Gun Industry Warns Buyers About Suicide Risks, Critics Want More Action
A growing number of suicide prevention groups are partnering with the gun industry to stem gun-related suicides. Critics say the gun industry isn’t doing enough to warn gun-buyers about the risks.
Now Hiring: A Company Offers Drug Treatment And A Job To Addicted Applicants
Like many employers, Belden couldn’t find enough workers for its Indiana factory. So it started a first-of-its-kind program which pays for drug treatment to job applicants failing drug tests.
In Kentucky, A ‘Culture Of Indifference’ To Sexual Harassment In Prisons
In the last six years, more than 3,500 pages of sexual harassment complaints have been filed against the Kentucky Department of Corrections. Increasingly, victims are taking to the courts.
Some Doctors, Patients Balk At Medicare’s ‘Flat Fee’ Payment Proposal
The Trump administration says its plan to overhaul the way Medicare pays doctors will save physicians time and paperwork. But critics worry the changes will hurt patients’ care and doctors’ income.
California’s Carr Fire Jumps Sacramento River, Reaching Outskirts Of Redding
The fire that began earlier in the week tripled in size overnight Thursday, fueled by high winds, record-breaking temperatures and low humidity.
Russians Unsuccessfully Tried To Hack Computers Of Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill
McCaskill, who is one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators up for re-election this fall, said in a statement she “will not be intimidated and that Vladimir “Putin is a thug and a bully.”
Government Says It’s On Track To Reunite Migrant Parents And Children By Deadline
As of Thursday morning officials reported 711 children had yet to be reunited with their parents, a relative or an approved sponsor. Overall 1,820 children have been handed back to their parents.
Wyoming Gives 22 Winners The Chance To Hunt Grizzlies — Or Not
A whopping 7,000 people vied for the chance to hunt Wyoming grizzly bears for the first time in 44 years. Many entrants in the permit lottery said if they won, they would sit out the hunt.
Facial Recognition Software Wrongly Identifies 28 Lawmakers As Crime Suspects
The American Civil Liberties Union tested Amazon Rekognition, and found erroneous matches on images of politicians, especially among people of color.
Arson Arrest Made In Fast-Moving Southern California Fire
The Cranston fire has destroyed five homes and forced some 3,200 people to evacuate from Riverside County. The fire spread very rapidly, expanding to 4,700 acres in just a few hours.
Wisconsin Soybean Farmer Reacts To Trump’s Agreement With E.U.
The European Union says it will be buying more soybeans from the U.S. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with soybean farmer Brad Kremer as growers in the U.S. are already feeling the hit from the trade war with China.
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