Top Justice Department Lawyer Resigns, Latest To Step Down
Scott Schools, the highest ranking career official at the Justice Department, will soon leave his position. Schools touched sensitive issues at DOJ including the special counsel probe.
Vulnerable Rural Hospitals Face Tough Decisions On Questionable Billing Schemes
Management consultants have been buying up struggling rural hospitals, claiming they can turn their finances around. But are those strategies in the hospitals’ best interest?
After 44 Years Parking Scofflaw Pays Up
Police in Minersville, Pa., got a letter with $5 in it. According to local TV, a driver identified as Dave paid a parking ticket from 1974. The original ticket was for $2. Dave added $3 for interest.
50 Years Ago, The Pope Called Birth Control ‘Intrinsically Wrong’
U.S. Catholics largely ignored a 1968 papal encyclical on birth control. But it prompted many more to broadly question their “pay, pray, obey” mindset.
Portland Shooting Reignites Debate Over Armed Campus Police
A shooting death last week next to Portland State University in Oregon has opened a debate about whether campus police and security should be armed.
More Nurse Practitioners Are Pursuing Residency Training To Hone Skills
Proponents of postgraduate residencies say the extra clinical training boosts expertise in dealing with complex medical cases. But some nurse practitioner groups see the programs as unnecessary.
Which Trump Should Be Believed On Overturning Roe v. Wade?
The apparently mixed signals of the moment do not really suggest any further evolution in the president’s abortion thinking. They suggest a strategy for confirming whomever the president picks.
White House Won’t Order Flags At Half-Staff To Honor Annapolis Newspaper Staff
Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley says President Trump denied his request for the proclamation meant to show respect for four journalists and a sales assistant killed at The Capital newspaper last week.
Wildfires Spread In Northern California
“The sky is very dark, even in the middle of the day. It’s a little scary,” a man in Sausalito told The Associated Press.
Backlash Continues To Grow Against ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy
Thousands of people marched over the weekend to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies. NPR’s Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly examine the rallies and how politicians responded.
And Los Angeles Says Hello To Ex-Cleveland Cavalier LeBronJames
The currently beleaguered but storied Los Angeles Lakers get another superstar to try to bring back winning ways. LeBron James chooses to join the Lakers and the city’s basketball fans rejoice.
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