Red Alert Issued For Aviation As Kilauea Spews ‘Vog’ 12,000 Feet Into Sky
The volcano, which began a period of increased activity earlier this month, is sending ash plumes drifting downwind in what could be a potential threat to aircraft in the area.
Henrietta Lacks’ Lasting Impact Detailed In New Portrait
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has unveiled a portrait of Lacks, whose cells have been used for decades — without her consent — to find medical breakthroughs.
Why White Americans Call The Police On Black People In Public Spaces
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Jason Johnson, professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University and politics editor at The Root about a series of recent incidents of white people calling police on black people in public spaces.
California STDs Raging At All Time Highs For Third Year In A Row
In addition to the record rise in cases of sexually transmitted diseases, the state has seen a spike in the number of stillbirths caused by syphilis.
Why It’s Infrastructure Week, Again
Since President Trump came into office, it sometimes feels like every other week is infrastructure week. But why have there been so many?
Wisconsin Struggling To Find Lawyers For Public Defense Cases
Wisconsin relies on private lawyers for 40 percent of its public defense work, but provides the lowest compensation of any state. Now the state is struggling to get lawyers to take those cases.
How Those Affected By Hawaii’s Volcano Eruption Are Coping
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Monica Devlin a retired school teacher who, house was destroyed when lava flowed into her neighborhood. Devlin says she has no house to go back to she says, but she is happy to be alive.
What’s Next For Missouri’s Gov. Eric Greitens
A circuit attorney has withdrawn an invasion of privacy case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens — just as the case was getting started. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Rachel Lippmann of St. Louis Public Radio about what happens next.
Baltimore’s Top Cop Resigns Days After Being Charged With Not Filing Tax Returns
Darryl De Sousa had only been in the job of commissioner for a few months. Federal prosecutors say he failed to file for the tax years 2013, 2014 and 2015.
10 Children Living Amid Feces Were Tortured For ‘Sadistic Purpose,’ Police Say
Police found them living in squalor. Their parents were charged after an investigation revealed “a long and continuous history of severe physical and emotional abuse.”
Now It’s North Carolina Teachers’ Turn: How Did We Get Here? What’s Next?
As teachers walk out in a sixth state, signs of what’s to come.
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