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A group with ties to the Russian government has been linked to a hacking attempt. The White House is expected to reverse the Clean Power Plan. Many inmates in U.S. prisons plan to protest conditions.
U.S. Catholics Want Action After Report Details Decades Of Child Sexual Abuse
Rachel Martin talks to John Allen, editor of the Catholic publication Crux, about how Catholics are reconciling their faith with the latest revelations of child sex abuse by clergy.
Debate Brews In Pueblo Over The Balance Of Coal And Renewable Energy
In Colorado, residents of Pueblo are concerned renewable energy jobs will not be as well paying as the ones in the nearby coal plant.
Pa. Officials Scramble To Keep Up With Calls To Clergy-Abuse Hotline
Since authorities in Pennsylvania released a grand jury report last week examining seven decades of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church, hundreds have called a state-run priest-abuse hotline.
Authorities Investigate Sexual Assault Claim Against Weinstein Accuser
The New York Times reports actress Asia Argento paid off an underage actor to keep quiet about their sexual encounter. Argento is one of the women accusing Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape.
After A Year Of Rising Tensions, Protesters Tear Down Confederate Statue On UNC Campus
A crowd of about 250 students, faculty and residents stormed the bronze sculpture of a Confederate soldier, using ropes to yank it from its century-old pedestal.
West Texas Vineyards Blasted By Herbicide Drift From Nearby Cotton Fields
Texas is one of the largest producers of wine in the U.S. But the grapevines in the High Plains are facing a threat that’s causing them to twist and wither. And it’s coming from the cotton fields.
Federal Housing Agency Employee Secretly Taped Director’s Sexual Advances Toward Her
A female employee says her audio recordings show that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt held up her pay raise as he pressed her for a sexual relationship.
Michigan Health Director To Stand Trial For Involuntary Manslaughter In Flint Deaths
Michigan state health department director will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter tied to the Flint water crisis.
Have You Left The Catholic Church?
Catholics grappling with what the sex abuse scandal means for their own faith and trust in the church. NPR and our Pennsylvania member stations want to hear from you.
Former White House Counsel Discusses Don McGahn’s Cooperation With Robert Mueller
As White House counsel Don McGahn cooperates with the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with John Dean, whose testimony during the Watergate hearings helped take down President Nixon.
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