Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here's How
A decade ago, Utah set itself an ambitious goal: end chronic homelessness.As of 2015, the state can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91...
View ArticleThere's Shelter, And Then There's Housing. Utah Claims Muted Victory
Utah has housed nearly all of its chronically homeless people — those who have a disabling condition, and who have been homeless for more than a year, or four times in the past three years. These days,...
View ArticleFamilies Near The Huge Gas Leak Wonder: Is Home A Safe Place To Be?
A major natural gas storage well in Southern California is still leaking, though less so than back in late October, when the giant gas leak was first reported.
View ArticleWill California Gas Leak Mark A Turning Point In Energy Debate?
A massive gas leak in the Los Angeles area that was first announced in October is still leaking. The company that operates the storage facility where the leak happened says the leak could be capped as...
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After Brief Lockdown At U.S. Capitol, Here's What We Know
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Gangs Flex Their Muscle On Violent Streets Of El Salvador
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View ArticleSaudi King Abdullah, Who Laid Foundation For Reform, Dies
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has died. He was 90 and had been hospitalized for a lung infection.Abdullah was born before Saudi Arabia was even a country. It was the early 1920s,...
View ArticleFamily's Long Fight With Pentagon Returns Name To Unknown Soldier
The remains of a World War II soldier who died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines — and the subject of a joint NPR/ProPublica investigation last year — have been identified as Pvt. Arthur...
View ArticleWorkers Should Be Prepared To Start Over In New Jobs, Stats Show
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's time to start over. The economy is finally growing, employment is increasing, and we've been focusing on people starting over, finding...
View ArticleQuiz Time! Take A Guess At These Presidential Tech Firsts
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: President Obama was at Stanford University last Friday where he headlined the first White House Cybersecurity Summit.(SOUNDBITE OF...
View ArticleTexas Bikers Arrested After Waco Shootout Say They Are Innocent
In May, a fight between two rival motorcycle clubs turned into a bloodbath in Waco, Texas. Nine people were shot dead, and at least 20 were injured.In the end, 177 people were arrested and jailed on...
View ArticleGangs Demand That San Salvador's Buses Stop Running, But Why?
On Monday morning around dawn, a bus driver was shot and killed in El Salvador.It was the opening salvo in a new gang tactic: a call for buses on some 40 lines in the capital city of San Salvador to...
View ArticleNew Contemporary Art Museum In Los Angeles Engages Kids With Audio Tours
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A major art collection in Los Angeles is now open to the public. The Broad Museum features postwar and contemporary art collected by...
View ArticleThe Surreal Reasons Girls Are Disappearing In El Salvador: #15Girls
In many countries, the decisions teens make at 15 can determine the rest of their lives. But, often, girls don't have much say — parents, culture and tradition decide for them. In a new series,...
View ArticleKevin McCarthy Could Be The Next Speaker. Is He Still A 'Bakersfield Boy'?
Republicans in the U.S. House will take an initial vote Thursday on who they think should replace John Boehner as speaker of the House.Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz recently announced his candidacy for...
View ArticleCalifornia Law Adds New Twist To Abortion, Religious Freedom Debate
The latest front in the debate over religious freedom is all about an 8 1/2-by-11-inch piece of paper.This particular piece of paper is a notice — one the state of California will soon require to be...
View ArticleDeaths Persist In Youth And Student Football Despite Safety Efforts
We know more than ever about concussions, the permanent brain damage of chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the other physical risks of football.Yet so far this year, at least 19 students have died...
View Article'We All Have To Do Something': Nina Jacobson On Diversifying Hollywood
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit (SOUNDBITE OF FILM "THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2")UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 76th Hunger Games.KELLY...
View ArticleUtah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here's How
A decade ago, Utah set itself an ambitious goal: end chronic homelessness.As of 2015, the state can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91...
View ArticleThere's Shelter, And Then There's Housing. Utah Claims Muted Victory
Utah has housed nearly all of its chronically homeless people — those who have a disabling condition, and who have been homeless for more than a year, or four times in the past three years. These days,...
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