NHTSA Adds More Than 3 Million Vehicles To Air Bag Recall
Almost 8 million vehicles are now being recalled over worries their air bags could malfunction. Vehicle owners in hot and humid climates are under special alert.
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Hospitals Struggle To Beat Back Serious Infections
About 75,000 patients a year die from infections they caught in the hospital. A Kaiser Health News analysis finds that nearly 700 hospitals across the nation have higher than expected infection rates.
Pentagon Says It Will Investigate Stray Arms Drop Over Syria
The self-declared Islamic State has released a video purporting to show its fighters rifling through a crate of grenades airdropped by a U.S. military cargo plane.
In Tight Races, Both Parties Bank On Early Votes
Two million people have already voted in next month's election, including President Obama. Locking in votes early is huge, particularly since control of the Senate rests in a handful of close races.
Blackwater Guards Found Guilty In 2007 Shootings In Iraq
One guard was found guilty of first-degree murder and three others of voluntary manslaughter in a 2007 incident in Baghdad in which 14 civilians were killed.
Look, Mom, I Finally Made It To Broadway!
NPR's Michel Martin will sit down with a panel of award-winning playwrights to ask about diversity in theater. Follow here or join us on Twitter on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, using #NPRMichel.
Ray Rice Video Sets Off Barrage Of Conversations
The assault by former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice on his then-fiancee was public knowledge. But a new video released by TMZ grabbed the public's attention.
American Freed By North Korea Arrives Home
Jeffrey Fowle, 56, who was arrested in North Korea in May after allegedly leaving a bible in a club for foreign sailors, arrived at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base this morning.
In More Cities, That Doggie In The Window Is Not For Sale
Almost 50 U.S. cities and towns have banned pet stores from selling puppies. The laws are aimed at cracking down on substandard, large-scale breeders, but many store owners say the bans are unfair.
When The Economy Goes Down, Vasectomies Go Up
It's well known that people are less eager to have children when the economy sours. And it looks like men got really serious about that during the Great Recession.