News

Pharmaceutical Founder Arrested In Alleged Nationwide Opioid Scheme

7:01pm October 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

John Kapoor, who co-founded Insys Therapeutics, has been charged with racketeering and fraud for allegedly bribing doctors to overprescribe the company's powerful opioid spray.

An Afghan amputee lifts weights at the International Committee of the Red Cross facility for war victims and the disabled in Mazar-i-Sharif. In September, a patient shot and killed a staffer, closing the center for a month and contributing to a decision t

Health & Safety

Red Cross To Scale Back In Afghanistan

6:57pm October 26, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

The group has operated in the country for 30 years. The decision comes after an unprecedented attack on a physiotherapist in September.

A guard escorts an immigrant detainee at an ICE detention center in Adelanto, Calif., in 2013. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may create new detention facilities around the country to hold record numbers of detainees.

As It Makes More Arrests, ICE Looks For More Detention Centers

6:46pm October 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Recent postings by the agency show its interest in sites near Chicago, Detroit, San Antonio, Salt Lake City and St. Paul, Minn., that could accommodate thousands of detainees.

A man checks out an anti-overdose kit he was given at a clinic. With America confronting an opioid epidemic, Walgreens says it will stock naloxone spray at all of its pharmacies.

Narcan Opioid Overdose Spray Is Now Stocked By All Walgreens Pharmacies

5:43pm October 26, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Letting people get the medicine "without an individual prescription in 45 states is critical in combating this crisis," says the CEO of Narcan maker Adapt Pharma.

Diagram of the path of a space rock from outside our solar system — the first ever observed.

Science

Scientists Spot First Alien Space Rock In Our Solar System

5:22pm October 26, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Astronomers are eager to learn more about the visitor as it zooms through, like how far-off planets form: "You'd love to see if it looks like stuff in our solar system."

Twitter ended its advertising relationship with Russia Today and Sputnik on Thursday based on "the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that both RT and Sputnik attempted to interfere with the election on behalf of the Russian government."

Twitter Bans Ads From Russian State Media, Citing Election Interference Efforts

5:01pm October 26, 2017

by Miles Parks

The microblog service announced the move "effective immediately" ahead of a congressional hearing about Russia's use of social media in its influence campaign.

Religion

500 Years Later, Some Issues That Martin Luther Raised Remain

4:43pm October 26, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

On October 31, Catholics and Protestants take note of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, when the monk Martin Luther denounced Roman Catholicism. Most of the issues he raised have since been resolved. Still, divisive issues remain, such as the role of women and the authority of the clergy.

National

Report Says Ongoing Power Outage In Puerto Rico Is Worst Electricity Failure In U.S. History

4:43pm October 26, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Most of Puerto Rico remains without power more than a month after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island. Getting the electricity back on is now dominating politics on the island and leading to allegations of mismanagement in the allocation of reconstruction contracts.

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Harvey's Debris Remains On Texas Sidewalks As Cities Face Shortage Of Trucks

4:43pm October 26, 2017

by Robert Siegel

Nearly two months after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, a shortage of debris removal trucks is slowing down the recovery effort for some cities along the coast. Many trucks have been lured to Florida by higher rates, leaving Texas cities to fend for themselves. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with officials in Groves, Texas about how they're improvising.

National

For StoryCorps' David Isay, An Email Was Just 'One Small Step' Toward His Next Project

4:43pm October 26, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to StoryCorps creator David Isay about One Small Step, a new project which brings strangers with opposing ideologies together to talk with and listen to each other with the help of a facilitator.