Law

Evans Army Community Hospital, which stands on the Fort Carson military base, is a central part of the base's behavioral health system.

National

Army Says It Will Review Cases Of Dismissed Soldiers With Mental Health Problems

1:50pm December 04, 2015

by Daniel Zwerdling

The Army says it will conduct a "thorough, multidisciplinary review" to determine whether thousands of combat soldiers with those issues or TBIs have been unfairly kicked out of the Army.

Effort To Build The World's Biggest Telescope Hits A Big Snag

1:44pm December 04, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Project officials say they're assessing what to do after Hawaii's Supreme Court invalidated their building permit.

Economy

FCC Attorneys Will Be Back In Court To Defend Net Neutrality

12:18pm December 04, 2015

by Joel Rose

The Obama administration's plan to regulate Internet access like a public utility faces a big hurdle on Friday. Major phone and cable companies are challenging the FCC's Open Internet rules in court.

Queue Listen Now

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the latest challenge to the FCC's attempts to regulate Internet access.

National

5 Things To Know: Net Neutrality Is Back In Court

11:55am December 04, 2015

by Alina Selyukh

Once again, a federal court will decide whether the FCC can keep its Open Internet rules. This time, the challenge centers on the FCC's overhaul of how it regulates Internet providers.

Science

Federal Jury Hands Down Rare Conviction For Coal Executive

8:07pm December 03, 2015

by Ashton Marra

A federal jury has convicted former Massy Energy CEO Don Blankenship for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards at the site of a 2010 explosion that killed 29 people.

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Overdoses of hydrocodone and other opioid painkillers caused more than 16,000 deaths in 2013, according to the CDC.

Is Prescription Opioid Abuse A Crime Problem Or A Health Problem?

4:38pm December 03, 2015

by Nancy Shute

People still think that abuse of opioid painkillers is something that criminals do, a study of news media coverage finds. Options like expanded access to treatment are rarely mentioned.

FBI agents search outside a home in connection with the shootings Wednesday in San Bernardino, Calif.

National

From Our Archives: When Is An Act Of Violence An Act Of Terrorism?

4:26pm December 03, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The shootings in San Bernardino have raised a familiar question, one that a linguist and a political scientist say keeps coming up because the line can be tough to draw.

National

Even As Details Emerge In San Bernardino Shooting, Motive Remains Murky

4:02pm December 03, 2015

NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson tells host Kelly McEvers about the latest that's known about Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.

National

San Bernardino Suspect's Co-Worker: 'I Assumed Syed Was Our Friend'

4:02pm December 03, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Patrick Baccari, who shared a cubicle with Syed Rizwan Farook, the suspect in the shooting in San Bernardino shooting, and was in the bathroom when the violence began.

National

A Day Later, Investigation Into San Bernardino Attacks Deepens

4:02pm December 03, 2015

by Nathan Rott

Ammunition and tools for explosives were found in the car and home of the San Bernardino shooting suspects. A day after the attack, the investigation is widening and the region is struggling to cope.