WUOT - Site Search

Hurricanes are intensifying more quickly. Is it time to change how we categorize them?

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with reporter Alana Casanova-Burgess about her reporting on efforts to possibly change how we categorize hurricanes as they become more powerful.

With much of the country ordered to stay at home, countless businesses have shut down and millions are out of work.

Staggering: Record 10 Million File For Unemployment In 2 Weeks

The staggering number of people claiming jobless benefits set a new record for the second week in a row. Much of the country has been ordered to stay at home, bringing the economy to a lurching halt.

Members of the National Guard patrol near the U.S. Capitol in March in Washington.

Prosecutors Secure The 2nd Guilty Plea In The Capitol Insurrection

Paul Hodgkins pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding. He is the second person to plead guilty in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A man walks past a newsstand with advertisements for the Mega Millions lottery on Tuesday. The $1.537 billion Mega Millions winning lottery ticket was sold in South Carolina.

A Winning Ticket In S.C. For $1.5 Billion, One Of Largest Jackpots In Lottery History

The drawing was Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET. The odds for holding the winning ticket were about 1 in 302 million.

Turkish authorities search outside a damaged building after an explosion in Elazig, eastern Turkey, on Thursday. Two car bombings targeted police stations in Turkey, killing a number of people and wounding hundreds, officials said.

Bombings In Turkey Kill At Least 10, Wound More Than 200

Attacks in two cities in eastern Turkey targeted police stations; a third targeted soldiers. At least 10 people were killed, and the AP reports some 226 people were injured.

In this photo provided by the Chattanooga Fire Department via Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga Fire Department personnel work the scene of a fatal elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday.

At Least 5 Children Die In Tennessee School Bus Crash

The 24-year-old driver has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving for his role in the crash in Chattanooga on Monday.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he will step down in January

Bongino's tenure was at times tumultuous, including a clash with Justice Department leadership over the Epstein files. But it also involved the arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bomber case.

Lost & Found Sound: Man with a Horn

In our weekly series, Lost and Found Sound, a collaboration between NPR and independent producers, we learn about self-appointed disc-jockey Eric Byron.

Texas Taxes

NPR's John Burnett reports that as the nation debates President Bush's proposed $1.6 trillion tax cut, state lawmakers in Texas have a queasy feeling of deja vu. Texas slashed taxes under then-Governor Bush and now many legislators wish they hadn't. With health costs soaring and sales tax revenues rising more slowly than predicted, the state finds itself wondering how to pay for unforeseen expenses.

Bush - First 100 Days

Linda Wertheimer is joined by David Brooks, senior editor at the Weekly Standard and E.J. Dionne, a columnist for the Washington Post and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, to talk about the first 100 days of George W. Bush's presidency. They discuss Bush's leadership and management style, his efforts to rally support behind his $1.6 trillion tax cut and his approach to foreign policy.

Search results for