National

When one of Jose Nuñez's retinas was damaged by diabetes in 2016, the Los Angeles truck driver expected his Medicaid managed care policy to coordinate treatment. But Centene, the private insurer that manages his policy, gave him the runaround, he says, a

Private Medicaid Plans Receive Billions In Tax Dollars, With Little Oversight

5:25pm October 18, 2018

by Chad Terhune

More than two-thirds of Medicaid recipients are enrolled in privately run Medicaid managed care programs. Yet the evidence is thin these contractors improve patient care or save the government money.

Brian Bartlett from the South Florida Search and Rescue team checks in on Tom Garcia, who stayed in his home through Hurricane Michael. Experts say people's decisions to stay are almost always carefully considered.

Why Stay During A Hurricane? Because It's Not As Simple As 'Get Out'

5:23pm October 18, 2018

by Adrian Florido

As rescues continue after Hurricane Michael, officials expressed frustration at people who didn't evacuate. But experts say people's decisions to stay are almost always carefully considered.

Mexico Increases Security To Block Hondurans Who Aim To Reach The U.S.

5:16pm October 18, 2018

by James Fredrick

Mexico has ramped up security along its southern border as thousands of Hondurans continue their trek north through Guatemala aiming to reach the United States. President Trump has threatened to cut off funding to nations that aid their passage.

Queue Listen Now

National

Nebraska Aims To Lure Travelers Seeking An Escape From Noisy Cities

5:16pm October 18, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

Nebraska's new tourism marketing campaign concedes that the state is a bit boring, yet it hopes to lure travelers by highlighting that you can escape noisy cities and create your own fun.

Queue Listen Now

Talks Of Family Separation Spur Following A Migrant Caravan Heading For The U.S. Border

5:16pm October 18, 2018

by John Burnett

Another caravan is on its way from Central America to the US border, enraging the Trump Administration that is now considering resuming family separations as a way to deter asylum-seeking migrants from crossing into the country illegally. The president's critics warn that new scheme for family separation is just as cruel as the previous one.

Queue Listen Now

Moderate Democrats Take On Red States

4:45pm October 18, 2018

by Scott Detrow

The battle for control of the House could be decided in places like Utah's 4th congressional district where moderate Dem. Ben McAdams touts centrist messages against GOP Rep. Mia Love.

Queue Listen Now

Saudi Arabians React To The Alleged Murder Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

4:45pm October 18, 2018

by Deborah Amos

Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR's Deborah Amos about how people in Saudi Arabia are reacting to Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance and alleged murder.

Queue Listen Now

University of Oregon scientists used real dust from inside homes around Portland to test the effects of sunlight, UV light and darkness on bacteria found in the dust.

Grandma Was Right: Sunshine Helps Kill Germs Indoors

4:29pm October 18, 2018

by Kathleen O'Neil

All kinds of bacteria live with us indoors, and some can make us sick. A new study shows that rooms exposed to light had about half the live bacteria found in rooms that were kept in darkness.

A sign outside Ajo, Ariz., warns hikers to keep an eye out for people who have unlawfully crossed the nearby border with Mexico. No More Deaths and other humanitarian groups use a private residence they call "the barn" on the outskirts of the small town a

Deep In The Desert, A Case Pits Immigration Crackdown Against Religious Freedom

4:17pm October 18, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

The Justice Department wants to get tough on illegal immigration and boost religious freedom. But a case involving aid to migrants has put the two on a collision course.

'A Few More Days' Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Urges More Time For Saudi Arabia

4:15pm October 18, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

The Trump administration has been working to contain the political and diplomatic fallout from the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump has criticized a rush to judgment and efforts to implicate the kingdom as judging as guilty before proven innocent.

Queue Listen Now