Across the U.S., companies are building carbon dioxide pipelines as a possible climate solution. But after a Mississippi pipeline rupture hospitalized dozens, there are questions about their safety. Read More at NPR
Read More »#MeToo movement comes full circle with Trump verdict, columnist argues
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michelle Goldberg, who wrote the New York Times column “The Fury of #MeToo Finally Comes for the Man Who Inspired It,” about former President Trump’s verdict. Read More at NPR
Read More »Meet the father-son journalists from Alabama who won a Pulitzer and changed laws
Their series exposed how the police force in the town of Brookside preyed on residents to boost its revenue. (Image credit: Joe Songer/AL.com via AP) Read More at NPR
Read More »In Pakistan, supporters of ex-prime minister show rare pushback against powerful army
Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan attacked army installations following his arrest, in rare pushback against Pakistan’s powerful military. Read More at NPR
Read More »Dozens of student athletes in Iowa came under investigation for sports gambling
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Chris Vannini, senior writer with The Athletic, about the sports gambling investigations in the state of Iowa and at the University of Alabama and the road ahead. Read More at NPR
Read More »This anthology wants us to redefine fitness for ourselves
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Justice Roe Williams, who coedited Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex: How to Resist, Disrupt, and Reclaim What it Means to Be Fit in American Culture. Read More at NPR
Read More »How frontline health workers continue to navigate the pandemic
From hospital staffing to patient wait times, frontline workers at an emergency department in Glen Burnie, Md., share how they continue to navigate the changes and challenges brought by the pandemic. Read More at NPR
Read More »Used car prices contributed to the rise of the cost of living index in April
Annual inflation fell to 4.9% in April — the lowest it’s been in two years — but prices are still climbing. A spike in used car prices contributed to last month’s jump in the cost-of-living index. Read More at NPR
Read More »Former police officer admits to felony assault on Black man after George Floyd murder
Former Minneapolis police officer Justin Stetson told the court he “crossed the line” on May 30, 2020, when he repeatedly kicked, hit and kneed Jaleel Stallings in the face and head. (Image credit: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP) Read More at NPR
Read More »Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others
In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology. (Image credit: Rebecca Blackwell/AP) Read More at NPR
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