News

Comparing Republican And Democratic Theories About The 2018 Midterm Elections

7:18pm February 08, 2018

by Mara Liasson

Positive attitudes about the economy have been making the GOP more optimistic that they can limit losses in the midterm elections. But market volatility this week showed that to be a risky proposition.

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Pentagon Audit Shows Logistical Arm Of Military Can't Explain Where $800 Million Went

7:18pm February 08, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Politico's Bryan Bender about a story he broke earlier this week on troubling results from an internal audit at the Pentagon. The audit finds that the Defense Logistics Agency has no paper trail for more than $800 million in construction projects.

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National

FBI Says They Have No Evidence That Border Patrol Agent's Death Was A Homicide

7:18pm February 08, 2018

by John Burnett

There has been a big development in the mysterious death of a Border Patrol agent beside a remote highway in West Texas last year. The case received national attention because President Trump speculated it was a brutal murder committed by smugglers. The FBI now says, after an exhaustive investigation, that they have found no evidence the officer's death was a homicide.

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Trader Michael Milano (right) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, a day when all the major U.S. stock indexes saw sharp drops.

Economy

Another Rout In The Stock Market, As Dow Drops More Than 1,000 Points

7:18pm February 08, 2018

by John Ydstie

Wall Street's roller coaster continued Thursday, with all the major stock indexes posting drops of about 4 percent amid inflation concerns. The market has now tumbled 10 percent from its recent peak.

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Jurors are deliberating in the corruption trial of a Baltimore Police Department unit that witnesses say was rife with crime and cover-ups.

National

After Jaw-Dropping Testimony, Baltimore Police Corruption Trial Heads To Jury

6:58pm February 08, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The case centers on the Gun Trace Task Force, an elite unit that was supposed to be recovering illegal guns. But witnesses say it sold guns and drugs it seized right back onto the streets.

The Olympic rings are pictured on Feb. 8 at the biathlon shooting range ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.

How To Watch The 2018 Winter Olympics

6:45pm February 08, 2018

by Eric Deggans

It's time to take stock of your technology: Do you have a digital TV antenna? How about a cable or satellite subscription? We also have a use for your virtual reality headset.

White House chief of staff John Kelly and staff secretary Rob Porter leave the White House on Friday. Porter resigned following domestic abuse allegations.

Politics & Government

White House 'Could Have Done Better' In Response To Abuse Allegations Against Staffer

6:43pm February 08, 2018

by James Doubek

Rob Porter worked as the White House staff secretary and helped control the flow of information reaching the president. Two ex-wives say he was physically abusive.

Sanura Begum stands with her son, Abdur Sobor, outside her plastic and bamboo shelter in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. One of the things she misses most about Myanmar is her family's wooden house.

Health & Safety

A Young Rohingya Mom: Pregnant, Stateless, Living In Limbo

5:47pm February 08, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

Sanura Begum fled Myanmar and now lives in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. Could she ever return to the wooden farmhouse she left behind? Only God knows, she says.

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The scientists tested tissue samples from the brains of deceased patients who suffered from autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Major Psychiatric Disorders Have More In Common Than We Thought, Study Finds

5:34pm February 08, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Understanding the molecular basis of major disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and bipolar is hopeful, because it could help in developing better treatments for them.

Muslims and Latinos line up for free halal tacos outside a mosque in Rosarito, in Baja California, Mexico, as part of the #TacoTrucksatEveryMosque Crosses the Border event, Sept. 1, 2017. The events seek to foster unity between two communities facing incr

Building A Latino-Muslim Coalition With #TacoTrucksAtEveryMosque

5:09pm February 08, 2018

by Gustavo Arellano

It's just what it sounds like. Food trucks show up at mosques to hand out free halal tacos after religious services. The goal: to foster unity between two communities facing increasing discrimination.