National News
Chasing Okla. Storms: 'Technology Can Only Go So Far'
Sat, May 25, 2013 12:00pm
Host Scott Simon speaks with Val Castor, the senior "StormTracker" for News 9 in Oklahoma City, about what it's like to do the job in one of the most climatically volatile regions of the country.Read More
Tough Arizona Sheriff Gets Judicial Reprimand
Sat, May 25, 2013 12:00pm
In Arizona, a federal judge ruled against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, saying it used racial profiling to enforce the state's tough immigration laws. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Ted Robbins about the ruling.Read More
IRS Hearings Highlight Ambiguity Of Nonprofits In Politics
Sat, May 25, 2013 12:00pm
The congressional hearings about the IRS's handling of Tea Party applications for tax-exempt status raise the question of why and how tax-exempt groups engage in politics in the first place.Read More
Baptist Church In Oklahoma Churns Out Meals For Victims
Sat, May 25, 2013 12:00pm
Hundreds of volunteers have come to Moore, Okla., to help the community following Monday's tornado. Some are helping clear debris, others bringing out water and supplies to people whose homes were damaged or destroyed, and whose lives are in disarray. One group of volunteers is cooking more than 10,000 meals a day.Read More
Pentagon's Historical Displays Honor Americans' Sacrifices
Sat, May 25, 2013 12:00pm
Nearly 18 million tourists descend on our nation's capitol every year, and most of them are keen to spend time at the many free museums in Washington, D.C. But only about 100,000 people take the trip across the river to a museum of a different sort: the Pentagon. The Pentagon's exhaustive historical displays offer fresh insight into the range of the Defense Department's activities.Read More
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