What If We Treated Gun Violence Like A Public Health Crisis?
The law restricts a major government public health agency's research into gun violence, which kills or injures more people than many other infectious diseases.
News
Dallas County Prosecutor Unloads On Uber Driver, Loses Job
"My career is done," a tearful Jody Warner said after audio emerged in which she is heard hurling insults and curse words at the driver.
Robert Mugabe: A Legacy Of Tyrannical Rule, Economic Ruin And International Isolation
Once a respected independence leader who called for "democratic rights," Zimbabwe's president became better known over the years as someone "who ruined his own country," says a Zimbabwean journalist.
'Me Too' Legislation Aims To Combat Sexual Harassment In Congress
The bipartisan, bicameral proposal would expedite the complaint process and provide for more transparency on taxpayer-funded settlements.
New Study Finds That 4.2 Million Kids Experience Homelessness Each Year
Those numbers are growing: About half of the youth who dealt with homelessness, experienced it for the first time, according to the study. Schools are often at the front line of this issue.
Pop-Ow! 'Popeye' Deformity Can Be A Painful Armful
Tendons quietly do their jobs for decades, connecting muscle to bone. Then suddenly — it's done. Here's what happens when a biceps tendon calls it quits.
GOP Senator Comes Out Against Tax Plan As It Undergoes Changes
The Senate plan would make tax cuts for individuals temporary and canceling out Obamacare's individual mandate. Wisconsin's Ron Johnson became the first Republican senator to come out against it.
Zimbabwe's Leader Under House Arrest After Military Seized Control Of Country
Zimbabweans have only ever had one leader — Robert Mugabe. But he is now under house arrest after the military seized control of the southern African nation in what they call a move of military constitutionalism. The ruling party's youth league says the army is effecting change with "peaceful aplomb."
Robert Mugabe Is The Only Leader Zimbabwe Has Ever Had
Robert Mugabe is the only leader that Zimbabwe has ever had. For many, the 93-year-old is a hero, for liberating the country. But he is also seen as a tyrant, for crushing his opposition time and time again, often with violence. What will a new leader mean for Zimbabwe's relations with the West?
In Myanmar, The Persecution Of the Muslim Minority, The Rohingya Continues
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with senior government officials in Myanmar about the violent and ongoing persecution of the country's Rohingya minority, which has fueled a massive refugee exodus in recent months. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Maung Zarni, fellow with the Cambodian Documentation Center, specializing in genocide in Buddhist countries, about how the Burmese justify their actions and what it would take to broker a resolution to the current crisis.