Texas Roundtable Will Discuss Ways To Address Gun Violence
After a second mass shooting this year, Gov. Greg Abbott surprised some in this pro-gun state by saying the reaction to the nation’s latest school shooting needs to be more than prayers.
CDC Gives The All-Clear To Start Eating Romaine Lettuce Again
The warning went on for weeks, as the CDC documented 172 cases of E. coli. Fresh supplies of lettuce, harvested in Salinas Valley, Calif, are being shipped to restaurants and stores nationwide.
Scientific Studies Confirm A Spike In Black Lung Disease
Studies, prompted in part by NPR’s reports of an epidemic of advanced stages of the disease, provide further evidence of growing rates of the disease — including a bigger demand for lung transplants.
In ‘Facts And Fears,’ Ex-Spy Boss Clapper Comes In From The Cold, Badly Chilled
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recalls a lifetime of service in the spy business as he perceives Washington, D.C., crumbling around him.
Hey, Salad Lovers: It’s OK To Eat Romaine Lettuce Again
The romaine that sickened 172 people in 32 states came from Yuma, Ariz., and is likely completely gone from the food supply. What’s now for sale is fresh supplies from California.
Crowdfunders Left Hanging By 3D Headphone Startup’s Abrupt Closure
“To fail at the five-yard line is a tragedy,” the company said in a statement. More than 10,000 people had shelled out $200 or more for Ossic X headphones on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
German Families Playing Hooky Stopped By Police At Airports, May Be Fined
Officers have launched investigations into more families caught skipping school ahead of a three-day weekend. Parents could face fines up to $1,177. U.S. parents can be fined for kids’ truancy too.
‘We Were Expecting That She Will Return Alive’: Family Mourns Slain Pakistani Student
Sabika Sheikh’s family was aware of U.S. school shootings, but didn’t think it would happen to their daughter. “We were confident that Sabika will be very much safe there,” her great-uncle tells NPR.
Foreign Investors Shrug Off Miami’s Rising Sea Levels
Sea-level rise is so acute in South Florida that local governments are eyeing hundreds of millions in spending to mitigate floodwaters. But wealthy foreign investors don’t seem fazed.
Deputy AG Rosenstein Says DOJ Will Look Into Surveillance Of Trump Campaign
The President has asked the Justice Department to look into whether it improperly surveilled his campaign after published reports that a U.S. intelligence source had contact with people in the Trump campaign during the summer of 2016. Deputy Attorney G…
Luci Baines Johnson Receives Honorary Nursing Degree From Georgetown University
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon Johnson, about receiving an honorary nursing degree from Georgetown University more than half a century after she left school because the nursing school had a policy against m…
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