What Exactly Is K2, The Synthetic Cannabinoid?
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Dr. Kathryn Hawk, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, about synthetic marijuana, also known as K2.
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Babies Born Dependent On Opioids Need Touch, Not Tech
A pediatrician is working to make sure every hospital in Kansas can give babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome the soft start they need, ideally right next to their mothers.
Pope Francis And U.S. Bishops Respond To Report On Sex Abuse In Pennsylvania
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a response to the clergy sex abuse report from Pennsylvania. It calls for further investigation, better reporting and resolution to complaints.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth On How Her Daughter Helped Shape Her Views On Family Policy
When her daughter Maile Pearl was born in April, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., became the first senator to have a baby during a term in office. She shares her observations with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.
Journalists Nationwide Push Back Against President Trump's Anti-Media Rhetoric
More than 300 papers have heeded the call of The Boston Globe to run editorials on Thursday standing up for the press in the face of President Trump's ongoing anti-media rhetoric.
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden Weighs In On Trump Revoking Security Clearances
Former CIA and NSA director Gen. Michael Hayden talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about President Trump's decision to revoke the security clearance for one of Hayden's successors, John Brennan.
How Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Investigating Reports Of Sex Abuse By Priests
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about the report of mass sex abuse at the hands of Catholic priests and how his office is handling the investigations.
U.S. Sues Operators Of Pirate Texas Station Known As 'Alex Jones Radio'
The operators told the FCC they didn't recognize its right to regulate them. They were hit with a $15,000 penalty "for willful and repeated violation" of laws. Now the FCC has brought in the DOJ.
New Haven Emergency Operations Director Responds To Dozens Of Overdoses
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rick Fontana, director of emergency operations in New Haven, Conn., about how more than 70 people overdosed on a synthetic marijuana drug in a span of 24 hours.
What Allows Sex Abuse To Proliferate Within The Catholic Church
Following revelations of widespread abuse by Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mark Jordan, a professor at Harvard Divinity School, about the secrecy and internal machinations of the church that allow abuse to proliferate.