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There are 2 ways the media covers mass shootings. Here's why the difference matters
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
What is journalists' role when covering America's mass shooting crisis? It's a crucial question to answer, says an expert who studies the impact that news stories have on the public.
A new generation of OBGYNs square personal views on abortion with their training
Monday, June 13, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with The New Yorker's Emma Green, who reported on how OBGYNs view abortion and how they choose their career paths accordingly.
How media should cover gun violence
Friday, June 10, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dr. Dannagal Young, professor of communications and political science at the University of Delaware, about how media coverage of gun violence affects news consumers.
With Roe set to fall, minors seeking abortion have few choices left
Wednesday, June 08, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rosann Mariappuram of Jane's Due Process about the impact Roe's fall would have on abortion access for minors. A teenager shares her experience navigating judicial bypass.
Oklahoma Sooners bring softball to the forefront with remarkable winning streak
Tuesday, June 07, 2022
College softball's Oklahoma Sooners have won 57 games this season, and have lost just three. And 40 of those wins came through the mercy rule.
This experimental drug could change the field of cancer research
Tuesday, June 07, 2022
A small trial using the drug dostarlimab yielded an unprecedented success rate in eliminating tumors.
An experimental treatment made rectal cancer tumors disappear for a small trial group
Monday, June 06, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with University of North Carolina's Dr. Hanna Sanoff, who wrote a commentary about a promising rectal cancer trial.
A couple describes returning to the streets of Shanghai after 2-month COVID lockdown
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly follows up with Ha Chuong and Nadav Davidai, a married couple who lives in Shanghai, about what it's like to return to life outside of their apartment.
The race for mayor is heating up in Los Angeles
Monday, May 30, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fernando Guerra, director of Loyola Marymount's Center for the Study of Los Angeles, about the heated mayoral race in LA and frontrunners Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso.
Abortion access questions, asked and answered
Monday, May 30, 2022
The Supreme Court will soon rule on a case that could end the nationwide right to abortion. You've sent us your questions about what will happen if 'Roe v. Wade' is overturned. Some experts answer.
Parkland survivor says gun violence always leaves communities 'broken'
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Jaclyn Corin, Parkland shooting survivor and co-founder of March for Our Lives, about her response to the Uvalde attack and how living through Parkland has shaped her.
2-year investigation reveals ICE has data on most of the American public
Friday, May 20, 2022
NPR's Emily Feng talks with Nina Wang, a policy associate at the Center on Privacy & Technology and a co-author of a recent study that exposes the widening dragnet of ICE's surveillance of Americans.
Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?
Friday, May 20, 2022
Law professor Kim Mutcherson said that while states are bound by HIPAA laws, individuals are not. This means that abortion "bounty hunters" could help punish people who seek abortions in other states.
2 senators are working across the aisle to address the mental health crisis
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy first teamed up six years ago on mental health legislation. Now, we check in on this unlikely duo's work to update it.
Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
NPR's Emily Feng talks with reproductive rights lawyer Kim Mutcherson about how restrictive abortion laws would be enforced if Roe v. Wade is overturned or weakened.
Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography reveals how he lived
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.
Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography centers on how he lived
Thursday, May 12, 2022
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.
Genetic testing is becoming more accessible — and it's raising difficult questions
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with two bioethicists about the ethics of and access to genetic testing, and the power of knowing one's genetic makeup.
Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened
Monday, May 09, 2022
Two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader share how they are preparing for a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion.
How genetic testing led a food lover to live without a stomach
Monday, May 09, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Boise State Public Radio's Sasa Woodruff about her experience with genetic testing and how she chose to live without a stomach as a result.