News

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the controversial abortion bill into law on Friday, setting the state up for a lengthy challenge in court.

National

Iowa Bans Most Abortions As Governor Signs 'Heartbeat' Bill

1:36pm May 05, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The legislation bans the procedure once a fetal heartbeat has been detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union have said they will sue.

The Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars InSight lander launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, as seen from the San Gabriel Mountains more than 100 miles away, on Saturday morning. The InSight probe is the first NASA lander designed entirely to study the de

Science

NASA InSight Kicks Off 6-Month Journey To Mars

10:17am May 05, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The InSight Mars lander was successfully launched on Saturday morning, by an Atlas V rocket taking off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It will gather data on Mars' interior.

Telemedicine is helping transgender populations in rural areas receive health care.

Health & Safety

Telemedicine Takes Transgender Care Beyond The City

9:01am May 05, 2018

by Keren Landman

In rural areas, doctors and nurses competent in transgender care are hard to find. It can also be a challenge to locate providers who offer respectful care for issues unrelated to gender identity.

Jude Sabio displays the communication he submitted to the International Criminal Court. He says he felt it was his duty to bring President Duterte's war on drugs to the attention of prosecutors.

World News

Philippine Lawyer Faces Death Threats After Filing Case At The Hague Against Duterte

8:43am May 05, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

Jude Sabio filed an International Criminal Court case against President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity in the war on drugs. "I'm afraid that I'll be killed at any time," Sabio says.

Queue Listen Now

Teaching diagrams line the walls of the riding arena at Midway University.

On Derby Day, Visiting A College Where You Can Major In Horses

8:22am May 05, 2018

by Noah Adams

Midway University in Kentucky trains students in equine management, and the campus is surrounded by barns and paddocks.

A new lava vent opened up on a residential street in the Leilani Estates neighborhood near Kīlauea volcano Friday morning. Spatter was being thrown nearly 100 feet high at the time the photo was made.

National

Hawaiian Volcano Erupts As Molten Lava Flows Into Residential Neighborhoods

11:31pm May 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The U.S. Geological Survey said lava was spewing into a neighborhood near the Kilauea volcano, which briefly erupted Thursday, and that a 6.9 magnitude earthquake was reported in the area.

Members of the opposition to the administration of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez march on Friday to protest the U.S. government's decision to end the Temporary Protected Status designation for nearly 57,000 people from Honduras. Hernandez call

Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status For Hondurans

11:09pm May 04, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The Trump administration is revoking deportation protections from 57,000 Hondurans and giving them 18 months to leave or find another way to remain in the U.S. legally.

A 1969 message from the Zodiac Killer includes a cryptogram in San Francisco on Nov. 11, 1969. Authorities hope to use DNA databases in a similar manner that police used in the Golden State Killer case to identify the suspect.

National

Hope For New DNA Leads In Zodiac Killer Case

11:04pm May 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The case has confounded police for 50 years but officials are optimistic they can using DNA databases, like the one used to arrest the Golden State Killer suspect, to identify the infamous killer.

Michael Skakel enters the Connecticut Supreme Court for a hearing in 2016. The court on Friday vacated Skakel's murder conviction in the 1975 slaying of Martha Moxley, his neighbor.

National

Kennedy Relative's Murder Conviction Vacated, New Trial Ordered

10:46pm May 04, 2018

by Nicole Hernandez

Michael Skakel will get a new trial after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled his attorney failed to adequately represent him. Skakel's aunt is the widow of Robert F. Kennedy.

A man walks down a street in war-torn Douma on April 20, days after the suspected chemical attack.

Chemical Weapons Inspectors Finish Their Trip To Syria's Douma

8:33pm May 04, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Investigators finished gathering samples from the town where a suspected chemical weapons attack occurred. The team suffered a few delays and Russia "may have tampered" with the site.