Space Force officer reacts after Supreme Court allows transgender military ban
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Bree Fram, a U.S. Space Force officer, about the Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump administration's ban on trans troops to continue being enacted.
How The Launch Of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Fits Into The Company's Other-Wordly Plans
This week SpaceX successfully launched the world's most powerful rocket in decades. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with writer Tim Urban about what this rocket will do near term, and how it takes Elon Musk one step closer to his grand vision of a million-person colony on Mars.
Eagles Continue To Fly And Soar As Philadelphians Celebrate Super Bowl Win
Philadelphians lined a parade route through the city's downtown, hoping to catch a glimpse of their beloved Eagles. Some businesses closed and kids had the day off from school, all to celebrate the team's Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots.
Denis Johnson's Final Collection Of Short Stories Is Published
Denis Johnson died of liver cancer last year. Now a final collection of short stories by the National Book Award-winning author has been published posthumously. Johnson's first collection of stories, Jesus' Son attracted a devoted following that includes Philip Roth and Zadie Smith.
Study Finds 179,000 Nursing Home Residents Needlessly Being Given Antipsychotic Drugs
A new study from Human Rights Watch finds the residents are being given the drugs despite an FDA warning that they can increase the risk of death for older people with dementia.
An Extremely Complex Battlefield Is Taking Shape In Northern Syria
U.S. troops are on the ground in Syria training local forces to fight ISIS. But Turkish troops and their local allies are on verge of a confrontation with them.
