What are police trained to do when faced with someone armed who is not pointing the gun? What does cognitive research say? This month’s police killing of men in Florida and Alaska have resurfaced hard questions as police encounter more people with guns.
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Pianist Hannah Reimann advocates for narrower pianos to help those with small hands
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Hannah Reimann, founder of Stretto Piano Events, which seeks to make narrower instruments more widely available for musicians with smaller hands.
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Some NFL fans see disparities in its responses to Harrison Butker and Colin Kaepernick
NFL head Roger Goodell, reacting to Harrison Butker’s controversial commencement speech, said the league values diversity of opinion. Some fans were quick to argue that hasn’t always seemed the case.
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Furiosa’s ‘Mad Max’ origin story is packed with explosives and extremes
In this prequel to Mad Mad: Fury Road, Furiosa comes fully into her own as an action hero, hurling dynamite one minute and climbing up on top of the truck to fend off an attacker the next.
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Nikki Haley says she’ll vote for Trump
The former South Carolina governor’s remarks were her first on the matter since she dropped out of the presidential race. But she stopped short of formally endorsing her former rival.
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Hershey’s lawsuit argues the company uses ‘deceptive’ packaging in Reese’s products
Four plaintiffs in Florida say Hershey falsely represented several Reese’s Peanut Butter products by showing “explicit carved-out artistic designs” on the wrappers being sold.
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After years in decline, U.S. drowning deaths are rising again
For the first time in decades, the number of drowning deaths in the United States is on the rise. Researchers say part of the reason for the spike is the pandemic when many pools were closed.
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A concentrated dose of history: The class of 2024 looks back
Everyone says you live through history, but “I don’t think anyone prepared us for this much history,” say the students in the Class of 2024.
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A Michigan farmworker is diagnosed with bird flu in 2nd U.S. case tied to dairy cows
The Michigan dairy worker had mild eye symptoms from the infection and has recovered, health officials said. The worker had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected.
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In new lawsuit, model is latest to accuse Sean Combs of sexual assault
Only days after the mogul apologized for a leaked surveillance video showing him attacking his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, he faces new allegations of drugging and assaulting another woman.
