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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.
Even in the frigid cold, some homeless people reject warming shelters
by Carol Bousquet
The Northeast woke up to dangerously cold temperatures Saturday — well below zero. Even so, some unhoused people chose not to go to warming centers.
Henry Louis Gates reveals celebrities' family history in 'Finding Your Roots'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. about the forthcoming episode of Finding Your Roots which features actor Joe Manganiello discovering he is of African descent.
A meteorologist explains the record-breaking cold snap in the Northeast
NPR's Michel Martin talks to meteorologist Francis Tarasiewicz about the cold front freezing parts of the northern United States.
What we know about the alleged Chinese government spy balloon
by Geoff Brumfiel
A spy balloon from China has been causing alarm in the U.S. What is it doing, and is it a threat to national security?
The 'He Gets Us' campaign promotes Jesus. But who's behind it — and what's the goal?
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Religion News Service's Bob Smietana about the "He Gets Us" campaign, which is spending millions to promote Jesus while its funding and overall goal remain unclear.
Encore: Why some Democrats are on board with busing migrants away from border states
by Laura Benshoff
Republican governors started transporting migrants from the U.S. southern border, but Democrats are now adopting the move. They say it's a humanitarian service, not a political statement.
Nevada Rep. Horsford, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, talks police reform
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Democratic Congressman of Nevada Steven Horsford about police reform.
Blinken postpones China trip after discovery of surveillance balloon
by Michele Kelemen
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China after the discovery of what the Pentagon alleges to be a Chinese surveillance balloon. China's government says it's a weather balloon.
What went wrong in Arthur Burns' time as Fed chair in the 1970s
History remembers Arthur Burns as the Fed chair who let inflation run rampant. That's precisely the outcome that current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell wants to avoid.