i i Body collectors come to the home of four children in Monrovia who lost both parents to Ebola. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Tommy Trenchard for NPR Body collectors come to the home of four children in Monrovia who lost both parents to Ebola. Tommy Trenchard for NPR After 10 days […]
i i Mike Rowe scubas in protective underwater gear as he hosts an episode of Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week.” Critics say sensationalized wildlife documentaries, like some of those broadcast during Shark Week, do more harm than good. Claudia Pellarini/AP hide caption itoggle caption Claudia Pellarini/AP Mike Rowe scubas in protective underwater gear as he hosts
Robert Siegel talks with ESPN sportswriter Jane McManus about the NFL’s new domestic violence initiative under its personal conduct policy. The plan comes the league leveled what some called a lenient penalty for running back Ray Rice’s alleged domestic abuse. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/08/29/344327933/nfl-commissioner-on-controversial-suspension-i-didnt-get-it-right?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
i i Dan Huff rests after a long day’s work. He spent much of his life incarcerated in the California prison system. Now, he lives in drug- and alcohol-free transitional housing in Portland, Ore. Beth Nakamura for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Beth Nakamura for NPR Dan Huff rests after a long day’s work. He
A worker in southern China was left hanging from 100 feet up the side of a high-rise apartment building when a 10-year-old boy, apparently annoyed at the construction racket outside his window, decided to cut the safety line on the man’s rappelling apparatus. Xinhua says the boy was watching cartoons in his eighth-story apartment in
For six weeks, workers at Market Basket have protested to demand the reinstatement of the supermarket chain’s former president, Arthur T. Demoulas. On Thursday, they got their way. Demoulas, who had been ousted by the company’s board in June, will be returning to his position as part of a new deal. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/08/28/344036644/market-basket-workers-win-return-of-supermarkets-former-president?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
A recent ban on a film documenting the assassination of a prime minister is stirring controversy in India. NPR’s Julie McCarthy looks at how the world’s largest democracy balances censorship with free speech. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/08/28/344036665/india-tries-to-find-the-fine-balance-between-censorship-and-public-safety?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
i i If you can’t smell this, you could be in big trouble. Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images If you can’t smell this, you could be in big trouble. Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images Losing your sense of smell may not sound like a big deal, but it can increase your risk
i i An Israeli couple, Noga and Moshiko Siho, kiss after they have their wedding photos taken Wednesday in an army staging area on the Israel-Gaza border, near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption itoggle caption Oded Balilty/AP An Israeli couple, Noga and Moshiko Siho, kiss after they have their wedding photos taken
i i Indian schoolchildren eat their free midday meal. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images Indian schoolchildren eat their free midday meal. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images Rice and lentils was the free lunch on Aug. 22 at the Government Model Senior Secondary school in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. Teachers took
i i Irn Bru is a hugely popular Scottish soda that may even outsell Coca-Cola in Scotland. It also symbolizes local pride in a place that will vote on whether to break away from the United Kingdom next month. Courtesy of Irn Bru hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of Irn Bru Irn Bru is a
i i A woman smokes an electronic cigarette at a store in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images A woman smokes an electronic cigarette at a store in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Tobacco control advocates disagree on whether e-cigarettes are a useful tool to get smokers off tobacco, or just