Florida Faces Enormous Task Of Restoring Power After Hurricane Irma
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Joe Suarez of Florida Power & Light Company about the enormous task of restoring power after a hurricane like Irma.
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YouTube Inadvertently Erases Syrian War Videos In Purge Of Extremist Propaganda
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Sarah El Deeb of the Associated Press about YouTube's effort to get rid of extremist propaganda videos from its website. The effort has inadvertently erased thousands of videos that document the Syrian war. Human rights advocates say such documentation could have been used as evidence in future war crime trials.
California's Orange County Struggles To Combat Growing Homelessness, Opioid Crisis
Wealthy Orange County, Calif., has growing homelessness and opioid problems. A new pool of state money is targeting those issues, but a bigger investment is likely needed.
U.S. Bans Kaspersky Software For Federal Agencies Amid Security Concerns
The acting secretary of homeland security has banned the U.S. government from using Kaspersky software. The Russian company's software — widely used throughout the world — has been deemed an unacceptable security risk.
Bernie Sanders Introduces 'Medicare-For-All' Health Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced a bill Wednesday that would create a Medicare-for-all public health system. A number of Democrats signed on to co-sponsor the bill, showing that the party may be embracing that position more firmly.
Why Bernie Sanders' Single-Payer Health Care Plan Failed In Vermont
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Linda Blumberg of the Urban Institute about why Vermont was unable to establish a single-payer health care system.
Bill Gates Predicts 'What's At Stake' With Proposed Trump Foreign Aid Cuts
The Gates Foundation has released projections showing the impact on new cases of HIV and issues like child mortality if there's a global drop in foreign aid.
Looking 'Beyond The Big House' And Into The Lives Of Slaves
A new house tour bypasses Charleston's antebellum mansions and takes visitors directly to the quarters where enslaved people lived and worked.
Pete Domenici, Former Senator And Balanced-Budget Advocate, Dies
Domenici, 85, was the longest-serving senator from New Mexico. During his six terms, he advocated for nuclear energy and parity for mental illness in health insurance in addition to balanced budgets.
'Looks Like A Bomb Went Off': Returning To A Mobile Home Park Leveled By Irma
About half of the 106 trailers at the Sea Breeze Mobile Home Community are destroyed or moved off their foundations.