Sens. Jon Tester, left, and Steve Daines, speaking together in Jardine, Mont., in August 2017. Both said recently they want the Indian Health Service to have new, strong leadership soon. Matthew Brown/AP Photo/Matthew Brown hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP Photo/Matthew Brown Sens. Jon Tester, left, and Steve Daines, speaking together in Jardine, Mont., in
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the new missile during his annual state of the nation address in Moscow on Thursday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the new missile during his annual state of the nation address in Moscow on Thursday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP In his annual state of
The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Panama is at the center of a hostile management dispute between President Trump’s company and investors. Arnulfo Franco/AP hide caption toggle caption Arnulfo Franco/AP The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Panama is at the center of a hostile management dispute between President Trump’s company and investors. Arnulfo
Russia’s ban from the Olympic movement was lifted on Wednesday despite two failed doping tests by its athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Pavel Golovkin/AP hide caption toggle caption Pavel Golovkin/AP Russia’s ban from the Olympic movement was lifted on Wednesday despite two failed doping tests by its athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Pavel
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post reporter Sally Jenkins about the resignation of U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun, who cited health problems due to prostate cancer as his reason for stepping down, but there have also been calls for his resignation for not doing enough to address the sexual abuse cases within
Pedestrians cross the street as traffic moves along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Jan. 25. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Pedestrians cross the street as traffic moves along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Jan. 25. Drew Angerer/Getty Images After two years of marked increases, the number of pedestrian
Diesel-powered cars are bigger in Europe and the rest of the world than in the United States, but why? A big part of it is the failure of U.S. carmakers to make a reliable diesel car in the 1970s, while another part of it is that diesel engines are nosier and pollute more. Article source:
A high court in Germany says a city suffering from excessive air pollution can ban older diesel vehicles from its streets, if officials cannot find other ways to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions to E.U.-mandated levels. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/27/589279425/german-high-court-rules-that-cities-can-ban-diesel-vehicles-to-reduce-pollution?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
The House votes Tuesday on a bill giving prosecutors and victims more power to hold websites accountable for sex trafficking on their platforms. Some companies and digital rights groups oppose it, saying it will chip away at the legal immunity that’s a pillar of the Internet. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who wrote the Senate version,
The Federal Aviation Administration has been without a permanent chief since early this year when President Obama’s appointee stepped down. Now, according to reports President Trump has a nominee in mind, one who happens to be his personal pilot. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/26/588927196/trump-reportedly-considering-naming-his-personal-pilot-to-head-faa?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Foster families are in short supply on the Navajo Nation. U.S. law requires Native children be placed with Native families, so a small number of homes take in a large number of foster children. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/26/588927177/on-the-navajo-nation-foster-care-families-are-in-short-supply?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
The Army has deployed advisors to foreign military forces for decades. But is has been an ad hoc assignment with mixed success. Now the Army is forming brigades specifically trained to be advisors, with specialized training. The operative principal is cross-cultural empathy. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/26/588927205/army-creating-units-whose-training-and-mission-is-to-serve-as-advisers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news