Morning news brief
The diplomatic wrangling that led to a long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, reactions to the deal, and how LA and other communities could tighten laws around wildfire safety.
As more schools ban cell phones, this is how it’s working at one Colorado school
Schools are starting to ban student cell phones during classes. As one Colorado school tries it out — staff like the ban, but students not so much. (Story aired on ATC on 8/27/24.)
Crypto companies poured over $119 million toward influencing federal elections
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Public Citizen researcher Rick Claypool about how donations from crypto companies are affecting the election.
South Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on deepfake porn
why are so many fake images of porn, targeting South Korean women? Deefake porn the latest form of digital sex crime to afflict one of the world's most technologically advanced nations.
Ukrainians hold off on having babies during the war — some families buck the trend
Against a backdrop of a declining birth rate, many families in Ukraine are trying to have a child in wartime.
Morning news brief
French authorities indict Telegram founder on multiple charges. Donald Trump shares TikTok video including footage that may violate federal law. Republicans insist noncitizens will sway the election.
Parental stress is a significant public health issue, surgeon general advisory says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about his new report on stress in parenting.
Judge dismisses felony charges against 2 ex-officers in Breonna Taylor case
The Justice Department considers next steps after a judge dismissed felony charges against two former officers accused of lying to secure a search warrant before Breonna Taylor was killed by police.
Why is taking so long to get mpox vaccines to the epicenter of the crisis?
The U.S. and Europe have access to mpox vaccines, but the epicenter of the current mpox crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has no doses yet.
What's being done to help protect workers from trench collapses
More than 250 workers have died in what experts say are preventable trench collapses over the last decade -- with at least 20 fatalities in Texas. Critics say laws aren't enforced sufficiently.
