North Carolina Rep. David Rouzer On The Impact Of Florence
NPR's Scott Simon asks Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., about the effects of Hurricane Florence on the area he represents, including Wilmington.
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Cajun Navy Volunteer Rescuer On Responding To Storm
NPR's Scott Simon asks Todd Terrell of the volunteer rescue group the Cajun Navy about his group's response to Tropical Storm Florence.
A New Wildlife Refuge On The Grounds Around An Old Nuclear Weapons Plant
Land around the shuttered weapons production facility in Colorado known as Rocky Flats is slated to reopen today as a wildlife refuge. But some are questioning whether it's too soon to be safe.
Barney Frank On The Financial Crisis, 10 Years Later
NPR's Scott Simon marks the 10th anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers with former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who helped craft post-crisis rules.
Tropical Storm Florence, 'An Uninvited Brute,' Brings Floods, And At Least 5 Deaths
Hundreds of thousands of customers in North Carolina and South Carolina are without power. One N.C. official warned that part of the state will see "between a 500-year and 1,000-year flood event."
DeVos Loses On Student Loans; Bezos Funds Preschool
The now-Tropical Storm Florence closed schools, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos lost a court case involving student loan forgiveness and more in our weekly education news roundup.
Hurricane Florence Arrives In South Carolina
Hundreds of thousands are without power in North Carolina after Hurricane Florence made landfall. Meanwhile, the storm has begun to rip through South Carolina, where the worst is likely still ahead.
Census Citizenship Question Trial Could Start Day Before Midterm Elections
A federal judge in New York has set Nov. 5 as the start date of the first potential trial of the six lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question that dozens of states and cities want removed.
Paul Manafort Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Cooperate With Mueller's Russia Probe
Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman won't go to trial in Washington, D.C. The deal presents a potentially ominous development for Trump, but the White House said the case has "nothing" to do with him.
Massachusetts Gas Leaks Set Off Series Of Explosions
Three Massachusetts communities are recovering from a series of natural gas explosions that rocked the region on Thursday. At least one person was killed. Residents have a lot of questions.