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Southern Baptists respond to the widespread silencing of sexual abuse victims

Blake Farmer — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:24:00 +0000

Thousands of Southern Baptists are in California for their annual meeting. The gathering comes weeks after a report on sexual abuse by Southern Baptist ministers shocked evangelical congregations.

Gun legislation is in the works after decades of little progress

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:22:18 +0000

Republicans and Democrats in both chambers say they’ll support some gun legislation.

What do we know about Powell’s approach to economic policy and inflation?

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:41:00 +0000

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Sarah Binder, a professor at George Washington University, about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's approach to economic policy.

The Fed is expected to raise interest rates to get a grip on rising inflation

Array — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:41:00 +0000

The Federal Reserve wants to control inflation, and its number-one weapon is higher interest rates. The Fed is expected to announce another sharp jump in borrowing costs on Wednesday.

In ‘Human Resources,’ a poet finds her voice by working on artificial intelligence

Jeevika Verma — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:41:00 +0000

Ryann Stevenson's debut collection Human Resources won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize. It looks at how technology both connects and separates us.

Yellowstone National Park deals with the aftermath of record-breaking floods

Olivia Weitz — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:41:00 +0000

Portions of Yellowstone National Park may reopen as soon as Wednesday after the park was evacuated due to floods. Homes outside the park are flooded or lost and major roads are washed out.

Exploring the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in the U.S., brings hope

Array — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:45:00 +0000

The discovery of the ship on an Alabama river bottom has fostered a renewed hope for descendants of the Clotilda's captives, and the community they founded called Africatown.

Microsoft is retiring its once-dominant browser Internet Explorer

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:45:00 +0000

Microsoft says starting Wednesday it will no longer support Internet Explorer. Resources and tech support will go to Microsoft Edge — an internet portal that the company calls new and improved.

High gas prices have people in Colorado changing their travel habits

Matt Bloom — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:45:00 +0000

Skyrocketing gas prices in Colorado have people changing their spending and commuting habits. The record prices are forcing some to reevaluate summer travel plans.

Counterterrorism researchers say they lack the data to prevent future violence

Array — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:45:00 +0000

A year ago, the Biden administration launched a national plan to counter domestic terrorism. But are federal agencies hampering anti-terrorism efforts by failing to report basic data?