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A homemade sign hangs on the fence surrounded Paradise Elementary School. The school was destroyed by the fire and the rubble is now being bulldozed and cleaned up.
(Michelle Wiley/KQED)
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Community

6 months after Paradise burned, trauma endures for kids and adults

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.

6 years ago

Janie Dumbleton was among the passengers of Amtrak 188 on May 12, 2015, when it derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight. She's shown here at High Street on Hudson, a restaurant in New York owned by another survivor of the crash, Eli Kulp. (Courtesy of Janie Dumbleton)
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Community

How a shirt from Target helped a survivor of deadly Amtrak crash heal

On May 12, 2015, Amtrak Train 188 rounded a corner at 106 miles per hour — more than double the posted speed limit — and derailed in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Shown is the Robert Indiana sculpture
Arts & Entertainment

Robert Indiana’s estate wants to stop ‘LOVE,’ ‘HOPE’ reproductions

The estate of the artist behind the famous "LOVE" and "HOPE" images is attempting to stop reproduction of his works.

6 years ago

Maria Butina with mentor Alexander Torshin, then a member of Russia's upper house of parliament, in Moscow in 2012. The two sought political influence in the United States. (Pavel Ptitsin/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Exclusive: Documents detail meetings of Russians with Treasury, Federal Reserve

Newly obtained documents describe what happened when two now-infamous Russians — took their outreach campaign into the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve in 2015.

6 years ago

In this May 1, 2019, file photo Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee in Washington. Powell says the United States needs to find ways to address a decades-long slowdown in income growth and upward economic mobility. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo, File)
Money

Powell: Policies needed to address slowdown in income growth

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday the United States needs to find ways to address a decades-long slowdown in income growth and upward economic mobility.

6 years ago

A sign announces the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer cards at a farmers market in California. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration considering changes that would redefine the poverty line

Anti-poverty groups are worried that many low-income individuals will be pushed off assistance programs such as food stamps, Medicaid and Head Start.

6 years ago

The Poway Chabad Synagogue in Poway, Ca., was attacked last month when a gunman fired at Passover worshippers. The FBI says it is currently investigating 850 cases of domestic terrorism. (Denis Poroy/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

FBI is investigating 850 cases of potential domestic terrorism

The U.S. doesn't have an explicit law allowing the federal government to criminally charge extremists with domestic terrorism.

6 years ago

Donald Trump Jr. greets supporters of President Trump before he speaks at a Make America Great Again rally last month in Green Bay, Wis. The Senate intelligence committee has issued a subpoena for him to testify. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate intelligence committee issues subpoena for Donald Trump Jr. to testify again

The Senate intelligence committee has issued a subpoena to Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, to testify again before the panel.

6 years ago

Then Attorney General William Barr at the Department of Justice in Washington in 2019. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Dean and Scanlon join majority in voting to hold AG Barr in contempt

Hours after the Trump administration invoked executive privilege on documents used to compile the Mueller report, Democrats voted to hold AG Barr in contempt.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives for a one year anniversary event for the first lady's Be Best initiative in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

3 reasons why America’s worst businessman will keep his cultists

Trump's fans are eternally tethered to the delusion that he's a winner.

6 years ago

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., pictured on May 2. The committee debated Wednesday whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration invokes executive privilege over Mueller report

The assertion came as the House Judiciary Committee debated whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.

6 years ago

Hummus at Zahav (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

10 things to know about Zahav, named best restaurant in America

You can now sing it loud and proud, Philadelphia: Zahav is the best restaurant in the entire country.

6 years ago

Donald Trump ascends the stairs with his fist raised from the genie's lamp after opening the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in a spectacular show of fireworks and laser lights Thursday evening in Atlantic City, N.J., on April 5, 1990.  Behind Trump is the 42-story hotel.  (AP Photo/Chaarles Rex Arbogast)
Politics & Policy

Newspaper: Trump lost more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994

The New York Times says Trump reported business losses of $46.1 million in 1985, and a total of $1.17 billion in losses for the 10-year period.

6 years ago

Police and others are seen outside STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter middle school in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch, Colo., after a shooting Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Authorities said several people were injured and a few suspects were in custody. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
Community

Sheriff: School shooting outside Denver injures at least 7

Gunfire erupted Tuesday inside a suburban Denver middle school not far from Columbine High School, wounding at least seven people before two suspects were taken into custody.

6 years ago

Lego Braille Bricks will feature studs with the same six-dot configurations found in the Braille alphabet, while remaining compatible with the existing bricks. (Courtesy of Lego)
NPR
Education

To help children learn Braille, Lego will introduce bricks designed for the blind

Fewer children today know how to read Braille. Advocates say the tactile toys are a great introduction to the reading and writing system.

6 years ago

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