The Bronx, NY Through Grief and Growing Pains, Kemba Creates 'Gilda'kosu.org - Audie Cornish, Fatma Tanis Grief can feel like a new world emerging, swallowing up the reality you once knew and expanding into something entirely all-consuming. New York …
Cigarettes Walmart To Stop Selling E-Cigaretteskosu.org - Alina Selyukh Walmart says it will stop selling electronic cigarettes, at namesake stores and Sam's Club locations. The nation's largest retailer is responding to …
Islamic State (ISIS) Trump Rules Out Sending Captured ISIS Fighters To Guantánamo Baykosu.org - David Welna The U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is nearly empty these days, but President Trump is explicitly ruling out the possibility of sending …
LGBTQ+ PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Embrace Queerness And Traditionkosu.org - Sasha Ingber, Lee-Ann Olwage When Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie dresses in drag, she doesn't typically go for on the sequins and feather boas worn by performers on RuPaul's Drag Race. …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoToilets How To Design A Female-Friendly Toiletkosu.org - Emily Vaughn Just because there's a toilet built for women and girls, it doesn't necessarily meet their needs. A growing body of literature says public and school …
Nancy Pelosi Pelosi Rejects 'Socialist' Attacks On Her Prescription Drug Billkosu.org - Susan Davis House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled legislation this week that would give the federal government sweeping new authority to regulate and lower the …
Nancy Pelosi Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indictedkosu.org - Susan Davis, Ari Shapiro, Jessica Taylor In an exclusive interview with NPR, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has not changed her mind on pursuing impeachment but she is ready to change …
Nuclear Energy Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Downkosu.org - Brett Sholtis Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania stopped producing electricity at noon on Friday, part of Exelon Corp.'s plan to close and …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoIran Saudi Attack Draws New U.S. Sanctions Against Irankosu.org - Scott Horsley The Trump administration ordered new economic sanctions against Iran Friday in response to the attack last weekend in Saudi Arabia. The sanctions …
Icon version of the Flipboard logo Immigrant FBI informant pressured to spy on NYC mosques seeks a way outkosu.org - Arun Venugopal At around 3 a.m. one night in 2017, Bilol, an Uzbek immigrant, heard a knock on his door. “There were around 25 people,” Bilol said later. They …
Houston, TX Texas Cities Try To Assess Scope Of Damage In Imelda's Wakekosu.org - Brakkton Booker Large areas of southeast Texas remain flooded Friday as officials work to get a broader sense of the damage left by Tropical Depression Imelda — a …
Hunter Biden Trump: Reports Of Alleged Improper Conversation With Foreign Leader Are 'Ridiculous'kosu.org - Brian Naylor President Trump blamed "a political hack job" for reports that a whistleblower has charged he had an improper conversation with a foreign leader. The …
DJ Premier Gang Starr, Hip-Hop's Chilliest Pair Of Heads, Returnskosu.org - Mano Sundaresan Gang Starr is back. After 16 years of silence, the revered duo of Guru and DJ Premier has put out a surprise new single, "Family and Loyalty." The …
Icon version of the Flipboard logo A 'Pang!' of emotion, Gruff Rhys drops new albumkosu.org - The World staff Gruff Rhys is known for Britain's indie rock band, Super Furry Animals. But the Welsh musician just dropped a groovy new solo album this month …
Health Care A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-Sectionskosu.org - Carmen Heredia Rodriguez The thrill of delivering newborns helped pull Dr. Jack Feltz into the field of obstetrics and gynecology. More than 30 years later, he still enjoys …
Crime What's The Best Way To Run A Jail?kosu.org - Quinton Chandler Oklahoma County’s jail is run by the local sheriff, just like most counties in the state. As news headlines about overcrowding, inmate deaths, …
Here Are The Nominees For The 2019 National Book Awardskosu.org - Colin Dwyer Ah, fall. That homey season of football, falling leaves — and of course, feting the best books of the year. The National Book Foundation did its part …
Plácido Domingo Met Opera Faces 'One More Catastrophic Crisis' As Employees Must Work With Domingokosu.org - Anastasia Tsioulcas Next Wednesday evening, Plácido Domingo, the opera megastar who has recently been accused of sexual misconduct by 20 women, is scheduled to start a …
Germany Far Right Makes Gains In 2 German State Elections As Centrists Hang Onto Powerkosu.org - Rob Schmitz For as long as Germany has been a unified country, since 1990, the center-left Social Democratic Party has helped govern Brandenburg, a state in the …
Alabama Shakes Brittany Howard Is Seamless From The Studio To The Stagekosu.org - Stephen Kallao, John Myers When you're lucky enough to work at a place where you talk to musicians, you get excited. It's easy to have a good experience talking with the people …
Bill de Blasio New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio Ends 2020 Presidential Bidkosu.org - Jessica Taylor New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his campaign for president on Friday morning, acknowledging that he was unable to successfully pitch his …
CBC Talia Schlanger Welcomes New 'World Cafe' Host, Raina Douriskosu.org - Rich McKie Earlier this year, World Cafe host Talia Schlanger announced that she is leaving World Cafe in order to pursue new creative endeavors. This week, WXPN …
Michigan Glen Johnson Retires, AG Hires Michigan Law Firm, DOC Locks Down Prisons & Morekosu.org - Michael Cross, Neva Hill, Ryan Kiesel This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan …
Climate Global Youth Climate Strike Expected To Draw Large Crowdskosu.org - Jeff Brady Spurred by what they see as a sluggish, ineffectual response to the existential threat of global warming, student activists from around the world …
Native Americans Some 'Podunk' Town In The Middle Of Nowherekosu.org - Leah Donnella It happens on every road trip — you're driving from city to city, natural wonder to natural wonder. Every hour is a magical combination of rustic …
Albums New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out Sept. 20kosu.org - Robin Hilton Alabama Shakes singer and guitarist Brittany Howard has just released her masterpiece. Jaime, her debut solo album,is a complex, deeply personal and …
Guns Colt Suspends Manufacture Of Controversial AR-15 For Civilian Marketkosu.org - Scott Neuman Firearms manufacturer Colt says it is suspending production of its popular AR-15 semi-automatic assault-style rifle for the civilian market, saying …
Islamic State (ISIS) 'It Gets To You.' Extremism Researchers Confront The Unseen Toll Of Their Workkosu.org - Hannah Allam Charlie Winter, a London-based terrorism researcher, was dining with friends one recent evening when the conversation turned to whether it is ethical …
Andy Kim 50 Years Later, The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar' Is Still 'Really Sweet'kosu.org - Ashley Westerman By and large, 1969 was a transformative year in the U.S. The Stonewall Riots invigorated the gay rights movement, Woodstock brought nearly 1 million …
