Feds and Puerto Rico Reach Deal Allowing Disaster Recovery Loans To Start Flowing
Puerto Rico’s governor had been locked in tense negotiations with the U.S. Treasury over terms governing $4.7 billion in loans that Congress approved to help the island recover from Hurricane Maria.
Another Effort To Get Rid Of The ‘Johnson Amendment’ Fails
Conservatives wanted the Omnibus Spending Bill to repeal a provision in tax law that bars churches and other nonprofits from engaging in partisan political campaigns, but they lacked the votes.
‘There Is No Handbook For This’: A Mother And Son Talk About School Shootings
Recent school shootings are prompting many difficult conversations for families. In a StoryCorps interview, a fifth-grader and his mom discuss active shooter drills.
AT&T And Justice Department Meet In Court Over Potential Time Warner Deal
After months of build-up, lawyers for AT&T and the Justice Department squared off in court Thursday over the potential $85 billion deal for Time Warner. The Justice Department says it will hurt competition and drive up cable TV subscription prices.
How Social Security Numbers Became A Form Of National Identification
The Social Security number was never meant to be a form of national identification. And yet, here were are: Nine digits that rule our lives and ruin our lives if they wind up in the wrong hands.
What Newly Proposed Tariffs On China Mean For The U.S. Business Community
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Erin Ennis, Vice-President of the US-China Business Council, about the White House proposal for tariffs on China. She talks about how the proposed tariffs concern American companies doing business with China.
Sacramento Residents Concerned Over Video Showing Police Shooting Unarmed Man
Video footage of police officers fatally shooting a Sacramento man in his grandparents’ backyard is raising questions about whether police acted properly. Officers thought he had a gun, but it was a cell phone. The shooting is under investigation.
California Residents Bracing For More Mudslides
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Rita Bourbon, who survived a mudslide in her Santa Barbara, Calif., home in January. This week, she evacuated for the fifth time since then, and talks about how she and her neighbors have been coping.
Medical Research, Drug Treatment And Mental Health Are Winners In New Budget Bill
There’s no sign of a plan to stabilize the Affordable Care Act marketplaces in the new budget bill, but the agreement does provide a lot more money for other things in health care.
Les Payne, Pulitzer Prize-Winner And NABJ Founder, Dies At 76
He committed himself to improving conditions for African Americans saying “I saw myself as a kind of lead pipe in the hands of people who did not otherwise have a weapon to counter such things.”
Video Shows Sacramento Police Shoot Unarmed Black Man In Grandparents’ Backyard
Body camera footage shows two officers firing about 20 shots at Stephon Clark, then waiting five minutes without giving aid. The officers had responded to a 911 call of a man breaking car windows.
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