How Spanish Flu Pandemic Changed Home Heat Radiators
NPR explores how the 1918 influenza outbreak changed the way home radiators were designed.
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Casey Goodson Jr.'s Family Calls For Murder Charges Against Sheriff's Deputy
Goodson, 23, was shot and killed last Friday. Law enforcement authorities say he was seen earlier driving with a gun but have not said Goodson was armed at the time he was shot.
Biden Selects Denis McDonough As VA Secretary
McDonough, who did not serve in the military, is a longtime aide of former President Barack Obama.
Minneapolis Shifts $8 Million In Police Funding, But Keeps Force At Current Level
The City Council votes to expand other services, including violence prevention and mental health crisis response teams. But, facing a veto threat, it rejects proposed cuts in the police force.
Biden Picks Susan Rice For Top Domestic Policy Position
Rice's selection to serve in a domestic role is somewhat unexpected given her extensive credentials in foreign policy. The position does not require Senate confirmation.
Poll: Majority Of Sports Fans Say Don't Play Indoors As Coronavirus Surges
The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll found majorities of American sports fans think people should not play team sports indoors. A majority also believes doing so could spread the virus in their community.
Biden Announces Two More Top Picks: Susan Rice and Denis McDonough
President-elect Biden has picked two more for top positions: Susan Rice is set to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council and Denis McDonough is his pick to run Veterans Affairs.
As Climate Envoy, Kerry To Seek 'Ambition' With 'Humility'
One challenge facing John Kerry in his new role as climate envoy to President-elect Joe Biden will be to convince other governments the U.S. will abide by its commitments.
Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions
The federal lawsuit is an effort to get the state to improve prison conditions after negotiations with officials failed to result in voluntary change.
Johns Hopkins, Long Believed An Abolitionist, Actually Owned Slaves, University Says
Researchers found census records showing the entrepreneur and philanthropist owned slaves as late as 1850, contrary to the long-held belief that his family freed all slaves when he was a boy.