News

What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?

6:05am May 24, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

There are many ways young children encounter stories. A new study finds a "Goldilocks effect," where a cartoon may be "too hot" and audiobooks "too cold" for learning readers.

U.S. Postal Service mail vehicles sit in a parking lot at a mail distribution center on February 18, 2015 in San Francisco, Calif.

Politics & Government

Deadly Delivery: Opioids By Mail

5:00am May 24, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Congressional investigators say hundreds of millions of dollars of fentanyl is coming into the U.S. by mail. But lawmakers are finding it hard to stop.

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Court Upholds Ruling Against California's Assisted Suicide Law

1:50am May 24, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The decision lets stand a lower court ruling that the state's 2015 law allowing doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to the terminally ill was passed unconstitutionally.

New cars and cargo containers are shown in a staging area, on April 6, 2018, at the Port of Tacoma in Wash. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump ordered the Commerce secretary to look into whether tariffs are needed on vehicles and auto parts imported to

Politics & Government

Trump Weighs Tariffs On Imported Cars

11:14pm May 23, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump has instructed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to consider new protections for the domestic auto industry. He's relying on the same authority used to justify steel and aluminum tariffs.

World News

North Korea Plans To Close Main Nuclear Testing Site

11:13pm May 23, 2018

North Korea plans to close its Punggye-ri nuclear test site Wednesday. Adam Mount of the Federation of American Scientists explains the significance of the site and what its closure signals.

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The kids also learned handy visuals, like a remote control for negative thoughts so you can switch channels in your head.

For Troubled Kids, Some Schools Take Time Out For Group Therapy

11:11pm May 23, 2018

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A growing number of schools are offering training for emotional and social skills that can benefit kids in school and throughout their life.

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Detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border, in Karnes City, Texas.

National

ACLU Report: Detained Immigrant Children Subjected To Widespread Abuse By Officials

10:42pm May 23, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Government documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal a pattern of abuse, says the ACLU. The government says its investigations found no evidence of misconduct.

Anti-Castro activist Luis Posada Carriles gestures as he responds to a reporter during a news conference in Miami on April 13, 2011.

World News

Anti-Castro Militant Luis Posada Carriles Dies At 90

10:39pm May 23, 2018

by Tanya Ballard Brown

The Cuban exile tried for decades to oust longtime communist leader Fidel Castro.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown warms up before a basketball game against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 28 in Chicago. A few days before that game, Milwaukee police used a stun gun on and arrested him over a parking violation.

Milwaukee Police Disciplined For Using Stun Gun On, Arresting NBA Player

9:59pm May 23, 2018

Police confronted Sterling Brown, a rookie with the Milwaukee Bucks, in January over a parking violation. On Wednesday, Milwaukee's police chief said that the officers had acted inappropriately.