She has waited 29 years for housing assistance. Now she is fighting for change
A woman's viral tweet exposed the inefficiencies in Chicago's public housing. Jeanette Taylor, now an alderwoman for the city, is pushing for change.
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The U.S. is reckoning with its troubled past of Indian boarding schools
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and tribal leaders are advocating for a congressional commission to examine the impacts of the federal Native American forced-assimilation policy.
One year after Surfside condo collapse in Florida, a legal settlement is approved
The $1.2 billion settlement is for unit owners and families of those who died in the condo tower. It was finalized one day before the anniversary of the disaster in which 98 people died.
The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market
The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision.
The Senate gun bill would close the 'boyfriend loophole.' Here's what that means
Federal law prevents some convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun, depending on their relationship to the victim. The new gun safety bill would expand that definition to include dating partners.
Encore: Keystone XL Pipeline gets renewed interest, but the company has moved on
In response to calls for a global boycott of Russian oil, some say the U.S. should revive the Keystone XL Pipeline, but the company is selling assets. (Story first aired on ATC on March 17, 2022.)
Will New Jersey be affected when the Supreme Court rules on New York's gun laws?
The Supreme Court is set to rule on New York's concealed carry law. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin about how the ruling may affect his state.
How salvaged items from a Colorado wildfire can ease survivors' pain of loss
Months after the Marshall Fire ripped through northern Colorado on Dec. 30, 2021, some evacuees are returning to sift through the debris and hunt for treasured possessions.
Two sisters got pregnant young. Their choices and their secrets shaped their lives
Abortion — and whether to get one — changed the two sisters' lives in ways that affected them for years to come. One of them wonders how her life might have been different.
What to know about bloodhounds, after the breed takes best in show at Westminster
Trumpet won out of six other pooches, including a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier.