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Slaughter

Linda Wertheimer talks with Dr. Lester Crawford, who is director of the Georgetown Center for Food and Nutrition Policy, about why it is so important to slaughter animals to combat foot-and-mouth disease.

Public Opinion

Linda talks with Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press about what polls show the public thinks of the court battle over the election.

Seattle Quake

NPR's Robert Smith tells Linda Wertheimer about today's earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. The quake was centered south of Seattle and caused damage to buildings in the metropolitan area.

Tuesday's Children

On the two-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, NPR's Margot Adler reports on the families who lost a loved one in the World Trade Center.

Protests lasted for hours in Brooklyn Center, Minn., where 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright died after being shot by police Sunday.

Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With 'Accidental Discharge' Is Identified

The Brooklyn Center, Minn., officer who is said to have shot Wright is Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran. Police Chief Tim Gannon said the officer meant to deploy a Taser — but pulled a gun instead.

On a 2007 visit to Savelugu Hospital in Ghana, President Jimmy Carter asks a group of children if they've had Guinea worm. A raised hand is a yes.

'Watch Out, Guinea Worm, Here Comes Jimmy Carter'

Those words were written on a poster that greeted the former president on a visit to Nigeria. His Carter Center has vowed to wipe out the nasty worm. And right now we're down to 126 cases.

Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore opened a six-bed urgent care center next to its infusion center a couple of years ago. Of the patients who land there, about 80 percent are discharged home afterward, rather than needing admission to the hospital.

Urgent Care Services For Cancer Patients Offer A Gentler ER Alternative

Some hospitals and oncology practices are setting up urgent care sites tailored to the needs of cancer patients, to help keep them out of the emergency room when complications or side effects arise.

Johnny Jackson fled from the rising waters of Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago and found refuge along with thousands of others at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Jackson is still finishing the repairs to his home, which was severely damaged during flooding.

At A Shelter Of Last Resort, Decency Prevailed Over Depravity

Ten years ago, 25,000 people huddled inside the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans seeking shelter from Hurricane Katrina. The fiasco there came to epitomize the chaotic, inadequate response.

Angela Disisto of Medford, Mass., sits with her brother, Luigi, who has autism, at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Mass. The backpack Luigi is wearing carries equipment that would give him a two-second electric skin shock if staff deem his behavior dangerous.

School Shocks Students With Disabilities. The FDA Is Moving To Ban The Practice

The controversial method at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center has pitted family members who swear it has been the only way to control their loved ones against critics who call it torture.

Many Well-Known Hospitals Fail To Score High In Medicare Rankings

Hospitals have been fighting to block the rankings, but Medicare released them Wednesday. Of the 102 hospitals that got a five-star rating, few are among those generally praised for great care.

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