NPR7 hours agoA fourth set of human remains is found at Lake Mead as the water level keeps droppingverified_publisherNPR - Shauneen MirandaMore human remains were found at Lake Mead, according to officials Saturday. Park rangers responded to reports of human skeletal remains uncovered at the lake's Swim Beach — the fourth set found at the lake since May. Park rangers and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's dive team set a …
NPR7 hours agoAxios agrees to sell to Cox for $525 million in cashverified_publisherNPR - Bill ChappellLess than six years after launching its news site, Axios has struck a purchase deal with Cox Enterprises worth some $525 million, the two companies announced on Monday. The deal promises to meld two businesses that are distinctly different. Axios, the startup based in Arlington, Va., is famous for …
NPR9 hours agoNew York's mayor says Abbott sending busloads of migrants from Texas is 'horrific'verified_publisherNPR - Bill ChappellNew York City Mayor Eric Adams is criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for sending busloads of migrants to the city, saying that Abbott "used innocent people as political pawns to manufacture a crisis." "Unlike Governor Abbott, New York City will always do our part," Adams said via Twitter, after his …
NPR12 hours agoCalifornia's McKinney fire has taken 5 lives including that of a fire lookoutverified_publisherNPRKathy Shoopman, 74, was the Buckhorn-Bally fire lookout at the Klamath National Forest. She was killed Friday by the McKinney fire — the largest and most deadly wildfire in California this year. LEILA FADEL, HOST: The McKinney fire in northern California has now taken four lives, including that of …
NPR14 hours agoA 'staggering' number of people couldn't get care during the pandemic, poll findsverified_publisherNPR - Rhitu ChatterjeeWhen the pandemic started, Tomeka Kimbrough-Hilson knew she had a small growth inside her uterus. She was first diagnosed with uterine fibroids back in 2006 and had been able to have the non-cancerous mass removed through outpatient laser surgery. Over the years, she'd also been able to manage her …
NPR14 hours agoWhat legal implications arise after Indiana approves an abortion ban?verified_publisherNPRNPR's A Martínez speaks with law professor Melissa Murray about Indiana's new abortion ban, which is the first law restricting abortion since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. A MARTINEZ, HOST: For the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned, a state has passed a new law restricting …
