The financial crisis in Puerto Rico is putting a damper on the holiday season, as more budget cuts are coming. There is talk of shutting down basic services like schools and hospitals. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505996778/severe-budget-cuts-loom-as-puerto-ricos-debt-crisis-continues?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Senator-elect Catherine Cortez Masto is a Democrat from Nevada and will be the first Latina to serve in the Senate. She talks about what she hopes to accomplish in Congress. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505996785/sen-elect-catherine-cortez-masto-on-the-opportunity-of-the-united-states?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay talks about her new documentary, 13TH, which explores the history of race and the criminal justice system in the United States. The film’s title refers to the 13th Amendment. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505996792/documentary-13th-argues-mass-incarceration-is-an-extension-of-slavery?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
A grenade-shaped trailer hitch, a replica exploding vest, dead seahorses in a bottle and a golden hand grenade — these are a few of the strangest items that Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated at airport checkpoints this year. “So, what sport do you play with this bat?” blogger Bob Burns asks about a baseball bat
St. Joseph, La., a town of about 1,100 people in northern Louisiana. Courtesy of Garrett Boyte hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Garrett Boyte St. Joseph, La., a town of about 1,100 people in northern Louisiana. Courtesy of Garrett Boyte Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a Public Health Emergency for the town of
In his final press conference, Obama looked back on eight years, but pressing questions about Russian hacking and violence in Syria took center stage. Leigh Vogel/WireImage hide caption toggle caption Leigh Vogel/WireImage In his final press conference, Obama looked back on eight years, but pressing questions about Russian hacking and violence in Syria took center
Turner Sports NBA court side reporter Craig Sager died Thursday at age 65. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/12/15/505751321/turner-sports-broadcaster-craig-sager-dies-at-65?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at Dallas’ City Hall in July. Abbott has strongly endorsed new rules that would require removed fetal tissue to be buried. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at Dallas’ City Hall in July. Abbott has strongly endorsed new rules that would require removed
A group of mule deer in Colorado in 2008. Nathan Bilow/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption toggle caption Nathan Bilow/ASSOCIATED PRESS A group of mule deer in Colorado in 2008. Nathan Bilow/ASSOCIATED PRESS The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved a plan to kill some mountain lions and black bears. It’s part of a plan the
A member of the New York Police Department stands in front of Trump Tower to provide security to President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 10, in New York. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images A member of the New York Police Department stands in front of Trump Tower to provide
A Yahoo sign at the company’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. The company has announced a hacking of user accounts that happened in 2013, but it says payment card information was not accessed. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP A Yahoo sign at the company’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. The company has
Craig Watts produces chickens for Perdue on his farm in Fairmont, N.C. He’s been one of the most vocal critics of the contract farming system. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption toggle caption Dan Charles/NPR Craig Watts produces chickens for Perdue on his farm in Fairmont, N.C. He’s been one of the most vocal critics of the