Teachers have staged protests in recent weeks in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Colorado and Arizona. Some are fighting lawmakers who want to scale back their pensions. Continue Reading Why More Than A Million Teachers Can’t Use Social Read More
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level, adding a high-profile advocate in the effort to decriminalize, legalize and normalize marijuana use in America. Continue Read More
At least 2,600 school walkouts were planned across the country, starting at 10 a.m. in each time zone. Continue Reading 19 Years After Columbine, Students Walk Out To Shine Light On Gun Violence In Schools And Read More
Every weekday for more than three decades, his baritone steadied our mornings. Even in moments of chaos and crisis, Carl Kasell brought unflappable authority to the news. But behind that hid a lively sense of humor, revealed to listeners late in his career, when he became the beloved judge and official scorekeeper for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! NPR's news quiz show. Read More
House flipping is at an 11-year high in the U.S. New research shows borrowers with good credit like flippers, and not subprime borrowers, were mainly responsible for the crash. Is another bust coming? Continue Reading A Decade After The Bubble Read More
The former House speaker is getting into the marijuana game, illustrating the ironies of the way many Americans think about weed, particularly when it comes to race. Continue Reading Analysis: What John Boehner’s Pivot On Cannabis Read More
"It's supposed to be hard," Linden told reporters after the race, which featured rain and fierce headwinds. U.S. women claimed seven of the top eight spots. Continue Reading Desiree Linden Wins Boston Marathon — The First U.S. Woman To Read More
Kendrick Lamar, 'Press Democrat' claim Pulitzers. Here's the full list of winners. Continue Reading Kendrick Lamar, ‘Press Democrat’ Claim Pulitzers. Here’s The Full List Of WinnersRead More
Loren Zitomersky is hoping to break a world record at the Boston Marathon on Monday. But Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai, who ran it in just over two hours in 2011, has nothing to worry about.
That's because Zitomersky is aiming to break the backwards marathon record — he'll run all 26.2 miles facing the starting line, with a goal of raising over $100,000 for the Epilepsy Read More
Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 — a rate of four every minute. "Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," he says. Continue Reading First-Ever Evictions Read More
The National Park Service will increase entrance fees at 117 national parks by at least $5. The increases are far smaller than had previously been proposed by the Trump administration. Continue Reading National Park Service Read More
The venerated songwriter discusses learning to love his voice and how years of scribbled lyrics on yellow legal pads became The Tree of Forgiveness, his first album of new material in over a decade. Continue Reading ‘Talking Read More
John Boehner used to oppose all uses of marijuana but said on Wednesday that his thinking "has evolved." He said the drug should be available to, among other things, help ailing veterans. Continue Reading Former Republican House Speaker Is Read More
Women outnumber men in obstetrics and gynecology residencies and medical practices in the U.S. Heads of training programs now wonder if they should go out of their way to recruit more men. Continue Reading Male OB-GYNs Are Rare, But Is That A Problem?Read More
Nikolas Cruz stands to receive $25,000 from his mother's life insurance policy — and possibly much more from her estate. He is seeking to plead guilty as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty. Continue Reading Parkland Gunman Says He Wants Read More
Research scientists say they want to define Alzheimer's by the biological changes it causes in the brain, rather than by symptoms like memory loss. Continue Reading Scientists Push Plan To Change How Researchers Define Alzheimer’sRead More
America's continuing gender pay gap is "an embarrassing reality of our economy," the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. Continue Reading Women Can’t Have Prior Salaries Used Against Them, Court Says In Equal Pay Read More
The CEO of Facebook is testifying before Congress for the first time on Tuesday. His prepared testimony includes an apology for allowing Facebook tools to be used to do harm — and a vow to change. Continue Reading ‘I’m Read More
Fifty years after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., alternate theories about his death continue to flourish. Three men who investigated the crime said they're confident in their conclusions. Continue Reading Despite Swirl Of Read More
Colleges are meant to be a home for free inquiry. But these days, not all professors feel that freedom. Across the country, in the past year and a half, at least 250 university professors, including Ponce, have been targeted via online campaigns because of their research, their teaching or their social media posts. Conservative professors have been attacked from the right Read More
"They immediately started flying around and crashing into things as they desperately tried to leave the room through the small opening by which they had entered," said Burchill, who lives in Dartmouth. "The result was a tornado of seagull excrement, feathers, pepperoni chunks and fairly large birds whipping around the room." Read More
President Trump says he's been talking with Defense Secretary James Mattis about using military troops to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico. Continue Reading President Trump Calls For Military Forces On U.S.-Mexico BorderRead More
To get a "satisfactory" rating on their performance evaluations, judges will be required to clear at least 700 cases a year. Some judges warn quotas could erode due process for immigrants. Continue Reading Justice Department Rolls Out Quotas For Read More
Scientists have long been fascinated with whether dramatically restricting the amount of food we eat can help us live longer. New research suggests it might, but the question: Is it worth it? Continue Reading You May Live Longer By Severely Read More
Sinclair Broadcast Group owns more than 190 local TV stations across the country. They recently began instructing local anchors to read a script denouncing "fake" news. Continue Reading Video Reveals Power Of Sinclair, As Local Read More
