Will the Kavanaugh Saga Leave Bruises That Heal Or Permanent Scars?
The fight over the nomination rises from the emotional cauldron that boiled through the 2016 campaign and has simmered ever since.
Transportation Department Looks To Clear The Road For Cars Without Steering Wheels
The DOT announced new voluntary guidance for autonomous vehicles. The agency wants to adapt the definition of “driver” to include autonomous systems, among other changes.
1,500-Year-Old Sword Found By 8-Year-Old Swedish Girl
Earlier this summer, Saga Vanecek was doing what she often does: wading in Sweden’s Lake Vidöstern. It was then that she felt something odd beneath her hand and knee. The sword is from the Iron Age.
Trump Pushes Due Process For Some, For Others ‘Lock’ Them Up
President Trump is arguing that Brett Kavanaugh should be treated as innocent until proven guilty, but with the Central Park Five and some political opponents Trump has disregarded due process.
Jury Considers The Murder Case Against Chicago Police Officer
Lawyers for both sides gave the jury their final arguments Thursday in the murder trial of Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke in the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
DHS Inspectors Find Standards Violations At Immigrant Facility
The inspectors issued a scathing report on conditions at an immigration detention facility in southern California — outlining poor medical conditions, improper discipline and unsafe practices.
It’s Been 25 Years Since The Federal Gas Tax Went Up
The tax remains 18.4 cents a gallon. Yet, the cost of building and maintaining roads, bridges and transit keeps going up — leaving the highway trust fund running on empty.
U.S. Dairy Farmers React To New North American Trade Agreement
In the new North American trade deal, Canada agreed to end its Class 7 milk price — a system that lowered the price of some Canadian dairy products, undercutting American producers. But dairy policy analysts say the new trade agreement won’t significan…
Supreme Court Debate On Kavanaugh Is Playing Out In West Virginia Senate Race
As the FBI investigates sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, West Virginia voters discuss how the debate is shaping their view of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s re-election campaign.
How The Legal Community Is Reacting To The Planned Senate Vote On Kavanaugh
The legal community reacts to the Senate’s planned confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, including more than 1,700 law professors who say he displayed a lack of judicial restraint at a hearing last week that should disqualify him.
MacArthur Fellow And Planetary Scientist Sarah Stewart Discusses How The Moon Was Formed
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with planetary scientist Sarah Stewart about her research into how the moon was formed, using a big cannon in her University of California Davis lab.
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