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Bernie Sanders Reminds Iowans To Vote In Next Month's Caucuses

5:46am January 01, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spent Thursday in Des Moines. He told the overflowing crowd that they had a chance in February to make a big statement about where the race is headed.

Support Grows For 'Los Angeles Times' To Return To Local Ownership

5:43am January 01, 2016

by Ben Bergman

The Boston Globe, The Washington Post and the Minneapolis Star Tribune have all been bought by billionaires. One of the country's most-read dailies, the Los Angeles Times, might join the list.

National

In 2016, States Expected To Ramp Up Ideas To Solve Opiate Abuse

5:24am January 01, 2016

by Arun Rath

Addiction will be on the agenda for a lot of state legislatures in the coming year. Overdose deaths related to abuse of prescription opioids and heroin are setting records across the country.

National

Calif. Employers Must Comply With New Fair Pay Law

5:23am January 01, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, aims to close the wage gap between men and women by requiring employers to pay both genders the same when they do "substantially similar" work.

Sierra Snowpack Above Average, Measurement Shows

5:22am January 01, 2016

California is finally getting some good news about the drought. The water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack was more than 100 percent above average when measured this week.

Flooded Out Bridge Divides Chester, Ill., From Missouri

5:22am January 01, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Linda Sympson about the flooding near her town. Sympson, the executive director of Chester's chamber of commerce, is on higher ground but can see the havoc all around.

A Physicist Dreams Of Catching Dark Matter In The Act

4:55am January 01, 2016

by Joe Palca

Hold out your hand for a century, and 100 million particles of dark matter will pass through each second without leaving a trace. Still, a physicist in South Dakota thinks he may be able to catch one.