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This Former NIH Chief Went Public With His Prostate Cancer To Help Others
During the early days of the pandemic, former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins became a familiar voice steering the country through an unprecedented …
1 year, 11 months ago
How DeSantis' immigration laws may be backfiring
Last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a strict immigration law making it harder to hire undocumented workers.
But like much of the country,…
1 year, 11 months ago
Trump is arguing for immunity in his criminal case. Will the Supreme Court agree?
One of Richard Nixon's most famous quotes...right up there with "I am not a crook"... had to do with presidential immunity.
"When the president does i…
1 year, 11 months ago
How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election
Americans often rank the economy as a number one voting issue. As part of NPR's "We the Voters" series we check back in with four Americans we've bee…
1 year, 11 months ago
Breaking down the legal case at the center of the political universe
The broad outlines of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case have been known for months.
Hush money payments to a former porn star made in 20…
1 year, 11 months ago
The push to deliver high-speed rail to Texas
For the last 60 years a transportation revolution has largely passed America by.
Bullet trains were invented in Japan in the early 1960s. Since then,…
1 year, 11 months ago
Is this fictitious civil war closer to reality than we think?
Civil War, the new A24 film from British director Alex Garland, imagines a scenario that might not seem so far-fetched to some; a contemporary civil …
2 years ago
Trump's anti-abortion stance helped him win in 2016. Will it hurt him in 2024?
Back in 1999 when Donald Trump was flirting with a presidential run, he was pro-abortion rights. In an interview on Meet the Press with NBC's Tim Ru…
2 years ago
What happened when the threat of danger became Salman Rushdie's reality?
Salman Rushdie is probably most closely associated with his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, a book inspired by the life of the prophet Muhummad. The b…
2 years ago
The man who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' is still taking risks for his country
In 1994, the world watched as genocide unfolded in Rwanda. Nearly one million people died as neighbors brutally killed their neighbors. Paul Rusesaba…
2 years ago