Millennial Voters Are Paying Attention — So Why Don't More Vote?
Young people showed major interest in voting in 2004 and 2008. Since then, their numbers have fallen off as the political system has become gridlocked.
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One U.S. Hospital's Strategy For Stopping Ebola's Advance
There are no known cases of Ebola in Connecticut. But a leading Hartford hospital is already updating its infection controls to stop the virus before it gets a foothold.
Man Diagnosed With Ebola In Texas Dies In Hospital
Thomas Eric Duncan was the first person diagnosed with the virus in the U.S. He died Wednesday morning at the Dallas hospital where he was receiving treatment in critical condition.
Alaska Must Translate Election Material Into 2 Indigenous Languages
Friday's deadline was set after a U.S. District Court judge ruled the state violated the Voting Rights Act by not providing some native speakers with materials in their language.
Scientists Share Chemistry Nobel For Breakthrough In Microscopy
Two Americans and a German get the prestigious prize for pushing back the limits of what was long thought of as an insurmountable barrier to viewing individual molecules.
Protests Disrupt Telescope Groundbreaking In Hawaii
After years of planning, Hawaii's Thirty Meter Telescope broke ground Tuesday. But a group interrupted the ceremony, angry about the telescope's location on a mountain held sacred by Native Hawaiians.
Debate: Does U.S. Military Intervention In The Middle East Help Or Hurt?
As the U.S. presses on with airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, two teams tackled the motion "Flexing American Muscles In The Middle East Will Make Things Worse," in the latest Intelligence Squared debate.
In Gay Marriage's New Landscape, Glee, Confusion And Resistance
Same-sex couples are getting married in Utah and other states one day after the Supreme Court let stand rulings that overturned bans on gay marriage. But couples have been turned away in Kansas.
CDC's Chief: Details This Week On Ebola Airport Screening
Tom Frieden tells NPR's All Things Considered that he's confident new measures to screen airport passengers for the deadly disease will be announced this week.
Islamic State Poised To Capture Syrian Border Town, Turkey Warns
Militants with the self-described Islamic State raised their group's black flag over the eastern gate in Kobani on Monday.