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Jan. 6 defendant Guy Reffitt faces sentencing. The DOJ wants him to get 15 years

4:58pm August 01, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

A judge will sentence Guy Reffitt, the first Jan. 6 defendant to be convicted by a jury. The DOJ wants him to get 15 years, including an enhancement for terrorism; he's asking for two years.

In extended-stay hotels, one writer sees a solution to lots of housing problems

4:38pm August 01, 2022

Slate staff writer Henry Grabar tells NPR's Ailsa Chang why he thinks a return of extended-stay hotels — once a fixture of American cities — could help with today's housing market dysfunction.

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At a distillery in flood-stricken Kentucky, there's mud everwhere

4:28pm August 01, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Colin Fultz, owner of Kentucky Mist Distillery, about the flood damage in his town of Whitesburg, Ky.

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How a New Jersey city has achieved 0 traffic deaths in 4 years

4:28pm August 01, 2022

With motor vehicle traffic fatalities rising, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Hoboken Director of Transportation and Parking Ryan Sharp on how Hoboken, N.J., has had zero traffic deaths in four years.

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UN kicks off nuclear nonproliferation conference as global fears fester

4:28pm August 01, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations kicked off a conference on the status of a 50-year treaty on nuclear nonproliferation — as crises fester in the Middle East, the Korean peninsula and Ukraine.

In this aerial image, the river is still high around the homes in Breathitt County, Ky., on Saturday. Recovery has begun in many of the narrow hollers after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky.

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More rain hits Kentucky while the death toll from flooding grows

3:29pm August 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

At least 35 have been confirmed killed in flooding and hundreds remain unaccounted for. The governor warned that high winds could create the danger of falling trees and utility poles.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson throws a pass during practice at the team's training facility in May in Ohio. The NFL suspended Watson for six games on Monday for violating its personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct

Deshaun Watson is suspended for 6 games over sexual misconduct

1:58pm August 01, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The NFL confirmed the Browns quarterback is being suspended for violating the league's personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas.

Marianne Martin stands alongside fellow Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon on the podium in Paris on July 22, 1984. Martin received around $1,000 for her win; Fignon got more than $100,000.

What it's like to watch the women's Tour de France, for the only American to win it

1:43pm August 01, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The Tour de France for women fizzled out less than 10 years after Marianne Martin won it in 1984. Now, she says, "other women can see women racing and they can visualize themselves doing it."

Hyperion is located in a closed part of the Redwood National Park. Still, many visitors have attempted to go off trail to observe the tree.

People who want to visit the world's tallest living tree now risk a $5,000 fine

12:07pm August 01, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Hyperion, the world's tallest living tree, has suffered as hikers in California's Redwood National Park damaged its habitat. Now, prospective visitors face a $5,000 fine and six months in jail.

Vintage and new items from discount stores may contain lead and can be especially dangerous for children, who often put their hands in their mouths after touching anything within reach.

Whether from an antique shop or discount store, toxic lead items are easy to buy

10:35am August 01, 2022

Lead is regularly found in vintage items more than 40 years old, but also in many new, cheaply made dollar-store goods. Children are especially susceptible to lead-poisoning even at low levels.