Here Are 3 Pivotal Moments In Workers’ History To Remember This Labor Day
From a deadly factory fire to a presidential showdown with strikers, these major labor events became central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement and the rights afforded to workers.
Chaplain David Sparks Has Comforted Military Families For Decades. Now He’s Retiring
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Chaplain David Sparks, who’s comforted the families of fallen service members at Dover Air Force Base for more than 40 years and two wars. Sparks is retiring this year.
Opinion: Remembering The Life And Spirit Of Elijah McClain
NPR’s Scott Simon remarks on this week’s indictments in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. He had committed no crime, but police used a carotid hold on him and paramedics injected him with a sedative.
Judge Shields Texas Clinics From Anti-Abortion Group’s Lawsuits
A state judge has shielded, for now, abortion clinics from suits by Texas Right to Life, under a new state abortion law. The order was in response to a request from Planned Parenthood.
An Unmanned Rocket Designed To Carry Satellites Is Destroyed Shortly After Liftoff
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket was “terminated” in an explosive fireball after suffering a failure off the California coast. Investigators are looking into what happened.
Curtis Flowers Sues The DA Who Put Him On Trial 6 Times
The Mississippi man, who was freed in 2019 after nearly 23 years in prison, sues the district attorney who prosecuted him six times in the killings of four people at a small-town furniture store.
Caught Between Parents And Politicians, Nurses Fear Another School Year With COVID-19
As kids head back to class, school nurses are stretched thin as they manage increased workloads and delta-variant surges. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with three school nurses about this year’s concerns.
Much Of New Orleans’ Power Could Be Back On Next Week
Hurricane Ida knocked out electricity to more than 1 million customers in Louisiana, but almost all lights in the city should be back on by Wednesday, according to Entergy, the local power company.
Café Workers Hope Their Unionization Shows Others In Service Industry What’s Possible
Milwaukee-based Colectivo Coffee’s is now the nation’s largest unionized café. Facing challenges that only worsened during the pandemic, restaurant and service industry workers are demanding change.
Former Cardinal McCarrick Pleaded Not Guilty To Sexual Assault
Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a boy nearly 50 years ago. Ousted from the priesthood, he’s the only U.S. Cardinal to face such charges.
Director Of Texas Alliance For Life Discusses The State’s New Abortion Law
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, about the new Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
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