Students at Georgetown University School of Medicine prepare to meet with an actor playing a patient in an exam room in March. Kevin Wolf/AP i Students at Georgetown University School of Medicine prepare to meet with an actor playing a patient in an exam room in March. Kevin Wolf/AP Attention medical students: When selecting your […]
Election Day is a week away and it seems everywhere you look, there’s a new poll on TV, online, or the radio. But they don’t all say the same thing. Host Michel Martin looks at why the polls vary, and what they tell us. She talks with Stanford University political science professor Simon Jackman. Article
As the East Coast struggles in the wake of superstorm Sandy, Tell Me More focuses on the psychological damage that natural disasters can cause. Host Michel Martin speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Carl Bell about who is most at risk, and how people can help each other survive the emotional trauma of disasters. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2012/10/30/163950601/the-psychological-damage-from-superstorm-sandy?ft=1&f=1001
Afghan National Army soldiers at Camp Joyce base in Kunar Province in August. AFP/Getty Images i Afghan National Army soldiers at Camp Joyce base in Kunar Province in August. AFP/Getty Images One of the most common complaints from Afghan forces and officials is that they don’t have the equipment they need to lead the fight
Former British rock star Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, returns home in central London on Sunday after he was arrested earlier in the day by British police as they investigate the mountain of sexual abuse allegations against the late TV star Jimmy Savile. AFP/Getty Images i Former British rock star Gary Glitter,
Charlie Riedel/AP San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence (8), second baseman Ryan Theriot, shortstop Brandon Crawford (35) and second baseman Marco Scutaro celebrate after the Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, in Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday. Finally pressed in the World Series, the San Francisco Giants finished off a most
A Framingham police officer keeps watch as federal agents search the New England Compounding Center company in Framingham, Mass., on October 16. Dominick Reuter/Reuters /Landov i A Framingham police officer keeps watch as federal agents search the New England Compounding Center company in Framingham, Mass., on October 16. Dominick Reuter/Reuters /Landov In a highly unusual
Troopers say Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been taken to the hospital in an ambulance after what appears to be a rear-end crash on an interstate through Las Vegas. Nevada Highway Patrol Office spokesman Jeremie Elliott says he doesn’t know Reid’s condition after the crash, which happened about 1:10 p.m. Friday on Interstate 15.
Six states and the nation’s capital have recognized the legality of same-sex marriages, either by law or by court order. But over the past decade and a half, each of the 30 states to consider constitutional amendments that would outlaw such unions has adopted the ban — from Alaska in 1998 to North Carolina earlier
A message has appeared on the website of Syria’s SANA news agency saying that the country’s armed forces will halt military operations for four days, starting tomorrow. On its face, that would appear to be acceptance of U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi’s plan for a truce during the Eid al-Adh holiday that Muslims begin observing
President Obama pauses for a photo with supporters after arriving for a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday. Winslow Townson/AP i President Obama pauses for a photo with supporters after arriving for a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday. Winslow Townson/AP The decisive role female voters may play in the key battleground state
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during a press conference at Pier 57 to officially launch Windows 8 in New York. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images i Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during a press conference at Pier 57 to officially launch Windows 8 in New York. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Steve Ballmer, the