University Of Virginia Dean Sues 'Rolling Stone' Over Discredited Rape Article
Nicole P. Eramo, an associate dean of students at the University of Virginia who handles reports of sexual assault for the school, is suing Rolling Stone magazine over the way she was depicted in a now...
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Remembering Nobel Prize-Winning Mathematician John Nash
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARUN RATH, HOST: Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John F. Nash, Jr., died in a car crash yesterday. He was 86. Nash revolutionized...
View ArticleIn California, Technology Makes Droughtshaming Easier Than Ever
California's drought is turning neighbor against neighbor, as everyone seems to be on the lookout for water wasters.Take Los Angeles resident Jane Demian, for example. She recently got a letter from...
View ArticleDrought May Cost California's Farmers Almost $3 Billion In 2015
California's drought isn't just turning green lawns brown or #droughtshaming into a trending topic. It's taking a multi-billion dollar toll on the state's agricultural industry as well.The University...
View ArticleSearch Still On For 2 Men Who Escaped New York Prison Last Week
Two prisoners who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York last weekend are still on the loose. North Country Public Radio reports that at least 300 tips have come in so far,...
View Article'Headless Body In Topless Bar' Headline Writer Dies
Vincent Musetto, a longtime editor at the New York Post, has died at the age of 74. The Post reports Musetto died Tuesday in hospice care at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, after being diagnosed with...
View ArticleBillionaire Investor Kirk Kerkorian Dies At 98
Kirk Kerkorian, child of Armenian immigrants, casino magnate, World War II pilot and grade-school dropout, died Monday night in Los Angeles.
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Kirk Kerkorian, Las Vegas Casino Mogul, Dies At 98
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Kirk Kerkorian changed the way Vegas did business. The founder of MGM Resorts International died yesterday at...
View ArticleCalifornia Labor Commission Rules Uber Driver Is An Employee, Not A Contractor
In a decision that could have major implications for the entire sharing economy, the California Labor Commission has ruled that a San Francisco Uber driver is a company employee, not a contractor. In...
View ArticleHere's Why The Grass Isn't Greener At This Year's U.S. Open
The U.S. Open kicked off today, at the Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Washington. One aspect of this year's tournament is standing out already: the grass. It is quite brown in some...
View ArticleAfter Ben Affleck Scandal, PBS Postpones 'Finding Your Roots'
PBS has released details about an internal investigation that found that actor Ben Affleck exerted improper influence by requesting that the show Finding Your Roots hide details of a slave-owning...
View ArticleInvestigators Probe Fires At 6 Black Churches In 5 Southern States
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View ArticleCarnival Expects to Begin Cruising To Cuba Next Year
Carnival Corp. says it has received permission from the U.S.
View ArticleU.S. Will Lose 'All Credibility' If Congress Rejects Nuclear Deal, Kerry Says
Just after hosting Cuba's foreign minister at the State Department, Secretary of State John Kerry sat down with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep to discuss the restoration of diplomatic relations...
View ArticleObama And Stewart Have One Last Dance On 'The Daily Show'
President Obama made his seventh appearance on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Tuesday night. It was a meeting of two men nearing the end of big chapters in their lives: Obama is in...
View ArticleCalifornia, New York And Washington, D.C., Make Moves On Minimum Wage
A wave of wage increases in cities across the country, as well as at several major businesses, continued on Wednesday.University of California President Janet Napolitano announced that the minimum wage...
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