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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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Courts & Law

Roger Stone exits the federal courthouse Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics

Trump confidant Roger Stone indicted on 7 counts related to 2016 election attack

Stone's next court appearance is expected to be in Washington although it isn't clear when.

7 years ago

U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, foreground, and Jack Gerard, American Petroleum Institute president and chief executive officer, head up to speak during the annual state of Colorado energy luncheon sponsored by the Colorado Petroleum council Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Denver. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
Media
Politics

Interior proposal to limit records requests draws challenge

Advocates for a free press are challenging an Interior Department proposal to limit requests for access to public records under the federal Freedom of Information Act.

7 years ago

In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, a migrant from Honduras pass a child to her father after he jumped the border fence to get into the U.S. side to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexico. The Trump administration expects to launch a policy as early as Friday, Jan. 25, that forces people seeking asylum to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts, an official said, marking one of the most significant changes to the immigration system of Donald Trump's presidency. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP Photo)
Immigration

Official: Asylum seekers to wait in Mexico starting Friday

The Trump administration on Friday will start forcing some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts.

7 years ago

In this file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former attorney, steps out of a cab during his arrival on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
National
Politics

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to comply with Senate subpoena

The Senate committee did not immediately confirm the subpoena. It ordinarily holds its Russia-related hearings in private.

7 years ago

Cape Henlopen school officials are accused of ignoring reports of staff member sexual harassing students. (Google Maps screenshot)
Delaware
K-12
Kids

Cape Henlopen parent sues school officials, claiming daughter was molested

The suit claims a school staff member molested a 17-year-old in Cape Henlopen High School. It alleges the incident was just one of many instances of inappropriate behavior.

7 years ago

Larry King, who has worked for the city for more than 25 years, is running for city sheriff. (Photo provided Larry King)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Philadelphia
Politics

Embattled Philly sheriff faces another challenger

A third candidate is running against Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams, who’s battling sexual harassment allegations.

7 years ago

Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman, center, speaks to reporters Dec. 6, 2018 about the October 26 multi-vehicle crash that killed two Warwick High School students. At left is Lititz Borough Police Chief Kerry Nye. At right, Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney Jared Hinsey. (Brett Sholtis/WITF News)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice

Lancaster County tops list for charging heroin dealers with homicide

Lancaster County pursues drug-induced homicide charges more than any other county in the United States, according to a recent report from data gathering project Mission LISA.

7 years ago

Migrant teens walk in a line at a shelter for unaccompanied children, on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (Brynn Anderson/AP Photo)

Lawyers: Immigrant kids’ detention is prolonged, unconstitutional

The class action lawsuit seeks to end the practice of sharing sponsors’ information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

7 years ago

A supporter of LGBT rights holds up an 'equality flag' on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, during an event held by Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass. in response to President Donald Trump's declaration that he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military 'in any capacity,' citing 'tremendous medical costs and disruption.' (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Delaware
LGBTQ

LGBTQ rights group calls transgender troop ban ‘distressing,’ but still holds out hope

A Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration's restrictions on transgender troops to go forward. But equality activists say the case is far from over.

7 years ago

In June, Muslim kids were asked to leave the Foster Brown Pool in Wilmington because of  what they were wearing. Now, the city has paid $50,000 to settle a discrimination claim. (Image via Google Maps)
Delaware
Public Spaces
Religion

Wilmington pays $50,000 to Muslim school, students to settle discrimination claim

The payment ends a lawsuit filed in August after a Darul Amaanah Academy teacher and students complained they were harassed by management and staff at the Foster Brown Pool.

7 years ago

Listen 1:30
Recording artist Meek Mill, right, speaks about his incarceration along with Philadelphia 76ers co-owner and Fanatics executive chairman Michael Rubin at the launch of REFORM Alliance, a partnership among entertainment moguls, entrepreneurs, recording artists, and business and sports leaders who hope to transform the American criminal justice system, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in New York. (Kathy Willens/AP Photo)
Government Accountability

Meek Mill, Jay-Z and sports owners back justice reforms

The Reform Alliance will be led by Van Jones, a CNN host and activist who at one point served as an adviser to former President Barack Obama.

7 years ago

A police SWAT team arrives at the site of a standoff between law enforcement and a fugitive they were trying to arrest, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 in Salem, N.J. New Jersey State Police and other law enforcement agencies responded to Salem after reports that shots were fired during the standoff. (Geoff Mulvihill/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Safety

Salem standoff ends with man in custody, no injuries reported

N.J. authorities say a man is in custody following a standoff that began after law enforcement agencies responded to reports of shots fired in Salem City.

7 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney Tuesday announces efforts to reduce recidivism at the Department of Correction administration building in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

$1.5 million from feds will help Delaware assist inmates re-entering community

Delaware will use $1.5 million in federal grant money to help inmates reintegrate into society in hopes of reducing the number of inmates who return to prison.

7 years ago

Medical officials at Philadelphia Department of Prisons say they are struggling to meet the demand for Medication-Assisted treatment among inmates as the result of federal prescription limits and unexpected staff turnover. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Addiction
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Philadelphia jail scrambles to find doctors who can prescribe addiction treatment

Due to federal prescribing limits, the men's prison has found itself in a tough position: It has more people who need the drug Suboxone than doctors who can prescribe it.

7 years ago

Listen 2:07
Banker Joseph Terranova, the key cooperating witness against his former colleagues at Wilmington Trust, was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in prison for his part in the multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. (WHYY file)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

After wearing FBI wire, former Wilmington Trust banker still gets 21 months in prison

Joseph Terranova secretly recorded a Wilmington Trust colleague and developers during their canasta games. He was the government's key witness but is still going to prison.

7 years ago

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