When Your Living Room Becomes A 2020 Campaign Stage, 'It's Pretty Surreal'
With Iowa caucuses still nine months away, candidates in the huge field of Democrats are looking to stand out. One way: show up in voters' homes.
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Honduran Man And Daughter Reunited After Being Separated While Seeking U.S. Asylum
Elmer, a Honduran man, and his teenage daughter, Marisol, have been reunited in Wisconsin after being separated 10 months ago when they sought asylum after crossing into the U.S.
Son 'Disturbed' By Russian Use Of Family Photo Discovered In Mueller Report
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with retired coal miner Ronnie Hipshire about a picture of his father that was used without permission by Russian trolls to promote then-candidate Donald Trump.
Troll Watch: What We Learned From The Mueller Report
Clint Watts of the Foreign Policy Research Institute tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer what he learned about how Russian Internet trolls operate from the redacted Mueller report.
Amid Rural Doctor Shortage, Dozens Of Medical Workers Charged In Opioid Crackdown
A recent opioid sting caught 60 people, including doctors, accused of enabling addicts. Physician Stephen Loyd tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer how the sting could affect addicted patients.
20 Years On, The Background Check System Continues To Miss Dangerous Gun Buyers
Mere months before the shooting at Columbine High School, the federal government established a background check system to screen gun buyers but shootings haven't waned.
'Republic Of Lies' Explores The Fixation With Conspiracy Theories
Author Anna Merlan's recitations are chilling, as are her warnings that fringe beliefs tend to go mainstream — and how their rise is seen against a resurgence in nationalism and white supremacy.
How The Columbine Massacre Shaped Survivors' Lives 20 Years Later
Some people who were students at Columbine High School in 1999 are now parents themselves. And what they experienced two decades ago is shaping how they relate to their own kids.
Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent's 'Last Resort' Has Consequences
Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn't treatment. Others say it saves lives.
California Parents Sentenced To Life In Prison After Years Of Torturing 12 Children
"My parents took my whole life from me," said one of the couple's adult daughters who testified against David and Louise Turpin on Friday. "But now I'm taking my life back."