Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case
At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?
Why Pop-Up Shops Keeping Popping Up
Halloween pop-up stores occupying temporarily vacant storefronts are back and the pop-up concept is expanding. Now online retailers and digital brands are taking the pop-up model and refining it.
News Brief: Trump Visits Pittsburgh, Americans Divided On #MeToo, Pakistan Blasphemy Case
After a visit to Pittsburgh, President Trump resumes campaigning tonight in Florida. Also, new NPR-Ipsos polls show the country deeply divided on sexual assault and harassment.
A Job Changes A Young Woman's Political Identity
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Alexa Gruman, who is 24 years old and from a family of Democrats in Minnesota. She's long considered herself a "proud liberal," but a recent job is changing her political identity.
Pakistan's Supreme Court Overturns Blasphemy Conviction
Pakistan's Supreme Court has overturned the blasphemy conviction of a Christian woman who had been sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
Dress Up Your Chickens, Just Don't Kiss Them
The CDC says it's safe to dress your chickens up for Halloween. This comes after a news outlet reported a salmonella outbreak and said dressing a chicken in a costume could spread harmful bacteria.
Caravan Of Migrants Continues Toward U.S. Border
Steve Inskeep talks to journalist David Agren, who has been traveling with the migrant caravan in Mexico, about the thousands of people heading toward the U.S. border.
Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship With Executive Order, Axios Reports
In a newly published interview, Trump said he's preparing to sign an order ending the right to citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are not U.S. citizens.