Protests Grow Over Unarmed Black Man’s Death In Sacramento
Protests continued through the weekend over the death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man, who was shot and killed by two police officers in Sacramento, Calif.
CIA Recruiting: The Rare Topic The Spy Agency Likes To Talk About
The CIA is notoriously publicity shy. But when it comes to recruiting, you can find the agency’s outreach all over the place, from social media to college job fairs, with an emphasis on diversity.
Final 4: Men’s NCAA Basketball Tourney Whittled Down From 68 Teams
Villanova and Kansas, both top seeds, will face each other while No. 11 Loyola-Chicago will play No. 3 Michigan on Saturday in the semifinals in San Antonio, Texas.
A NASA Astronaut Stays In Orbit With SpaceX And Boeing
Sunita Williams was the second female commander of the International Space Station. Now, she says her new job working with private companies to develop space technologies feels like a new frontier.
New Gun Control Provisions Passed In Spending Bill
NPR’s Sarah McCammon asks Pennsylvania Congressman Ryan Costello about provisions in the omnibus bill to improve criminal background checks for gun buyers and allow CDC research into gun violence.
Idaho Joins Other States With Informed Consent For ‘Abortion Reversal’ Procedures
Dr. Daniel Grossman shares his concerns with NPR’s Sarah McCammon about so-called abortion reversal procedures and state laws mandating that doctors inform women about them.
Words You’ll Hear: Dow Jones Industrial Average
Stocks plunged last week after President Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese imports. NPR’s Sarah McCammon asks David Wessel of the Brookings Institution what that means for the U.S. economy.
CDC Now Has Authority To Research Gun Violence. What’s Next?
Mark Rosenberg oversaw gun violence research at the CDC until the Dickey amendment stopped that work. Now, with new language in the legislation Trump signed, he explains how that work can begin again.
Terrifying Bombings Leave Cracks In Austin’s Facade Of Cool
The string of attacks on the weirdness-loving Texas capital served to confirm that Austin rapidly has grown past the small town it once was, and surfaced memories of past dark incidents and attitudes.
Questions Of Race, Fairness Complicate Student-Athlete Pay Debate
With March Madness in full swing, NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Gene Demby talk about whether student athletes should be paid, and the role of race in big-time college sports.
Emma Gonzalez: ‘Fight For Your Lives, Before It’s Someone Else’s Job’
We hear the words of Emma Gonzalez at the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C. Gonzalez, a student and survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has become one of the most visible faces of the movement.
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