National

National

Change-Up In The Top Job At Chicago PD Greeted With Mixed Reactions

4:04pm March 28, 2016

by David Schaper

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is announcing his pick for the city's police chief, Eddie Johnson. While some are praising the choice, others wonder if the department insider can make significant changes.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, with his wife, speaks to reporters in 2011. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Blagojevich's appeal of his corruption convictions.

National

Supreme Court Rejects Rod Blagojevich's Appeal Of Corruption Convictions

3:37pm March 28, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Justices rejected the former Illinois governor's appeal of his corruption convictions, such as attempting to sell an appointment to the vacant Senate seat once occupied by President Obama.

A Crisis With Scant Data: States Move To Count Drug-Dependent Babies

2:57pm March 28, 2016

by Ben Allen

Getting good information is critical to figuring out where resources need to go to treat newborns dependent on opioids. Pennsylvania relies on old and incomplete statistics, but that may be changing.

Grant and Cathy Lowe stand in front of a trailer they just bought. It is part of their retirement plans to own this camper, and they intend to have it paid off before they quit working.

Ready For A Road Trip? RVs Are Rolling Back Into Fashion

2:31pm March 28, 2016

by Frank Morris

More Americans are looking for a second home — on wheels. After crashing hard in the recession, RV sales have rebounded and are on track to approach record levels this year.

Queue Listen Now

The Landlord and Tenant Branch of Superior Court for the District of Columbia is where landlords in the city sue tenants, usually for not paying their rent.

National

Welcome To Rent Court, Where Tenants Can Face A Tenuous Fate

1:45pm March 28, 2016

by Pam Fessler

The Landlord and Tenant Branch of Superior Court for the District of Columbia is where you can end up if you're poor, black and on the verge of being evicted.

Sgt. Kelly Brown adjusts her helmet before a weapons check last year at the Marine Base at Twentynine Palms in the Mojave Desert, Calif. The Marine Corps set up a months-long training exercise to determine whether women could serve in ground combat jobs l

National

Marines Gear Up For Women In Combat, But Will They Sign Up?

1:43pm March 28, 2016

by Tom Bowman

Women can now apply for ground combat positions in the Marines, and training female recruits for those jobs will begin in June. But so far, no women have signed up.

Queue Listen Now

Amanda Hensley with her daughter, Valencia. Hensley says several hospitals and clinics she contacted were reluctant to help her quit her opioid habit. "Nobody wants to touch a pregnant woman with an addiction issue."

Pregnant And Addicted: The Tough Road To Family Health

1:17pm March 28, 2016

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Guilt still haunts a new mother who was addicted to opioids when she got pregnant. Once she was ready to ask for help, treatment programs that could handle her complicated pregnancy were hard to find.

Queue Listen Now

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal speaks during a press conference Monday in Atlanta to announce his rejection of a controversial

Georgia Gov. Says He Will Veto Controversial 'Religious Liberty' Bill

11:12am March 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A group of major corporations with business interests in the state had encouraged the governor to veto the measure. Disney had threatened to boycott the state.

An aerial photo of the Anderson Creek wildfire that has spread north from rural Oklahoma to Kansas.

National

Anderson Creek Fire Is Slowly Being Contained

8:41pm March 27, 2016

by The Associated Press

The persistent prairie fire has been blazing through south-central Kansas for several days now and is described as the largest in the state's history.

Likely delegate totals after the March 26 Democratic caucuses in Washington State, Alaska and Hawaii.

Despite The Math, Bernie Sanders Has Already Won

6:32pm March 27, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Bernie Sanders won sweeping victories Saturday and more are sure to come over the next couple months. Can he win the nomination? And is that what really even matters?