Jennifer Ludden

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On Policing In Baltimore, Activist DeRay Mckesson Gets Retweets. Can He Get Votes?

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Black Lives Matter activist is the city's highest-profile mayoral candidate but low in polls. Voters, who say policing is a top concern, are looking to candidates with more experience.

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Baltimore Struggles To Protect Children From Lead Paint

Monday, March 21, 2016

Despite the attention to lead in water, the biggest health risk to children is still from lead paint. The city of Baltimore banned lead paint way back in 1950, but children continue to be poisoned.

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Before Flint, Lead-Contaminated Water Plagued Schools Across U.S.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Schools all over the country, not just Michigan, have struggled to eliminate lead from water fountains and cafeterias — some for more than a decade.

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Explaining 'Small Hands,' Wet Pants To Your Kids This Presidential Campaign

Thursday, March 10, 2016

"They should have ratings at the front of the debates," said one parent. "You know: 'Contains language, and violence, and sexual content.' That might be helpful for parents."

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Protesters Gather Outside Supreme Court As Justices Consider Abortion Case

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard what could be its most consequential abortion case in a generation. Hundreds of protesters crowded the steps of the building while arguments took place inside.

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Scalia's Death May Mean Texas Abortion Case Won't Set U.S. Precedent

Monday, February 15, 2016

Justice Antonin Scalia's death comes just weeks before the Supreme Court hears its biggest abortion case in a decade. The reach of that decision will likely be impacted by his absence.

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Do You Like Me? Swiping Leads To Spike In Online Dating For Young Adults

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Who is among the least likely to use online dating sites?

A few years ago, you would have been correct to guess college students or those in their early 20s, a group surrounded by peers and in the prime of their bar-hopping years. But a newly released Pew Research Center ...

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States Not Waiting To Close Gender Wage Gap

Saturday, February 06, 2016

Emily Martin created a state-by-state map of the gender wage gap in the United States. She calculated: Washington, D.C., has the smallest wage gap where women average nearly 90 cents to a man's dollar; Louisiana has the largest gap — women there earn just 65 percent of what men ...

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Anti-Abortion Activists Indicted On Felony Charges In Planned Parenthood Case

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

A grand jury in Houston has returned indictments against two members of a group that targeted Planned Parenthood with a string of undercover videos last year. The felony indictments a...

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Cities Shut Down As Blizzard Blankets East Coast

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Multiple states and cities have declared states of emergency as snow has covered parts of states from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. NPR's Jennifer Ludden has an update.

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East Coast Blizzard Doesn't Fall Short Of Expectations

Saturday, January 23, 2016

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Prosecutors Consider Retrial For Baltimore Officer Charged In Freddie Gray Death

Thursday, December 17, 2015

The mistrial in the first case in the death of Freddie Gray has left Baltimore residents shocked, disappointed, and still deeply distrustful of the justice system. But legal analysts ...

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Baltimore Protests Remain Peaceful After Mistrial In Freddie Gray Case

Thursday, December 17, 2015

A mistrial has been declared in the case against William Porter. He's the first of 6 police officers to face trial in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died while in police custody in April.

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Baltimore Judge Declares Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks In Freddie Gray Case

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of police officer William Porter, who was charged in the death of Freddie Gray. The jury could not reach agreement on any of the charges Porter faced.

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Jury Deliberates In Trial For Baltimore Officer Charged In Freddie Gray Death

Monday, December 14, 2015

Jury deliberations have begun in the case of Baltimore police officer William Porter who faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter for the death of Freddie Gray.

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The Freddie Gray Trial Asks: What Happened Inside That Van?

Sunday, December 13, 2015

In Baltimore, closing arguments are slated to begin on Monday in the case of the first of six officer to be tried for the death of Freddie Gray. We get a recap of the trial so far.

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Officer Charged In Freddie Gray's Death Testifies He Did Nothing Wrong

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Baltimore police officer William Porter accused in the death of Freddie Gray has testified in his own defense. Porter says he saw no sign of injury when he checked on Gray in a police van last April.

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First Officer On Trial In Freddie Gray Case Takes Stand

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

The first of six Baltimore police officers on trial for the death of Freddie Gray took the stand Wednesday in his own defense. William Porter, who's been on the force just two years, ...

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Why Didn't Officer Call Medic For Freddie Gray? (And Other Questions)

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

Officer William Porter is the first of six Baltimore police officers who stand accused of playing a role in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died after injuries sustained in the back of a police van while he was handcuffed and shackled. Porter, who joined the ...

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Defense Challenges Homicide Ruling In Freddie Gray Trial

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

William Porter, the first of six officers charged in Gray's death, is on trial in Baltimore. A medical examiner on the witness stand rejected the defense's suggestion that Gray could've hurt himself.

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