New Tactics To Stop Trains From Blocking Roads
Stopped trains are blocking traffic across the Midwest, which can be a big problem for emergency services.
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News Brief: Trump And EU Ease Trade Tensions, Family Separation Update
President Trump and the EU Commission's Jean-Claude Juncker said they would work to remove trade barriers between the U.S. and Europe. Also, Emma Platoff of the Texas Tribune on separated families.
Students Argue Literacy Is A Right In Lawsuit
A group of students from Detroit filed a lawsuit in 2016 against the state of Michigan, claiming bad schools prevented them from learning to read. Noel King talks with their lawyer Mark Rosenbaum.
Marines Who Fired Rocket Launchers Now Worry About Their Brains
The military is trying to figure out whether troops can sustain brain injuries from firing certain powerful weapons. Two Marines who used to shoot these weapons think they already know.
White House Reporter Says She Was Banned From Press Event For Inappropriate Questions
CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins said she was told not to attend a White House later event because Trump communications officials didn't like the questions she'd asked earlier in the day.
Olympic Athletes Fear Retaliation If They Speak Out
Numerous Olympic athletes have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse or assault. Yet others do not, fearing retaliation or a derailing of their athletic careers.
Census Bureau Stops Plans For 2020 Census Advisory Committee
The decision comes as the Census Bureau battles lawsuits over a new citizenship question and cybersecurity concerns about the 2020 census. The 2010 census committee's chair calls the move a "mistake."
Dual-Career Military Couples Face Struggles When Starting Families
More military members are marrying each other. That presents challenges to dual-career families who must deal with the impact deployments have on childcare.
Pompeo Faces Skeptical Lawmakers After Trump Summits Raise Concerns
Committee Chairman Bob Corker was blunt in his opening statement, telling Pompeo that "in the summit's aftermath, we saw an American president that was submissive and deferential" toward Russia.
U.S. And Europe Take Important Step Away From Confrontation On Trade
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Trump administration's newly-announced trade agreement with the European Union.