NPR’s Nina Totenberg reflects on her 50-year career in news and friendship with late Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgJanuary 30, 2023CapRadio Insight host Vicki Gonzalez spoke with Totenberg, NPR's long standing legal affairs correspondent, about her new memoir, time with Ginsburg and thoughts on the controversies surrounding the Supreme Court. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareFDA experts are still puzzled over who should get which covid shots and whenJanuary 29, 2023A single booster seems to prevent death and hospitalization in most people, but protection from the current vaccines wanes within months. FDA experts say they need to know more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health CareFDA moves to ease restrictions on blood donations for men who have sex with menJanuary 28, 2023Long criticized as discriminatory, the policy has prevented many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The Food and Drug Administration revealed a draft of its new approach on Friday.
He was picked last in the 2022 draft. Now he's key to the 49ers' Super Bowl hopesJanuary 28, 2023Brock Purdy outperformed every reasonable expectation as a backup's backup in San Francisco. Now, the 23-year-old is poised to become the first rookie quarterback to lead his team to the Super Bowl.
Videos like the Tyre Nichols footage can be traumatic. An expert shares ways to copeJanuary 28, 2023People can experience symptoms of PTSD after being exposed to videos with violence and death. Those symptoms can show up immediately or weeks later.
The city of Memphis releases videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest and beatingJanuary 27, 2023In the videos released by the City of Memphis, officers are shown aggressively dragging Nichols from his car. Later, officers are seen beating and kicking Nichols as he lies on the ground.
EnvironmentSierra Nevada forests have seen ‘unprecedented’ level of high-severity wildfires, study findsJanuary 27, 2023 | Randol WhiteA new study from UC Davis researchers found that the proportion of good to bad fire in the Sierra Nevada — and much of California — is out of balance. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia reparations task force aims at more than dollars, seeks policies to prevent harmJanuary 27, 2023The task force members are discussing monetary and nonmonetary reparations ideas to compensate for slavery and racism. Some say they want policies to prevent future harms against Black Californians.
State GovernmentState Justice Department hasn’t probed — or even logged — all police shootings of possibly unarmed peopleJanuary 27, 2023The department told CalMatters it can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareMany Americans don't know basic abortion facts. Test your knowledgeJanuary 27, 2023An NPR/Ipsos poll found widespread confusion on some basic facts about abortion and pregnancy. Can you answer the same questions correctly?