Platform Check: Presidential Nominees Share Plans To Help Veterans
The next president could make sweeping changes to programs for veterans. NPR takes a look at what Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump say they will do for vets.
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Miami Begins Using New Mosquito Trap In Zika Control Efforts
Miami is starting to use a new technology for reducing mosquito populations that was recently approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for emergency use in areas where there is Zika. It's a type of trap that attracts females and contaminates them with a larvicide they then spread to other breeding sites.
Sugar Industry Manipulated Research About Health Effects, Study Finds
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine describes efforts by the sugar industry to manipulate research about the health effects of sugar back in the 1960s. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Cristin Kearns of the University of California, San Francisco, about the study.
Clinton's Pneumonia Diagnosis Reignites Questions About Candidate Health
Hillary Clinton's pneumonia diagnosis has reignited questions about the health of presidential candidates. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dan Diamond, a reporter for Politico.
Is Arizona A Swing State This Year?
The last time Arizona voters picked a Democrat for president was two decades ago to re-elect Bill Clinton in 1996. Before that, it was 1948 when Harry Truman was on the ballot.
Another Election Day First: OAS Will Observe U.S. Voting
The Washington-based Organization of American States has watched elections elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, but never before in the United States.
CHARTS: White Voters Without College Degrees Are Fleeing The Democratic Party
As time goes on, the Democrats and Republicans are looking less and less alike.
Companies Can't Set Own Rules For Injured Workers, Okla. Court Says
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled it is unconstitutional for big companies such as Wal-Mart and Lowe's to opt out of state workers' compensation insurance in favor of writing their own plans.
When It Comes To Our Politics, Family Matters
This week on Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam explores how unconscious ideas about the family shape the way we think about politics.
Federal Officers Face Hostility Amid Tension Over Control Of Federal Lands
A reported spike in threats, intimidation and harassment toward federal officers in the rural West makes for a challenging work environment for one law enforcement ranger in southern Nevada.