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Supreme Court blocks opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma that shielded Sacklers
We look at the Supreme Court decision to throw out a multi-billion dollar bankruptcy deal involving the makers of Oxycontin, that would've shielded the owners of Purdue Pharma from civil lawsuits. Aneri Pattani. Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration....
Why local governments across the U.S. are racing to announce new sports stadiums
Construction is booming for stadiums across the United States. Pro sports teams are announcing new flashy venues at a red-hot pace, almost one per month in 2023. And a key part of these projects - public funding. David Lieb has been covering these projects for the Associated Press, and he joins us now. Welcome to the program.
Forget about the gym! Chicken-sizing will keep you fit. Bonus: Fresh eggs
In my 20s, I loved running. I called it “my Prozac.” Every week, I tried to run 25 miles. It kept my mood up and my heart healthy. But when I reached my 30s, my relationship with running soured. My back started protesting the long runs. Then it protested the short runs. Eventually, one morning, I couldn’t walk. My back said, “Nope, no more running.”
How will Louisiana's Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
BATON ROUGE, La. — Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. Across the country there have been conservative pushes to incorporate...
Charlotte Talks gets behind the wheel with NC road trips, summer traveling tips
With summer in full swing and vacation season underway, we're buckling up to find the best road trip destinations around Charlotte and the state. Whether you're planning a road trip with the little ones or seeking solo travel, we've got you covered. Maybe you're an avid traveler, or perhaps you're dipping your toes back into traveling post-pandemic.
Rallying call for disability rights in NC draws national response
Just as in Marvel comics, when a superhero summons the team with the “Avengers assemble!” rallying cry, one member of the national disability rights group ADAPT put out a call — and advocates from across the country responded with collective force. This past week, people with disabilities...
For two Charlotte teachers, fraught home lives taught compassion
Friends and art teachers Elizabeth Palmisano and Shane Manier met while working at an afterschool program together, and they found they shared similar stories of growing up with difficult home lives and getting in trouble at school. In high school, especially, Shane says she was often violent after her father...
A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned
SAN FRANCISCO — In an increasingly divisive political sphere, Becka Robbins focuses on what she knows best — books. Operating out of a tiny room in Fabulosa Books in San Francisco's Castro District, one of the oldest gay neighborhoods in the United States, Robbins uses donations from customers to ship boxes of books across the country to groups that want them.
Rescuers try to keep dolphins away from Cape Cod shallows after a mass stranding
WELLFLEET, Mass. — Animal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod on Saturday after 125 of the creatures stranded themselves a day earlier. Teams in Massachusetts found one group of 10 Atlantic white-sided dolphins swimming in a dangerously shallow area at...
The Supreme Court overruled decades of administrative law. What happens now?
Chevron is overruled. With those words this week, the Supreme Court upended decades of legal precedent and severely curtailed the power of federal agencies to make rules. Chevron is legal world shorthand for a major 1984 ruling that said lower courts should defer to federal agencies when laws passed by Congress weren't clear. And that's a big deal because these agencies are responsible for regulating many aspects of life in America, like immigration, clean air standards, agriculture and financial institutions. But in recent years, this doctrine has been the target of conservatives who think these agencies have far too much power. So what does this ruling mean for the future of administrative agencies and their power to regulate? Jody Freeman is a law professor at Harvard, where she teaches environmental and administrative law. Welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
'Passages' exhibition at Mint Museum Uptown explores the African American experience through wood and the senses
A new exhibition that opens this weekend at the Mint Uptown brings to life many aspects of African American history, struggles, migrations and success stories, dating back to the 1860s. Whitfield Lovell, a 2007 MacArthur Fellowship recipient, allows visitors to not only see his many life-size portrait drawings on reclaimed...
Fetterman traveled to Israel and met with Netanyahu despite blowback on the left
JERUSALEM — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has cultivated an image in Congress as an unapologetically brash, progressive Democrat. On his first visit to Israel, he was unapologetic about breaking with progressives on one main issue: his support of Israel’s war with Hamas and his embrace of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
After Roe v Wade, Supreme Court overturns another major legal precedent
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben asks Harvard Law professor Andrew Mergen about the Supreme Court's decision to overrule the "Chevron doctrine." Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.
Supreme Court upholds Oregon city’s ban on homeless people camping in public spaces
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ban on homeless people making shelter in public spaces. It's the biggest ruling on homelessness in decades. And as Jefferson Public Radio's Jane Vaughan reports, it comes from one Oregon city's fight over camping regulations. JANE VAUGHAN, BYLINE: Grants Pass is a...
Dell's return to office policy is raising questions about the future of work
Are you an office worker who started working from home as a pandemic necessity, but found that you liked it? - liked remote work, I mean, not the pandemic. Well, you're not alone. And according to Business Insider, some employees of Dell, the computer maker, are willing to stake their professional future on it. Dell is among NPR's financial supporters, but this story is Polly Thompson's. She covers global business news, tech and workplace culture for BI, and she joins us now from London. Thank you for being with us.
Wow! These amazing drone's-eye views of our world are up for best drone photo
On a hot and humid Tuesday morning in April 2023, at the ringside of a wrestling match in Chittagong, Bangladesh, software engineer Sanchayan Chowdhury was looking for a good vantage point to launch his drone. Currently living in Finland, Chowdhury had traveled to Bangladesh to capture shots of the famed Abdul Jabbar's Boli Khela — a wrestling tournament that dates as far back as 1909 and is named after the man who started it. Boli Khela means “the game of powerful people.”
Travelers beware: It’s a big year for dengue
It’s already a record-breaking year for dengue infections in Central and South America, with almost 10 million cases diagnosed so far. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an increased risk of the mosquito-borne virus in the U.S., as summer weather and vacation travel heat up.
A robot gets a face of living ‘skin’ that allows it to smile
If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?. The uncanny feat is the result of new technology using engineered living skin tissue and human-like ligaments to give robots a more natural smile, according to Tokyo University researchers who unveiled their work this week.
Iran heads to a runoff election between reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, an official said Saturday, after an initial vote saw the top candidates not securing an outright win. The election this coming Friday will pit reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian against...
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