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Speaker Johnson announces plan to keep the government funded until Dec. 20
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a temporary agreement that would keep the government funded until Dec. 20. The measure does not include any part of the SAVE Act, the election security proposal backed by former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president. It would include "only the extensions that...
Tufts University lacrosse players hospitalized for days after workout
Three players on Tufts University’s men’s lacrosse team remain hospitalized after a workout with an alum who is a graduate of a Navy SEAL training program, the university said Monday. Patrick Collins, executive director of media relations at Tufts University, said in a statement to NPR on Monday...
In one key swing state, both parties are courting Black men
In his 76 years, Phillip Barker has seen many changes in his home state of North Carolina: desegregation, fewer farmers — and a less predictable climate. But, one thing has not changed for him: his commitment to voting. As a young man, his mother told him, “you gonna vote.”...
'I Don’t Want to Die.' He needed mental health care. He found a ghost network
If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or be in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Early one morning in February 2023, before the sun rose over Phoenix, Ravi Coutinho went on a walk and, for a brief moment, thought about hurling his body in front of a moving bus. He had been feeling increasingly alone and depressed; anxious and unlovable; no longer sure if he was built for this world.
Politics Monday: A closer look at issues that matter most to Latino voters and voter registration efforts
On our latest installment of Politics Monday, we turn to an important and growing voter population in our state — the Latino community. In 2020, Latino voters played a significant role in helping President Biden win the presidential election. Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is running on the top of the Democratic ticket, we take a closer look at how this community is viewing the election and who is winning their support.
Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera aired footage of...
At ILM rally, Trump promises reduced costs, 'happy' women, and culture war victories
Making his first appearance in the Cape Fear region since a scheduled April event was canceled by inclement weather, Trump spoke for about an hour at the Wilmington airport in his typical, associational style. Trump spent a lot of time criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris on border security, gun rights,...
In northern Israel, life is transformed by threat of war
Northern Israel is on edge after mass attacks across the border in Lebanon. Ruth Sherlock is an International Correspondent with National Public Radio. She's based in Beirut and reports on Syria and other countries around the Middle East. She was previously the United States Editor for the Daily Telegraph, covering the 2016 US election. Before moving to the US in the spring of 2015, she was the Telegraph's Middle East correspondent.
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall
Earth will be hosting a new guest this fall. No, it's not an alien. It's an asteroid. The space rock, which has been named “2024 PT5,” has been traveling along its normal path around the sun, but will be temporarily pulled into Earth's gravitational orbit later this month.
FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs
Millions of people with diabetes need insulin to survive. For years, many of them have been forced to pay exorbitant prices for a product that's inexpensive to make. Now, the federal government is targeting one part of the system behind high insulin prices. While out-of-pocket costs have gone down for...
FBI agents board Baltimore ship linked to Singaporean company sued in bridge collapse
The FBI and other federal authorities have boarded a vessel in Baltimore managed by the same company as the cargo ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge back in March. Their visit comes just a few days after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the...
Mark Robinson finally got what he needed, and it destroyed him
Mark Robinson, the GOP candidate for North Carolina governor, found himself last week in a deep and disturbing scandal. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says it was driven by Robinson’s desire … to be noticed. Mark Robinson is not going to be governor...
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad' torture case
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into policing in Rankin County, Miss., where six white former law enforcement officers — some of whom called themselves the "Goon Squad" — were convicted of torturing two Black men last year during a no-warrant house raid. U.S. Attorney...
Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed vaccinations during pandemic
The number of whooping cough cases have more than quadrupled in the U.S. since last year, according to data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. Infectious diseases experts attribute the surge in cases of whooping cough — also known as pertussis — to a dip...
U.K. dads are wrapping baby slings on male statues to push for more paternity leave
At London Paddington station, a statue of renowned British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel sits shrewdly with a baby doll in his embrace. Near the city's Emirates Stadium, a replica of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry kneels in triumph with a toy doll securely fastened on his chest. And in Leicester...
Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people
Thousands of chemicals used in food packaging and food production are leaching into food itself. “It’s [from] your soda can, your plastic cooking utensils, your nonstick frying pan, the cardboard box that your fries come in,” says Jane Muncke, a toxicologist based in Zurich. “It’s retail food packaging, but also the processing equipment, and your [kitchenware] and tableware at home.”
How Biden is getting used to life as a lame-duck president
Wilmington, Del., pop. 71,000, is not the most likely of destinations for a summit of world leaders gathering to discuss the issues facing the Indo-Pacific region. But this weekend, that is where President Biden is welcoming his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia — bringing them to his beloved hometown to talk about military and coast guard cooperation, and shared work on cervical cancer research.
A rare treat getting rarer: Chimayo Red, New Mexico's 'holy chile'
The two travelers from New Orleans touched their fingers to the reddish-orange chile powder on a napkin, put it on their tongues, and then looked at each other in astonishment. “Very rich, full-bodied, earthy,” said Erin Seckso. “I’m a native Louisianan,” said her companion, Letty Boelte, “and I’m used...
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