Coming To Terms With Texas School Shooting
Residents in Santa Fe, Texas are trying to make sense of last week’s school shooting, which left 10 people dead. A 17-year-old student allegedly opened fire on classmates.
California’s Message To Hospitals: Shape Up Or Lose ‘In-Network’ Status
Covered California, the state’s health insurance exchange, will exclude hospitals from insurance networks if they don’t reduce their numbers of C-sections, back scans and opioid prescriptions.
American Novelist Philip Roth, Author Of ‘Portnoy’s Complaint,’ Dies At 85
Roth, one of the most influential novelists of the later part of the 20th Century, is the author of American Pastoral, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and 1969’s Portnoy’s Complaint.
Hunt For Escaped South Carolina Inmate Intensifies As Second Wanted Man Is Captured
After a 2 1/2-day manhunt across three states only one of the three inmates who escaped on Saturday night is still on the lam. The men escaped when a system glitch unlocked the doors to their cells.
20 Years Ago, Oregon School Shooting Ended A Bloody Season
A year before Columbine, a streak of school shootings had America debating whether they were a blip or a trend. The last fatal mass shooting of the 1998 school year was in Springfield, Ore.
New Studies Confirm A Surge In Coal Miners’ Disease
Confirming what NPR reported in 2016, new studies show the rate of the advanced stage of the deadly disease black lung growing in central Appalachia, including more demand for lung transplants.
Brandi Chastain’s Hall Of Fame Plaque Looks Like Basically Anyone But Her
The bronze depiction of the U.S. soccer legend called to mind Jimmy Carter, Eleanor Roosevelt and Gary Busey. Chastain took it in stride: “It’s not the most flattering, but it’s nice.”
White House To Set Up Russia Investigation Meeting Between DOJ and Congress
The White House is brokering a meeting between the Justice Department and Congress at which lawmakers will receive highly secret information about the Russia investigation. No one, however, seems to know yet when it will take place, who will attend or …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Holds School Safety Discussions After Deadly Shooting
Not long after the shootings at Santa Fe High School, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he would host a series of roundtable discussions on school safety — saying more needs to be done than just “prayers.”
Education Secretary DeVos Acknowledges Problems With Teacher Grant Program
In response to exclusive NPR reporting into a troubled federal grant program for public school teachers, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told Congressional leaders Tuesday that she is aware of the program’s problems and has taken steps to fix it.
Democrats Hope To Compete In Deep Red Parts Of Texas This Year
Democrats are on offense in this year’s congressional campaign. The party is putting up candidates in districts where Democrats haven’t even bothered to challenge Republicans in recent years.
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