The South African icon, who married Nelson Mandela before his imprisonment, long symbolized the struggle against apartheid. But repeated scandals tarnished her reputation. Continue Reading Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Anti-Apartheid Activist, Dies At Read More
Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers are both walking out of school Monday, and teachers in other states are watching closely. In many states, teachers are organizing with and without unions. Continue Reading Teachers Are Marching Ahead Of Their Read More
Medical marijuana appears to have put a dent in the opioid abuse epidemic, according to two new studies. Continue Reading Opioid Use Lower In States That Eased Marijuana LawsRead More
Devonte Hart is missing and feared dead after his parents and three of his siblings were killed in a crash in California. The family from Woodland, Wash., outside Portland, was notable from Devonte's 2014 picture with a police officer. Read More
Unlike past census forms, the questionnaire for 2020 will include response categories for the relationship question that make a distinction between same-sex and different-sex couples. Continue Reading 2020 Census Will Ask About Same-Sex RelationshipsRead More
Maryland's second-highest court has upheld a ruling vacating Syed's murder conviction, which the hit podcast 'Serial' covered. Syed will be re-tried in a lower court, provided Thursday's ruling isn't appealed. Continue Reading Read More
The TEACH grant helps future teachers pay for college or a master's. Many say that when they started teaching, they were forced to pay it back. A study obtained by NPR suggests thousands are affected. Continue Reading Dept. Of Read More
The program practices tough love — Hawaiians call it kuleana, or a sense of personal responsibility. Kids commit to more than two years of work, and get free college tuition for their "sweat equity." Continue Reading Youth Farm In Hawaii Is Growing Read More
They wanted better working conditions and higher pay, but they needed help strategizing. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis to help. Continue Reading The Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike: King’s Last Cause For Economic Read More
What began as a hopeful experiment spiraled into a historic battle between a new-age spiritual group, their rural neighbors — and eventually the federal government. Continue Reading Documentary Examines Roots Of Rajneeshee Religious Group Read More
Maybe you're not a careful curator of basketball brackets. Maybe you've been depressed since your bracket (along with millions of others) was destroyed by the defeat of No. 1 Virginia by No. 16 University of Maryland Baltimore County. Read More
Sometimes frenetic, sometimes slow and luxurious, the grooves the band creates are the perfect cushion for Jenny Ball's impassioned singing and engaging stage presence. Continue Reading NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Jenny And The MexicatsRead More
Noor Salman's attorneys have requested a mistrial, saying prosecutors revealed key details too late. Among those details: The FBI has opened a probe of Seddique Mateen, a former informant. Continue Reading Orlando Nightclub Read More
President Trump complained about signing the 2,000-plus page spending bill into law, saying it was too bloated. He is not the first president to be confronted with that choice. Continue Reading Is This Any Way To Drive An Omnibus? 10 Read More
Massive crowds descended upon Washington, D.C., and across the nation Saturday to march for gun control in the U.S., galvanized by the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., last month. Continue Reading Hundreds Of Read More
Today is National Puppy Day, as declared by holiday founder Colleen Paige and thousands of Twitter users, who made #NationalPuppyDay a trending hashtag on Friday. Continue Reading #NationalPuppyDay: The Holiday You Didn’t Know You NeededRead More
Anderson imbues this stop-motion-animated film about loyal dogs exiled to a lonely island with his signature formalism, but there's real emotion in those pups' wet, soulful eyes. Continue Reading The Fast And The Furry Us: Wes Anderson’s Read More
Hours earlier, the president had hinted at vetoing the legislation but relented, citing "national security." The threat added suspense to what otherwise would have been a perfunctory signing ceremony. Continue Reading Trump Signs $1.3 Read More
State wildlife agencies and the country's wildlife conservation system are heavily dependent on sportsmen for funding. Money generated from license fees and excise taxes on guns, ammunition and angling equipment provide about 60 percent of the funding for state wildlife agencies, which manage most of the wildlife in the U.S. Nearly a third of all hunters in the U.S. are Read More
A secret "gingerbread house" deep in a forest sounds like something from a fairy tale, but investigators in Seattle say the one they found was anything but. Now, 56-year-old Daniel Wood faces charges of possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Read More
'Love, Simon' is only the latest in a surprisingly long line of films that have explored what it's like to come out in high school. Here's some of the smaller, quirkier films that paved the way. Continue Reading Before ‘Love, Simon’: Read More
Now that marijuana is legal in more than 20 states, we all may be exposed to more marijuana on the street. Researchers warn that secondhand smoke from pot poses risks to the heart, lungs and arteries. Continue Reading Are There Risks From Read More
If you're picking up a glass of Guinness this St. Patrick's Day, savor it while pondering this story from 1917, when Ireland's famous stout was cause for true celebration: It saved lives. Continue Reading For St. Patrick’s Day, A True Tale Of Read More
Cambridge Analytica concedes it improperly received Facebook users' personal information but denies using it for the campaign. Facebook said the company may not have deleted the data as promised. Continue Reading Facebook Suspends Political Data Read More
Teachers in many states are angry after years of stagnant wages. Here's a state-by-state look at what they really make. Continue Reading How Much Do Teachers Actually Make? A Look At Numbers And Cost Of Living By StateRead More
