In A One-Two Punch, Oklahoma Governor Angers LGBTQ and Guns Rights Activists
Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill allowing adults to carry firearms without a license. She signed a bill to let private agencies deny placing a child for adoption based on religious beliefs.
Researchers Tackle Gun Violence Despite Lack of Federal Funding
Despite a federal ban on funding the study of gun violence, researchers have published hundreds of studies in recent years exploring risk factors and solutions to the problem.
Heading To A Skilled Trade School? Forgoing A 4-Year Degree? Tell Us About It
There are lots of paths to a job that don’t require four-year bachelor’s degrees. Have you taken one? Are you about to?
Taking The ‘Journey’ Through Alzheimer’s Together
Winston and Pansy Green are doing their best to live a normal life. But they’ve had to adjust to the loss of what Winston calls “little things” day by day and year by year.
What Artificial Intelligence Can Do For Local Cops
Axon, formerly Taser, has created a new ethics board to consider the implications of using artificial intelligence in local policing. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to the head of Axon, Rick Smith.
A DACA Recipient Graduates Amid Deportation Fears
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Jessica Moreno-Caycho, a DACA recipient who is graduating this May from Virginia Commonwealth University. She chronicles her experience of uncertainty.
New York Politics After Schneiderman
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Liz Benjamin, host of Capital Tonight on Spectrum News about the the scandal around Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and New York’s political landscape.
Who Paid Michael Cohen?
AT&T has acknowledged paying hundreds of thousands to Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, at a time when it was fighting the administration’s opposition to its proposed merger.
A Busy Time For Migrating Birds
Migratory birds are flocking to northwest Ohio before they fly across Lake Erie — and so are thousands of birders from around the world.
The $1 Fentanyl Drug Test
Public health experts are encouraging drug users to test their drugs for fentanyl with a $1 strip. NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Traci Green of Brown University about the technology.
Single Mothers Balance Care And Coursework; New High School Rankings
New research on measuring teacher prep programs and Starbucks’ partnership with Arizona State University, all part of this week’s education news roundup.
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