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Planes are parked at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Tuesday. The airport, which had been closed since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, opened with limited service on Wednesday.

National

With Rain Lessening In Houston, Airports And Ports Begin Opening

4:31pm August 30, 2017

by Greg Allen

As the heavy rains have let up in Houston, officials are assessing when they can reopen the city's port and airports. Both airports opened with limited service Wednesday. The port will take longer.

Marie McCausland holds her newborn shortly after delivery. A ProPublica/NPR story about preeclampsia prompted her to seek emergency treatment when she developed symptoms days after giving birth.

Health & Safety

'If You Hemorrhage, Don't Clean Up': Advice From Mothers Who Almost Died

9:51am August 03, 2017

We've heard from 3,100 women who survived life-threatening complications of pregnancy or childbirth. They told us what they wished they had known and what they would say to new and expectant mothers.

National

An Investigation Into Juvenile Life Without Parole

4:14pm August 02, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Mandatory life without parole for juveniles in murder cases has been banned for five years. But an Associated Press investigation revealed that the ban has been enforced unevenly across the country.

National

Federal Report Criticizes Harsh Treatment Of Lewisburg Prisoners

7:58pm July 13, 2017

by Joseph Shapiro

A Justice Department review says the federal prison violates its own rules that men with serious mental illnesses should be removed from its Special Management Unit.

Attorney Philip Fornaci, project director of the D.C. Prisoners' Project of the Washington Lawyers' Committee, and Stacey Litner, the advocacy director for the D.C. Prisoners' Rights Project.

National

Lawsuit Says Lewisburg Prison Counsels Prisoners With Crossword Puzzles

4:03pm June 15, 2017

by Joseph Shapiro

At a notorious federal prison, inmates with mental illness are taken off their medications and given coloring books and crossword puzzles for therapy, according to a lawsuit filed this month.

U.S. artist Ryan Mendoza poses for a photo next to the former house of Afro-American human rights figure Rosa Parks on Mendoza's property on April 6, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Mendoza bought the house, which was slated for demolition in Detroit, took it ap

This Week In Race: A House That Flew Over The Ocean And A Man Who Didn't Get To Fly

5:22am April 14, 2017

You could say it's been a pretty turbulent week on the race beat.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health sent a mobile testing unit to a fire station in Wharton, W.Va., in 2012 to screen coal miners for black lung disease.

Lawmakers Seek Better Count Of Advanced Black Lung Disease Cases

8:44pm December 21, 2016

by Howard Berkes

In response to an NPR investigation that shows 10 times the number of cases as currently reported, members of Congress are asking three federal agencies to work together to obtain an accurate count.

The Pentagon building complex is seen from Air Force One on June 29. An Army review concludes that commanders did nothing wrong when they kicked out more than 22,000 soldiers for misconduct after they came back from Iraq or Afghanistan – even though all

Senators, Military Specialists Say Army Report On Dismissed Soldiers Is Troubling

12:25pm December 01, 2016

by Daniel Zwerdling

The review was ordered after NPR found that 22,000 soldiers diagnosed with mental health problems or brain injuries were dismissed for misconduct. The Army concluded it fairly dismissed them.

Queue Listen Now

An aerial view of the Lewisburg prison complex.

National

37 Civil Rights Groups Seek Investigation Into 'Torture' At Lewisburg Prison

9:30pm November 28, 2016

by Joseph Shapiro

They are asking the Department of Justice for action after NPR and The Marshall Project "uncovered harrowing allegations of abuse and torture" inside the prison.

National

Labor Report Urges Study Of A Federal Role In State Workers' Comp Laws

1:15pm October 05, 2016

The Department of Labor is calling for an "exploration" of federal oversight of state workers' compensation laws because of "inadequacies of the system," leaving workers with "limited benefits."