National Weather Service Forecast: Cloudy, With A Chance Of Budget Cuts
The National Weather Service, already understaffed, would lose at least 200 positions in the White House's proposed budget for fiscal year 2019.
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Broward Sheriff Avoids the Spotlight As His Supporters Rally
Facing mounting questions about how his department handled the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel left an event with supporters without speaking to the media.
Trump Pick For Sentencing Commission Has History Of Racially Charged Remarks
The president has nominated a lawyer who has adopted a tough approach to drug crimes and has a history of making racially charged remarks about punishment to serve on the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
PTSD Currently Doesn't Qualify Parkland First Responders For Workers' Comp
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is speeding a political debate in Florida over paying workers' compensation to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Stoneman Douglas Students Are Adjusting As Best They Can, Runcie Says
Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Runcie, superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, about Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who wrap up their first few days back to class.
Bus Driver Convicted Of Negligent Homicide In Crash That Killed 6 Children
Prosecutors argued that the driver was talking on his cell phone and driving 20 miles over the speed limit when he crashed the bus into a tree in November 2016.
Georgia Lawmakers Punish Delta Air Lines Over NRA Feud
After the Atlanta-based carrier said it was ending an NRA discount, the state's GOP lawmakers made good on a threat to eliminate a proposed tax exemption on jet fuel worth millions to the airline.
Depth Of Russian Politician's Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed
Alexander Torshin's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known, NPR has learned. He claims to have met Donald Trump in 2015 and served as a U.S. election observer in 2012 through the NRA.
Uber Bill Totals $1,600 For Man Visiting West Virginia
Kenny Bachman, who had been drinking, slept for much of his ride from West Virginia to New Jersey. At first he blamed the driver and challenged the charge. But he paid and gave the driver five stars.
Morning News Brief: NPR Exclusive, Gun Proposals
NPR has learned a Russian politician's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known. President Trump baffled the GOP with calls for stricter gun-control, but then signaled a potential shift.