‘Dear Doctor’ Letters Use Peer Pressure, Government Warning To Stop Overprescribing
Researchers found that a simple letter to doctors, focusing on their high prescribing rates, reduced their tendency to give risky antipsychotic drugs to their patients, including some with dementia.
Climate Change Threatens Midwest’s Wild Rice, A Staple For Native Americans
When harvests are bad, Native Americans in the region may go without rice for the year. And there have been a lot of bad years lately, as climate change causes more frequent and severe rainstorms.
Federal Judge Rules Against Imprisoning Those Who Can’t Pay Court Fees
Civil rights lawyers won a ruling that Orleans Parish judges cannot impose fines on defendants without holding a “neutral forum” to learn about their ability to pay.
Judge Shuts Down Multimillion-Dollar Loophole In Election Law
Noah Bookbinder, of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said the case “closes one of the loopholes that has allowed the system to get out of control.”
Manafort Trial Day 5: Prosecutors Call Longtime Partner Rick Gates to Testify
Lawyers for Paul Manafort get a chance to cross examine his former accountant, who has testified she helped him file deceptive paperwork to the IRS and to bank lenders.
Chicago Officials Call For People To Speak Up After Dozens Killed In Weekend Shooting
In Chicago, one of the bloodiest weekend’s in recent history has the city’s Mayor and Police superintendent calling for neighbors to speak up. From Friday evening to Sunday night, 33 shooting incidents left several injured and 12 people dead.
Joshua Tree Provides Beacon For Artists And Seekers In The California Desert
Travel website Atlas Obscura and All Things Considered team up for a West Coast summer road trip from California to Washington. The journey starts in the desert outside Los Angeles.
N.C. Police Search For Armed Robber Who Stole From Child’s Lemonade Stand
A 9-year-old was selling lemonade on Saturday afternoon when a young man with a gun walked up and demanded cash. Police are looking for the robber.
Wildfires Continue To Burn Through California
Multiple wildfires are burning throughout California. The largest are the Carr Fire near Redding and the Mendocino County Complex Fire just north of Sonoma, Caif.
Climate And Wildfire Science Specialist Weighs In On Worsening Conditions In California
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with LeRoy Westerling, climate and wildfire science specialist at the University of California, Merced, about President Trump and Gov. Jerry Brown’s, Calif., comments on worsening wildfires.
What Can Google Search Data Tell Us About Human Behavior?
As part of a month-long look at our digital selves, we look at what Google knows that social media does not. Author and data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has studied years’ worth of Google search data to find insights into human behavior.
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