Mar 15 W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91 By Hillel Italie, Jennifer Kelleher, Associated Press A Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. poet laureate, Merwin completed more than 20 books. Continue reading
Mar 15 Will fewer opioid prescriptions help kick the crisis? By Laura Santhanam Of all physicians, primary care doctors most frequently doled out first-time opioid prescriptions, suggested a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading
Mar 15 51 women sue U.S. Olympic Committee for failing to stop Nassar abuse By Eddie Pells, Associated Press The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Denver, details abuse dating to the late 1990s. One of the victims was 8 years old. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: Trump issues first veto after rebuke of border emergency order By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Flanked by law enforcement officials as well as the parents of children killed by people in the country illegally, President Donald Trump maintained that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months… Continue reading
Mar 15 California drought ends after seven years By John Antczak, Associated Press More than 93 percent of the state is free of drought or dryness, the U.S. Drought Monitor said in its weekly update. Continue reading
Mar 15 U.S. eases land restrictions meant to protect greater sage grouse By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Environmentalists say loosening the restrictions will allow more oil and gas drilling and other activities on grouse habitat. Continue reading
Mar 15 Photos: Students around the world go on ‘strike’ for climate change By Frank Jordans, Associated Press The coordinated 'school strikes' were inspired by a 16-year-old, who began holding solitary demonstrations outside the Swedish parliament last year. Continue reading
Mar 15 U.S. to restrict visas for International Criminal Court staff By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will revoke or deny visas to ICC personnel who attempt to investigate alleged abuses committed by U.S. forces. Continue reading
Mar 15 2 deadly crashes raise questions about FAA’s close ties to Boeing By David Koenig, Tom Krishner, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Critics say the system that relies on employees of airplane manufacturers to do government-required safety inspections is too cozy. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 8:26 Explosive cheating scandal illuminates hidden inequities of college admissions An explosive scandal around bribery and cheating in college admissions has prompted new questions about access, race and inequality in elite higher education. Judy Woodruff explores some of them with Daniel Golden, senior editor at ProPublica and author of a… Continue watching