Tired Of Being 'Dope Sick,' A Drug User Gets Help From Police To Get SoberNPR - Anna Boiko-WeyrauchTwo key ingredients came together for Shannon McCarty to get off drugs in late 2017: connections and timing. "The police showed up because they said they got a call that we were shooting up in the car,"
Massachusetts Massachusetts 'Drag Prom' Offers Accepting SpaceNPR - Quincy Walters It's prom season, an anxious time for young people. It can be especially hard for kids who identify as LGBTQ. Enter Drag Prom, a dance where kids don't worry about their clothes or who they bring.
Colorado Colorado Court Complicates Life For Drug-Sniffing DogsNPR A Colorado State Supreme Court ruling is putting some police dogs out of work. NPR's Susan Davis finds out why from Brian Laas, president of the Colorado Police K-9 Association.
NPR An Update From Paradise High School After Camp FireNPR NPR's Susan Davis checks in with Loren Lighthall, the Paradise High School principal, about how he and his students have been coping, months after the Camp Fire destroyed most of their town.
NPR TAPS Program Helps Families Of The FallenNPR NPR's Susan Davis speaks with Erin Yaggy and August Cabrera about a mentoring program that helps military families coping with the loss of a loved one.
University of Southern California How Office Temperature Affects Cognitive PerformanceNPR Do you often hear your colleagues complain that your office is too cold? Tom Chang of the University of Southern California talks about a new study about temperature and cognitive performance.
Mexico City In Mexico, New Groups Offer Aid To A Young Generation Of Deported 'DREAMers'NPR - Lulu Garcia-Navarro , Peter BreslowA new generation of migrants is arriving in Mexico: Young adults who were born in Mexico, raised in the United States, and now returning — some voluntarily, some by force — to the country of their birth.
Beer Beer Archaeologists Are Reviving Ancient Ales — With Some Strange ResultsNPR - Rae Ellen BichellThe closest that Travis Rupp came to getting fired from Avery Brewing Co. in Boulder, Colo., he says, was the time he tried to make chicha. The recipe for the Peruvian corn-based beer, cobbled together
Instacart Why Suburban Moms Are Delivering Your GroceriesNPR - Alina SelyukhAt 6:30 am, four of five Gordon family members are roaming around their suburban Sacramento house — if you only count the humans. There's also four dogs, a bunny, a tortoise, chickens, ducks, goats, and
Politics Remembering Voting Rights Activist Theresa BurroughsNPR The Alabama civil rights foot soldier, who marched for voting rights and endured an attack on Selma's Edmund Pettus bridge, has died at age 89. She founded a civil rights museum in Greensboro, Ala.
John Walker Lindh The Release And Supervision Of Radicalized ConvictsNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kevin Lowry, former Chief U.S. Probation Officer, about a program he's involved with to deradicalize convicted terrorists. On Thursday, John Walker Lindh, a man known as
Ohio As Opioids Fuel Growing Female Prison Population, Ohio Tries Alternative TreatmentNPR - Paige PflegerOhio's growing female prison population can be tied to drugs and addiction. Officials want to stop the cycle. One program helps women get at the root of their problems to help them change. Ohio has one
Betsy DeVos 47 States Call On Betsy Devos To Forgive Student Loans For Disabled VeteransNPR - Cat SchuknechtOn Friday, three days before Memorial Day, attorneys general for 47 states wrote to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asking her to automatically forgive student loans for eligible disabled veterans. The
NPR What We (Don't) Talk About When We Talk About PornNPR - Kat LonsdorfA porn director worries that young adults think sex is what they've seen on-screen. A young man worries that the ubiquity of porn creates unrealistic expectations for everyone. A porn performer worries
Veterans Rolling To A Halt: Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally Ends 30-Year TraditionNPR - Cat SchuknechtAfter a three-decade run, a veteran advocacy group will hold its last motorcycle demonstration ride — called "Rolling Thunder" — in the U.S. capital this Memorial Day weekend. The nonprofit that organizes
Julian Assange Assange, Free Speech And The Espionage ActNPRNPR's Scott Simon talks to analyst Asha Rangappa about the indictment of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act and why she believes that free speech is not an adequate defense. The Justice Department
U.S. Border Patrol In Rural West Texas, Illegal Border Crossings Are Routine For U.S. CitizensNPR - Lorne MatalonAlong one rugged stretch of the Rio Grande, U.S. citizens routinely cross the border into the United States illegally. A shortage of basic services in rural Texas, such as health care, means U.S. citizens
Hardy Rolling Thunder Prepares For Final Ride In D.C.NPR - Mikaela LefrakThe annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally in the nation's capital will host its last ride this Memorial Day. The group is calling it quits after three decades due to high costs and logistics issues.
