Florence Floodwaters Total Thousands Of Cars, Stranding Locals
Flooded cars in the Carolinas are now scattered among the streets waiting to be towed, sitting in salvage lots to be auctioned off for parts, or potentially being resold.
At Pulse Nightclub, A Death Toll That Might Not Have Been So High
The Orlando Fire Department had been working on a plan to respond to a mass shooting. But at the time of the Pulse nightclub shooting, the plan was on hold and the bulletproof vests sat untouched.
Lawyer For Deborah Ramirez On Kavanaugh Allegations
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks with John Clune, a lawyer representing Deborah Ramirez, who accused Brett Kavanaugh of exposing himself during a party at Yale in the 1980s.
The Politics of Bump Stocks, One Year After Las Vegas Shooting
Most Americans first learned about “bump stocks” — which speed up the firing rate of semi-automatic rifles — in the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre. A year later, they’re still mostly legal.
ICE Air: The Airline You Never Want To Fly
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has its own airline operation to fly deportees back to their home countries, and this year, it is significantly over budget.
Trump Immigration Crackdown Strains Resources
President Trump has ramped up immigration enforcement and the budget has ballooned. A recent congressional report says an agency is spending at “an unsustainable rate.”
Fuel Efficiency And Smog In Arizona
The EPA is holding hearings on a proposal to relax fuel efficiency standards. Arizona has come out in opposition — the state has a bad smog problem and was counting on the fuel rules to help fix it.
News Brief: Kavanaugh And The Midterms, Interest Rates, Cosby Sentencing
We look at the Kavanaugh nomination as a voting issue for November. Also, the Federal Reserve will likely nudge up interest rates, and we look at the cultural impact of Bill Cosby’s sentencing.
Bill Cosby And The #MeToo Movement
Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for a sexual assault in 2004. His conviction marks the rise of the #MeToo movement as well as the downfall of an African-American icon.
Virginia Backtracks On Tampon Ban For Prison Visitors
The policy, meant to discourage the smuggling of contraband into prisons, was to have gone into effect next month.
Study: Roundup Weed Killer Could Be Linked To Widespread Bee Deaths
Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin posit that glyphosate destroys specialized gut bacteria in bees, leaving them more susceptible to infection and death from harmful bacteria.
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