about the church sex abuse scandal that’s roiling Pennsylvania.
He Witnessed A Rape In 1969. He’s Finally Ready To Talk About It.
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Don Palmerine, who witnessed a rape as a teenager in 1969. After being silent for 50 years, he wrote about it in The Washington Post.
With Temperatures Dropping, Massachusetts Residents Still Lack Heats Weeks After Gas Fires
Following a series of major gas explosions, many residents are still without heat or hot water. As temperatures begin to drop, people are questioning when their homes will be warm again.
Migrant Caravan Grows to 5,000
A growing crowd of Central American migrants is resuming its advance toward the U.S. border in southern Mexico on Sunday.
How One Group Is Galvanizing Dissatisfied Voters
In Colorado, a group is exploiting voter dissatisfaction with the two major political parties in an effort to elect unaffiliated candidates.
Can’t Find An Affordable Home? Try Living In A Pod
Co-living projects are popping up in cities where housing costs are too expensive for middle-income residents. It’s dorm-life for adults, with shared kitchens and bathrooms, and it doesn’t come cheap.
To Keep Rents Down, Some In Big Cities Turn To ‘Co-Living’
Affordable housing is out of reach for many in cities like Seattle and Los Angeles. One solution is co-housing developments, which look an awful lot like college dorms.
The Role Of Identity In Politics
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks NYU professor Kwame Anthony Appiah about the role of identity — gender, party, class — in politics.
LA Dodgers Defeat Milwaukee Brewers To Reach World Series
Los Angeles held off Milwaukee 5-1 in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers will go to the World Series for the second year in a row, this time facing the Boston Red Sox.
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