All Things Considered
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A new Louisiana law will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance
A new Louisiana law in effect Oct. 1 will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance. It's used in medication abortions, but also for postpartum hemorrhage and other obstetric issues.
Robots and lasers are helping doctors treat severe epilepsy
by Jon Hamilton
A man with uncontrolled epileptic seizures sought surgery in 2009, but was turned down. Ten years later, advances in neurodiagnostic testing, lasers and microelectronics finally helped him.
Trial for Mexico's former top drug cop is underway over cartel bribery accusations
Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."
The mental health of teen girls and LGBTQ+ teens has worsened since 2011
by Rhitu Chatterjee
A CDC report from 2011-2021 found that the amount of teen girls who feel persistently sad and hopeless in 2021 has grown by 60% since 2011. It also found ongoing, extreme distress among LGBQ+ teens.
Some residents have filed a federal lawsuit after hazardous train derailment in Ohio
by Julie Grant | Allegheny Front
It's been just over a week since a train carrying hazardous material derailed and caused a fiery crash in Ohio. Some residents worried about health risks have filed a federal lawsuit.
Remembering De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove has died at 54
by Elizabeth Blair
Trugoy the Dove, one-third of the iconic hip-hop group De La Soul, has died. He was 54 years old.
GOP is calling to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
by Joel Rose
Republicans are using their House majority to build an impeachment case against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But no cabinet member has ever been removed that way, and Mayorkas isn't backing down.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. has changed its laws on prosecuting war crimes
by Deborah Amos
The U.S. has new laws that could make it easier to prosecute war crimes in other countries — something spurred by the war in Ukraine.
Steven Van Zandt steps up Jamie Raskin's 'chemo head-cover fashion' with bandana gift
by Sarah Handel
E Street guitarist Stevie Van Zandt gifted Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin one of his signature bandanas. The congressman thanked him on Twitter for the "step up in [his] chemo head-cover fashions."
The latest on U.S. fighter jets shooting objects out of the sky
There's a lot of confusion about how U.S. fighter jets have come to be shooting so many objects out of the sky the past few days. The White House is under pressure to explain.
The oldest existing U.S. schoolhouse for Black children has been moved to a museum
by Jahd Khalil
A building in Virginia that's believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children has been moved to a museum.
Families are working to bury those who died in the Turkey-Syria earthquake
by Jason Beaubien
One week after a massive earthquake struck eastern Turkey and northern Syria, residents are dealing with burying the tens of thousands of dead.