Nike’s New Ad Campaign Divides Law Enforcement
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with the National President of the Fraternal Order of Police Chuck Canterbury about why his organization condemned Nike’s Colin Kaepernick ad as an “insult.”
Florence Forecast To Become A Major Hurricane And Risk To The East Coast Is Rising
Florence is expected to pick up speed and become a hurricane Saturday night. North and South Carolina have declared states of emergency, and urged residents to prepare for the storm.
Tesla Stock Takes A Hit — After Elon Musk Does The Same
The incident happened during a podcast interview on Thursday, a day before announcements that top executives were leaving Tesla.
The Resistance At The Kavanaugh Hearings: More Than 200 Arrests
Opponents of Kavanaugh’s nomination don’t have the votes to derail his confirmation, but protesters voiced their concerns at his hearing about a conservative majority’s impact on the Supreme Court.
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.
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