Pentagon’s reduction in military medical costs is criticized as going too far
The Defense Department has been trying to cut the costs of medical care for its millions of troops, and retirees and their families. Are downsizing measures hurting military health and readiness?
A progressive activist, running in a moderate N.J. district, ignores usual playbook
Among this year’s most competitive House races is New Jersey’s seventh district. Sue Altman, the Democratic challenger there, is taking a different approach to try to win the election.
At Brown University, protesters and administrators reach deal to end encampment
Brown University leaders have agreed to hold a vote on divesting from companies that support Israel, and pro-Palestinian student demonstrators agreed to clear their encampment.
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The student-led occupation of a Columbia University building ends. Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel with a focus on humanitarian aid to Gaza. Florida’s new abortion law takes effect Wednesday.
How some faculty members are defending student protesters, in actions and in words
The protests sweeping college campuses don’t just involve students. Professors are increasingly pushing back against university administrations they see as infringing on students’ free speech rights.
First responders were sentenced in Elijah McClain’s death. But has justice been done?
All first responders charged in the fatal botched arrest of Elijah McClain have been sentenced, but questions remain about whether it’s changed how Black people are treated by police and paramedics.
The DOJ is expected to recommend marijuana be reclassified as less dangerous
The Justice Department is expected to send a recommendation to the White House Office of Management and Budget that marijuana be rescheduled as a less-dangerous drug.
Reexamining the one-sided history depicted on markers in the U.S.
Historical markers from the Atlantic through the Midwest tell a classic American tale of innocent white settlers killed by Native Americans. Many of the markers only tell half the story.
6 out of 10 Catholics support abortion rights despite church’s stance, study shows
Abortion is almost entirely illegal in some states. The Catholic church hopes to keep it that way, but many Catholics support abortion rights. How do they reconcile their politics with their faith?
Three student journalists on the protests rocking their campuses
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with student journalists at Emory University, University of Notre Dame and the University of Texas at Dallas about covering the pro-Palestine protests on their campuses.
An ancient farming practice is getting a new life
Bio-char is gaining traction as a regenerative agriculture technique that could improve soil while sequestering carbon. But cost and education are still barriers to more widespread use on farms.
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