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.
‘Consumer Reports’ Finds Dangerous Dressers In All Sizes And Shapes
Furniture tip-overs kill multiple children every year. A nonprofit group tested a range of dressers, and found there was no way for consumers to tell by looking whether a dresser would be stable.
Infiltrating Power Grid Would Be Difficult; Here’s Why
The Trump administration said it has evidence that Russian hackers got into the U.S. power grid. NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks to The Washington Post’s Philip Bump, who says that’s overly simplistic.
5 Ways China May Try To Win A Trade War With The U.S.
After President Trump unleashes new tariffs, China has a number of key U.S. imports — from soybeans to airplanes and iPhones — that it can choose to strike back against.
Poll: Most U.S. Teachers Want Gun Control, Not Guns To Carry
A Gallup poll finds teachers support measures like background checks for gun buyers, but little enthusiasm for bearing arms.
John Bolton’s Curious Appearance In A Russian Gun Rights Video
Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton, rumored as a candidate for national security adviser, appeared in a 2013 video for a Russian gun rights group founded by a Putin ally close to the NRA.
Invisibilia: We All Think We Know The People We Love. We’re All Deluded
This episode of the Invisibilia podcast explores how people often perceive the wishes and motives of others incorrectly, as in the case of two Taiwanese brothers and their mother’s tenant.
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