He Led A Platoon Of Artists Who Fooled The Germans: 'Imagination Is Unbelievable'NPR - Emma BowmanAfter World War II broke out, 26-year-old Gilbert Seltzer enlisted into the Army. Soon after, he was told he was being put on a secret mission — and an unconventional one at that. Seltzer, then an architectural
Alabama Theresa Burroughs, Voting Rights Activist, Dies At 89 In AlabamaNPR - Debbie ElliottTheresa Burroughs, who proudly called herself a foot soldier for the right to vote, has died in Greensboro, Ala. She was 89. Greensboro is part of Alabama's Black Belt, a region named for its rich black
Jeff Adachi San Francisco Police Union Demands Chief's Resignation Over Raid Of Journalist's HomeNPR - Richard Gonzales , Shannon Van SantThe San Francisco Police Officers' Association is calling for the city's police chief, William Scott, to resign over the raid of a freelance journalist's home and office. In a statement released on Saturday,
Harriet Tubman Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Will Be DelayedNPRTreasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said this week that the Harriet Tubman $20 bill redesign won't happen until 2026, at the earliest, but not everyone is waiting until then for the change. Back in 2016 a
Insulin Colorado Caps Insulin Co-Pays At $100 For Insured ResidentsNPR - Vanessa RomoAs nearly 7.5 million Americans contend with covering the skyrocketing costs of insulin to manage the disease, diabetics in Colorado will soon have some relief. A new law, signed by Gov. Jared Polis earlier
The Arts Boston's Museum Of Fine Arts Under Scrutiny After Students Say They Were Racially ProfiledNPR - Cristela GuerraOn a seventh grade field trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, students and their teacher said they were racially profiled by museum staff, with some leaving the museum in tears. To Boston now where the
Kidnapping of Jayme Closs Wisconsin Man Sentenced To 2 Life Terms For Kidnapping Teen, Murdering Her ParentsNPR - Richard GonzalesA judge in Wisconsin has ruled that 21-year-old Jake Patterson will spend the rest of his life behind bars by sentencing him to two life terms in prison without the possibility of release for kidnapping
Politics Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Protections For Transgender People In ACANPR - Selena Simmons-DuffinThe Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposal to end Obama-era rules protecting transgender people from discrimination in health care. The Trump administration wants to redefine
News Trump Orders An Additional 1,500 Troops To The Middle EastNPR - Sasha IngberPresident Trump has ordered some 1,500 troops to the Gulf region to serve a "mostly protective" purpose for American forces and interests. Trump made the announcement to reporters on the White House lawn
Mario Batali Chef Mario Batali Pleads Not Guilty In Boston Assault And Battery CaseNPR - Bobby AllynCelebrity chef Mario Batali, who stepped away from his restaurants and television appearances after facing accusations of sexual harassment, pleaded not guilty on Friday in a courtroom in Boston, where
Missouri Senate Missouri Governor Signs Ban On Abortion After 8 Weeks Of PregnancyNPR - Bobby AllynMissouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill on Friday that criminalizes abortions in the state after eight weeks of pregnancy, the latest in a series of sweeping restrictions passed by Republican-controlled
