Residents Of Lake Worth, Fla., Are Warned About Zombies
During a power outage Sunday, a local alert system texted residents with an advisory blaming the outage on "extreme zombie activity." The prank is being investigated.
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Crowdfunders Left Hanging By 3D Headphone Startup's Abrupt Closure
"To fail at the five-yard line is a tragedy," the company said in a statement. More than 10,000 people had shelled out $200 or more for Ossic X headphones on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
German Families Playing Hooky Stopped By Police At Airports, May Be Fined
Officers have launched investigations into more families caught skipping school ahead of a three-day weekend. Parents could face fines up to $1,177. U.S. parents can be fined for kids' truancy too.
Justice Department To Expand Internal Inquiry After Top-Level Meeting With Trump
Top leaders from the Justice Department, the FBI and the intelligence community met at the White House amid a new dust-up about the FBI's use of confidential informants.
Deputy AG Rosenstein Says DOJ Will Look Into Surveillance Of Trump Campaign
The President has asked the Justice Department to look into whether it improperly surveilled his campaign after published reports that a U.S. intelligence source had contact with people in the Trump campaign during the summer of 2016. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says the department's inspector general will do that.
Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Has 12 Demands For A New Deal To Counter Iran
Now that the U.S. is out of the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is laying out his next steps. He wants European countries to work with him to pressure Iran on its other bad behavior, but the Europeans are fuming about Trump's decision to walk away from the nuclear deal.
How Schools Across The Country Are Working To Detect Threats Made On Social Media
Some schools are working with outside technology companies to scan social media for threats against them and their students, in hopes of preventing mass shootings and student suicide.
Luci Baines Johnson Receives Honorary Nursing Degree From Georgetown University
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon Johnson, about receiving an honorary nursing degree from Georgetown University more than half a century after she left school because the nursing school had a policy against married students.
Another Cause of Doctor Burnout? Being Forced To Give Immigrants Unequal Care
Undocumented patients with kidney disease often can't get treatment unless they are in a state of emergency — this bothers clinicians who want to treat all patients equally.
Foreign Investors Shrug Off Miami's Rising Sea Levels
Sea-level rise is so acute in South Florida that local governments are eyeing hundreds of millions in spending to mitigate floodwaters. But wealthy foreign investors don't seem fazed.