When A Transgender Person Uses A Public Bathroom, Who Is At Risk?
One issue at the center of North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill controversy is safety, but who's at risk? Depends on whom you ask.Supporters of House Bill 2 tend to focus on people born male who...
View ArticleLow Oil Prices Fuel Reconsideration Of Petroleum Reserves
The U.S. Department of Energy is considering the future of a public asset worth tens of billions of dollars: the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.The SPR was created after a 1973-'74 oil embargo of the...
View ArticleRallies, Marches And A 'Fart-In': Philadelphia Gets Ready For The DNC
The Democratic National Convention begins Monday in Philadelphia. As the party finishes last-minute preparations, protesters also are getting ready.The city has approved 28 permits for rallies and...
View ArticleA Look Inside The Protests Around The Democratic Convention
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View ArticleAmtrak Begins Settling Philadelphia Derailment Lawsuits, But Keeps Details...
Amtrak has started settling lawsuits filed in the wake of a deadly derailment in Philadelphia in May 2015, but the details of those agreements are being kept secret.Eight people were killed and more...
View ArticleU.S. Gasoline Use Hits A Record, But That May Not Last
The U.S. has set a new record for how much gasoline the country consumes in a month. Drivers burned more than 405 million gallons of gas a day in June, the latest month counted. The Energy Information...
View ArticleN.D. Pipeline Protester: 'It's About Our Rights As Native People'
In North Dakota, work has stopped on one section of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. Still, over the weekend protesters continued to stream into camps set up near the construction site.One...
View ArticleSupporters Speak Out In Favor Of Dakota Access Oil Pipeline
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View ArticleInvestigators Looking For Leads In New York City Explosion
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View ArticlePolice Search For Man Sought In Connection With Weekend Bombing
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View ArticleTrump Taj Mahal In Alantic City To Close Due To Loss Of Millions Of Dollars
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View ArticleSome Business Owners Say This Election Makes Campaign Signs Worth The Risk
Expressing political beliefs with a yard sign is common. But business owners can hurt their bottom lines by advertising an opinion.Political scientists and marketing experts generally advise against...
View ArticleN.D. Judge Dismisses Riot Charge Against 'Democracy Now' Host
Amy Goodman — the host of the left-leaning Democracy Now news program will not face criminal charges for her coverage of an oil pipeline protest in North Dakota last month. At least not for now —...
View ArticleProtesters, Police Still Clashing Over Disputed North Dakota Pipeline
Police used pepper spray and what they called nonlethal ammunition to remove Dakota Access Pipeline protesters from federal land Wednesday. Demonstrators say they were trying to occupy land just north...
View ArticleFor Many Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters, The Fight Is Personal
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit CORNISH, HOST: In North Dakota yesterday, a frosty day, police officers sprayed water on demonstrators who tried to pass a police barricade on a bridge. And this...
View ArticleA Trump Swing Voter Looks Ahead
This story is part of Kitchen Table Conversations , a series from NPR's National Desk that examines how Americans from all walks of life are moving forward from the presidential election. Pennsylvania...
View ArticleIn Rick Perry Energy Hearing, Questions On Nuclear Security, Environment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyMosJdIfdo When former Texas Gov. Rick Perry faces the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for his confirmation hearing on Thursday, his first test could be...
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