Biologist Wants Americans To Taste A Rainbow Of Pomegranates
As a child, John Chater remembers trying different kinds of pomegranates in his grandfather’s yard. It spurred him to pursue a dream of diversifying America’s crop beyond the red Wonderful variety.
Shedding Swimsuits In A Miss America Reboot
The new head of Miss America says candidates will no longer be judged on their outward appearance. As part of that remake, the swimsuit competition has been axed from this Sunday’s event.
Alberto Gonzales On Kavanaugh
NPR’s Scott Simon asks former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about working with a president and previously confidential emails between him and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
The Federal Judge At The Center Of A Fight Over Migrant Separations
The Trump administration wants to withdraw from the Flores agreement, a decades-old legal settlement concerning detention of children. Dolly Gee is the federal judge at the heart of the battle.
Discreetly Tracking Down Sex Partners To Stop A Surge In STDs
In response to a spike in syphilis and gonorrhea cases, one Oregon county is sending medical sleuths to break the bad news in-person. Some people have no idea they’ve been exposed to an infection.
The Russia Investigations: Can There Be A Final Answer On ‘Collusion’?
Trump’s lawyers and the special counsel’s office have been negotiating over a possible interview. But leaks of a new book reveal an ex-Trump lawyer has argued Trump should never agree to a sit-down.
Judge Orders Florida Officials To Provide Sample Ballots In Spanish
“Voting in a language you do not understand is like asking this Court [to] decide the winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry — ineffective, in other words,” a federal judge said in the Friday ruling.
New Jersey Launches Investigation Into Clergy Abuse In The State’s Catholic Dioceses
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks with NPR’s Audie Cornish about his decision to establish a task force to investigate clergy sex abuse.
In Chicago, The Obamas’ Civic Engagement Programs Are In Action
The Obama Foundation has raised more than a quarter of a billion dollars so far to build the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side. Key to the Foundation’s mission are programs to train the next generation of civic leaders.
After A Week Of Public Hearings, Judge Brett Kavanaugh Seems Poised For Supreme Court
President Trump’s pick for the high court successfully parried questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Democratic complaints that they had seen just 10 percent of his government record didn’t seem to raise much public ire.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Agrees To Pay $145,000 To Settle False Advertising Lawsuit
Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand, Goop, has settled a lawsuit with several California district attorneys over the promotion of products with questionable health benefits.
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