Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:11:00 -0500
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A U.S. official says Colorado mother Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was among seven people — including Colleen LaRose, or 'Jihad Jane,' of Pennsylvania — arrested in Ireland this week in over an alleged plot to kill cartoonist Lars Vilks for lampooning the Prophet Muhammad.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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In Los Angeles, a 16-year-old boy is facing murder charges for what started as a simple act of vandalism. He was spray painting a wall when he was confronted by Ronald Barron. Barron had committed plenty of crimes in his lifetime as a member of a violent gang. From member station KPCC, Alex Cohen has a profile of an ex-gang member who turned his life around only to become a victim of the violence he was trying to prevent.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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In just a few weeks, fans of the Coffee Party on Facebook mushroomed from a few hundred to more than 100,000 — making documentary filmmaker Annabel Park the accidental leader of a political movement. Coffee Parties are meeting all across the country Saturday. What exactly are they going to do?
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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For many small towns, the long, haunting sound of a train whistle is a sign of old world charm. But for people living near those train whistles, the charm wears off quickly. Flagstaff, Ariz., is the latest town to silence its train whistles, after federal rules have allowed this safety feature to be replaced by wayside whistles and cameras. Nationally, there are fewer towns willing to tolerate the noise.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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This week, President Obama postponed his Asia trip to push for a health care vote. Vice President Biden visited Israel and arrived to find Israel had just approved a new batch of settlements — something the Obama administration has been pushing them to halt in the interests of the peace process. Guest Host Jacki Lyden reviews the week's top news stories with NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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The Obama administration has been hammering health insurance companies all week over proposed rate hikes. But the insurers have fired back, saying their hands are tied because the cost of health care keeps going up. NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner wades through the talking points with guest host Jacki Lyden and tells us what the proposed health bills would actually do to address costs.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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In New York City, the workers who cleaned up Ground Zero and got sick from the toxic air at the site now face a difficult choice. Ten thousand police, firefighters and construction workers filed lawsuits against the city after 9/11. They've now been offered a multi-million dollar settlement — but almost all of them must agree before they can accept it.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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The gap between the personal wealth of white and black Americans has grown wider. That's the takeaway from a report, released this week by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. Guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with Dr. Julianne Malveaux, an economist and president of Bennett College, about the so-called 'racial wealth gap.'
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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This week, Attorney General Eric Holder has been dealing with attacks from Republicans about his handling of terrorism detainees. In addition, the conservative National Review magazine unearthed a Supreme Court brief that Holder did not tell Congress about during his confirmation process. The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Republican said Holder must address the issue immediately. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500
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Baseball's spring training is upon us, time for exhibition match-ups, autograph signings and bullpen sessions, all leading up to Opening Day. It's also time for March Madness to begin, with Selection Sunday this weekend. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with sports writer Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine about baseball's spring training season, controversial comments made by Los Angeles Angels' outfielder Torii Hunter, and the beginning of March Madness.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:02:00 -0500
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Landra Reid suffered a broken back and neck after the van she was riding in with her daughter was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck Thursday. Following surgery Friday, her doctor said Reid was not at risk of paralysis.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:57:00 -0500
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A federal judge said Friday he will hold a hearing in a week to let people weigh in on a settlement that would pay up to $657 million to a group of people who became ill after spending hundreds of hours in the ruins of the World Trade Center. The workers will have three months to decide whether to accept the package — but some are expressing skepticism.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:32:00 -0500
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The State Department said the secretary of state called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express frustration about a plan to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem. Tuesday's announcement cast a pall over a visit to Israel by Vice President Joe Biden and has endangered indirect peace talks with the Palestinians.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:00 -0500
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Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of health insurance: one with financial rewards to use proven treatments and disincentives to use less-effective surgeries and diagnostic tests.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:00:00 -0500
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is on a search-and-destroy mission for anything that comes from the Democrats. This especially applies to health care, where he has decided that opposition boils down to one word: No. Is this a winning strategy? McConnell and his GOP colleagues are betting on it.
