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On today's show: With workplace activism spiking, we’ll break down last year’s historic Marriott strike to understand, what does it take to win? And, yoga…

Luke Prokop, a prospect for the Nashville Predators, came out as gay on Monday. He was the first player under contract to an NHL team to do so.

Luke Prokop Comes Out As Gay And Makes NHL History

The 19-year-old prospect for the Nashville Predators is the first NHL player, active or retired, to come out. "Living my authentic life will allow me to bring my whole self to the rink," Prokop said.

Victims Of 2018 Camp Fire Speak Out In Court Against PG&E

Victims confronted PG&E executives in a California court Wednesday, offering emotional testimony about the deadly fire that swept through the town of Paradise. Faulty PG&E equipment caused the fire.

A woman dressed as a mifepristone pill is at rally outside the US Supreme Court on April 2, 2025.

Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change

The Supreme Court says rules that allow patients to get the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail can stay the same for at least a week.

Making Sense Of The CDC's Seemingly Conflicting Travel Guidelines

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Monica Gandhi about the CDC's travel guidelines, which seem to simultaneously endorse and discourage travel for people vaccinated against COVID-19.

Michael Cohen arrives Thursday at his Manhattan apartment after being released from federal prison.

Michael Cohen Released From Prison Due To Coronavirus Concerns

President Trump's former attorney will be placed in home confinement. Thousands of federal inmates have been released to home confinement since March due to concerns about exposure to the coronavirus.

Inside the strike wave / Yoga in prison

On today's show: With workplace activism spiking, we’ll break down last year’s historic Marriott strike to understand, what does it take to win? And, yoga…

NOAA's National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini (L), gives a tour of NOAA's Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker (2ndL), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) (3rd-R), NOAA Acting Administrator Kathryn Sullivan (2nd-R), and Bryan Norcross (R),of the Weather Channel, , July 2, 2013 in Riverdale, Maryland.

Making weather forecasts is hard. Getting people to understand them is even harder

After nearly a decade, the director of the National Weather Service has stepped down. Getting the public to understand weather is just as important as the science that delivers the forecasts, he says.

Hundreds Of Prisoners Have Died In U.S. From Coronavirus

At least 25,000 inmates in American prisons have tested positive for the virus. Inmates in Indiana say their complaints are being ignored.

Remembering Jeff Adachi / Polynesian and in prison

On today's show: Public defenders and community leaders gather to remember and mourn Jeff Adachi. Then, two stories from our series Uncuffed — a man who…

Growing Up Tongan And Landing In Prison

Growing up in a Tongan households, mothers will often ask: what good did you do today? That’s the question I thought of while interviewing Tevita Taumoeanga. Both of us have done things we regret.

Altogether, the Constitution has only been amended 17 times since the Bill of Rights, and one of those amendments (the 21st) was done just to repeal another (the 18th, known as Prohibition).

The Zombie Amendments To The Constitution You've Probably Never Heard Of

They won't eat your brains, but technically, they still could come back to life. Not all the amendments that passed Congress have stood the test of ratification by the states.

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