We Asked People What They Know About Taxes. See If You Know The Answers
Results of a new Ipsos poll conducted for NPR suggest Americans may be sending a garbled message when they voice their opinions on taxes.
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Gas Leak At BP Oil Well In Alaska Has Been Stopped
BP employees discovered an uncontrolled gas leak on Friday, as well as crude oil misting onto the snow. The impact is reportedly limited to a gravel area around the well.
Ride Hailing In Rural America: Like Uber With A Neighborly Feel
A small startup called Liberty Mobility Now is staking itself as the Uber of rural America. But to find its niche there, it has had to adapt everything from its app to its driver training.
ACT UP At 30: Reinvigorated For Trump Fight
Veteran activists who helped make ACT UP and its affiliates a potent force in the fight against AIDS are now helping train activists opposed to the policies of the Trump administration.
Amid Aid Uncertainty, U.S. Counterterrorism Cooperation Continues In Africa
Forces from 27 countries took part last month in U.S.-led counterterrorism exercises to fight extremist violence by Boko Haram, the flow of foreign fighters and trafficking in the Lake Chad region.
As Tensions Grow In Region, Pence Reaffirms 'Ironclad' South Korean Relations
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with John Park, director of the Korea Working Group at the Harvard Kennedy School, about U.S. relations with South Korea amid growing tension over the North Korean threat.
Pence Tells North Korea: 'The Era Of Strategic Patience Is Over'
"All options are on the table," U.S. Vice President Pence said during his visit to South Korea, amid rising tensions with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile program.
In The 1920s, A Community Conspired To Kill Native Americans For Their Oil Money
The Osage tribe in Oklahoma became spectacularly wealthy in the early 1900s — and then members started turning up dead. David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon describes the dark plot against them.
Schools Will Soon Have To Put In Writing If They 'Lunch Shame'
Advocates hope the recent law out of N.M., banning school staff from shaming kids for not having lunch money, helps to shape policies the USDA is requiring school districts write by July 1.
Untangling The Mystery Of Why Shoelaces Come Untied
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have figured out why shoelaces seem to come untied at the worst moments, like when you're running.