Bees Travel Cross Country For The California Almond Harvest
Each year, millions upon millions of honey bees go on a cross country road trip to make the California almond harvest possible.
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In Battleground North Carolina, Trump Supporters Critique His Performance
Nash County, N.C. voted 48.7 percent for Hillary Clinton and 48.9 percent for Donald Trump. This is a battleground county in a battleground state and we wanted to know how republicans there think the president is doing.
Paul Ryan Sells Health Care Bill As A 'Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity'
With conservative lawmakers and interest groups blasting the Republican health care overhaul effort, the House speaker is making a hard sell for his bill.
Charlotte Police Shooting Underlines Divide Over Video Evidence
In North Carolina in 2015, police officer Randall Kerrick went on trial for voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of an unarmed black man named Jonathan Ferrell. The case hinged on a dashcam video, which depicted the moments leading up to the shooting. But jurors who watched that video came to very different conclusions.
Baltimore Declares End To Plainclothes Policing After Officer Indictments
Following federal indictments of seven officers last week, Baltimore's police commissioner said the city is ending plainclothes policing. The officers are accused of racketeering, robbing and extorting citizens, and filing false police reports. This all comes just two months after the Baltimore Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice signed a consent decree that will result in major police reforms. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Justin Fenton, a Baltimore Sun reporter who has covered the police department for nine years.
Top Democrat Provides Update On Trump-Russia Investigation
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia and ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the Congressional investigation into Russia's influence on the U.S. election.
Pentagon Confirms Russia Violated Nuclear Arms Treaty
After weeks of reports that Russia is violating a nuclear arms treaty with the U.S., the Pentagon says that is indeed the case. Top nuclear arms officials are telling Congress that Moscow is deploying prohibited intermediate range nuclear weapons that could be used to attack Europe. It's another nuclear headache for a new administration also grappling with defiant nuclear weapons moves by North Korea.
Homeland Security Announces Decline In Illegal Mexican Border Crossings
The Department of Homeland Security announced a marked decline in the number of illegal border crossings from Mexico in recent months. It credits President Trump's tough stance on illegal immigration.
The Winners And Losers In The Republican Health Care Plan
NPR takes a look at who stands to benefit and who could be hurt if the House GOP plan to repeal and replace Obamacare becomes law.
EPA Head Scott Pruitt Doubts Basic Consensus On Climate Change
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says he does not agree that carbon dioxide is the main driver of climate change.