Ex-Teacher Sentenced To Prison After Firing Gun In Georgia High School
Jesse Randall Davidson pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting that occurred just two weeks after the Parkland, Fla., massacre. Davidson’s attorney said he didn’t want to hurt any kids.
Student Walked Over A Dozen Miles To New Job, Admirers Give Him Car And Cash
Walter Carr’s car broke down. He set out to make a grueling 20-mile walk to his first assignment. It turned into an odyssey of kind gestures and generosity.
MGM Resorts Sues Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting Over Liability Claims
MGM Resorts is suing victims of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. NPR’s Ari Shapiro discusses the case with Catherine Lombardo, an attorney representing a number of the victims.
How Drug Companies Are Controlling How Their Drugs Are Covered By Medicaid
NPR’s Alison Kodjak and The Center for Public Integrity have been looking at all the ways the drug industry tries to keep Medicaid money flowing. Here they examine how the drug industry’s massive lobbying effort in every state has blocked efforts to co…
Midwest Facing A Skilled-Worker Shortage As Warehousing Boom Continues
Southwest Ohio is in the midst of a warehousing boom, with new, often high-tech distribution centers opening around the region. It’s part of the state’s economic development strategy to lure companies like Amazon. The influx of jobs is a boon to many O…
Physicists Go Small: Let’s Put A Particle Accelerator On A Chip
A tiny accelerator could be useful in medicine as well as basic science. Instead of speeding up beams of electrons through giant tunnels, the aim here is to build accelerators on semiconductor chips.
‘Lifeline’ Stretch Of California’s Highway 1 Reopens Months After Massive Mudslide
The road in the rugged Big Sur area is back in business 14 months after more than 1 million tons of earth collapsed. Motorists can now drive uninterrupted along the coast between LA and San Francisco.
‘Alternatives To Detention’ Are Cheaper Than Jails, But Cases Take Far Longer
The Trump administration faces the same challenge as its predecessors: if you cannot detain immigrant families, how do you ensure they show up for hearings and deportation?
Furnishing Homes For A New Life After Domestic Violence
Interior designer Julie Davis says she wants domestic violence survivors to “feel like somebody cared, and … feel like they have hope.”
Financial Costs Are Mounting As HHS Tries To Reunite Families
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Mark Greenberg, senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute, about the cost of housing and reuniting families separated at the border.
Maria Butina Was In Contact With Russian Intelligence, Feds Say In New Documents
A Russian woman charged this week with serving as an unregistered agent also “offered sex” in exchange for a job in an organization she targeted, prosecutors allege.
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