National

CDC Waits For Congress To Approve Emergency Funds To Combat Zika

6:17am May 17, 2016

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a deal to provide more than $1 billion to battle Zika. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Tom Frieden, director of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.

National

Amtrak Engineer Distracted By Radio Before Deadly Derailment, NTSB Says

8:56pm May 16, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The National Transportation Safety Board says the engineer of the speeding train that derailed last year, killing eight people, was distracted by radio transmissions, a source told NPR.

Obama Awards Medal Of Valor To 13 Police Officers

7:26pm May 16, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama on Monday awarded the Medal of Valor to 13 police officers for their exceptional courage.

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South Carolina Farmers Struggle After Back-To-Back Seasons Of Bad Weather

7:26pm May 16, 2016

by Alexandra Olgin

Agriculture always has its ups and downs, good years and bad. In South Carolina, it's been particularly difficult recently and made worse by massive flooding last year.

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In some New York City schools, the bathroom dispensers provide sanitary products for free.

New York Aims To Become The Next State To Toss The Tampon Tax

7:26pm May 16, 2016

by Fred Mogul

If 2015 was the year of the period, 2016 may be the year when women have to pay less for sanitary supplies, or even get them for free. Some state, local and federal legislators are pushing for change.

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ESPN Site 'The Undefeated' To Explore Intersection Of Sports And Race

6:50pm May 16, 2016

by David Folkenflik

ESPN is set Tuesday to launch "The Undefeated," a digital site and news team focused on the intersection of race, sports, politics and culture. NPR profiles "The Undefeated" and its new editor, former Washington Post managing editor Kevin Merida.

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Native American Foster Parents Fight For Access To Federal Funding

6:50pm May 16, 2016

by Carrie Jung

Imagine trying to raise a child with just $159 a week. For foster parents on one Native American reservation in southern Arizona, that's all the money the tribe can afford. But leaders have plans to double that soon, if they can gain access to a large source of federal funding.

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Retired CIA Agent Confirms U.S. Role In Nelson Mandela's 1962 Arrest

6:50pm May 16, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Aislinn Laing of The Telegraph about reaction to an interview with retired CIA agent Donald Rickard, acknowledging that he helped the South African apartheid-era government arrest Nelson Mandela. She says many in South Africa suspected the CIA's involvement, but before now, there was no documentation.

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Doctors In Boston Perform World's Third Penis Transplant

6:50pm May 16, 2016

by Craig LeMoult

Boston doctors have performed the world's third penis transplant. Of the two previous ones, one has been successful and one did not work. But with more veterans having blast injuries to the groin, doctors say it's important to work on this kind of procedure.

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Obama Delivers Commencement Speech At Rutgers University

6:41pm May 16, 2016

Obama gave one of his last graduation speeches as a sitting president at Rutgers University Sunday. He was persuaded to come after receiving letters from the student body president's grandmother.

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