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.
Rudy Giuiliani Stuns Politicians And Philosophers With ‘Truth Isn’t Truth’ Statement
President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, created waves on Meet The Press Sunday by insisting there are situations where there is no such thing as “the truth.”
Actress Asia Argento, A Prominent Voice In #MeToo Movement, Paid Off Her Own Accuser
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times reporter Kim Severson about her story that actress Asia Argento, one of Harvey Weinstein’s most vocal critics during the #MeToo movement, has been paying off her own accuser.
One Congregation’s Question Of Faith Following The Pennsylvania Clergy Report
On Sunday, a priest in Georgia spoke to his congregation about sexual abuse in the Catholic church. Those words prompted a remarkable exchange in the middle of the service.
What Is Former CIA Director John Brennan’s Next Move?
Attorney Mark Zaid talks with NPR’s Ailsa Chang about former CIA director John Brennan’s legal options after the Trump administration revoked his security clearance last week.
Trump Administration Set To Unveil Its Replacement For Obama’s Clean Power Plan
President Trump is expected to announce a new plan this week for regulating carbon emissions from coal plants. It will weaken one of President Obama’s signature policies for addressing climate change.
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