Property taxes are due in California Monday. In Butte County, people who lost their homes to fire are rushing to defer taxes and get their property reassessed. The towns have lost millions in property tax revenue.
Read More »Voting Rights Activist Rosanell Eaton Dies At 97
Rosanell Eaton led a lawsuit that repealed voting restrictions on African-Americans in North Carolina. She died Saturday at 97. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rev. William Barber about her legacy.
Read More »Where William Barr, Trump’s Pick To Be Next Attorney General, Stands On Immigration
William Barr, President Trump's pick to be the next attorney general, has earned a reputation as a law-and-order conservative, especially on immigration.
Read More »Education Department Plans To Fix Flawed Federal Grant Program
An NPR exclusive: The Education Department has announced a plan to help public school teachers wrongly hit with debts, sometimes more than $20,000, because of a troubled federal grant program.
Read More »After More ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests, France’s President Macron To Address Nation
Much of the movement's popular anger has crystallized around President Emmanuel Macron, seen as arrogant and out of touch. He will make a televised address Monday evening to try to quell the crisis.
Read More »Winter Storm Wallops Parts Of Southeastern U.S.
The National Weather Service warned of continued hazards as wintry conditions linger, particularly in Virginia and the Carolinas.
Read More »‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’: Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices
The price of insulin keeps going up. For people with Type 1 diabetes, high prices can be a life and death issue. Now a grassroots movement is pushing for change.
Read More »Theresa May Delays Critical Vote On Brexit Deal Amid Fears Of Its Defeat
"If we held the vote tomorrow, the deal would be rejected by a significant margin," the U.K. prime minister admitted, hours after a European Union court ruled the U.K. can still back out of Brexit.
Read More »As Climate Changes, Is Eating Raw Oysters Getting Riskier?
Tighter regulations on oyster harvesting have helped reduce the number of people affected by the deadly bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, but warming waters have allowed the bacteria to expand and thrive.
Read More »How One Company Pulls Carbon From The Air, Aiming To Avert A Climate Catastrophe
A U.N. climate report says the only way to avoid the worst climate impacts will be to suck carbon emissions out of the air. Researchers are trying to find a feasible way to do that.
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